I tell you, there is nothing worse than getting 13,120+ feet underwater only to find that your watch has stopped working. And Timex can boast all they want about their watch’s ability to keep on ticking after taking a licking, but there’s not a single IronMan in their lineup that’s built like Hublot’s Oceanographic 4000. There are actually two versions of it available. One made with a titanium housing that costs $19,900 and is limited to 1,000 pieces. And one made with black carbon fiber that’s $25,900 and limited to just 500 pieces.

Both are rated to depths of 4,000 meters (hence the ’4000′ in their name) and manage to stay water and pressure proof thanks to a screw down case back and glass that’s over a 1/4 of an inch thick. (6.5mm) And since you’re dropping so much coin on them, Hublot has been kind enough to include 2 different straps. A rubber band for day-to-day wear, and a longer rubber and nylon composition that can be worn over your diving gear.

[ Hublot Oceanographic 4000 ] VIA [ Watch Happening ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Got a tough decision to make? Forget about weighing the pros and cons or applying any kind of logic to the matter. Just leave it to chance with Nixon’s new ‘The Genie’ watch. It’s available in 7 different color combos and includes standard functions like the time, date, timer and a stopwatch, all available by rotating the bezel to switch between modes. But what will certainly be its claim to fame is a ‘Magic 8 Ball’ mode which responds to any question you ask with one of 15 random messages. It’s also got a polycarbonate case and silicone band that’s waterproof to 100 meters, and a hardened mineral crystal scratch-resistant face. All for $120.

[ Nixon 'The Genie' ] VIA [ Hypebeast ]

By Andrew Liszewski

If you’re a geek and aren’t afraid of the world knowing it, then companies like Tokyo Flash have an endless variety of watches allowing you to express your nerdy tendencies. But if you’re not ready for your co-workers to discover your bedroom covered wall-to-wall in Battlestar Galactica, then the Cadence Watch Company’s new 4-bit Chronograph watch provides a subtle way to be geeky without advertising it.

The watch is actually an update to the company’s 4-bit Binary Watch that adds chronograph functionality and a UTC time display. But like the original, the numbers around the watch face have been replaced with 4-bit binary graphics, giving it just a touch of geek. The watch also has a genuine leather wristband, luminescent hands that stand out against its black face, scratch resistant sapphire coated quartz glass and is water resistant to 5 ATM. And it will be available sometime in July for $195.

[ Cadence Watch Company 4-bit Chronograph Watch ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Nooka has already carved a name for themselves with their line of uniquely designed watches featuring atypical LCD display layouts. And the company is now looking to expand that line by carrying over their watch designs into a series of wall clocks that will easily make your bank or school (who else still uses wall clocks?) the coolest in town.

The only catch is that developing the molds and various components for what will probably be a very limited run is pretty expensive. So the company has turned to CKIE in an attempt to raise funding for the endeavor. The clocks will sell for between $500 and $550 depending on the style, and contributions towards the project range from just $25 which gets your name included as part of the development team, up to $10,000 which gets you a special edition version of the clock and of course a whole bunch of other Nooka stuff. Their total goal is $40,000 worth of funding, though with just 27 days left they’re only at about 5% of the way there. So if you’d like to see it happen, head on over and make a commitment.

[ Nooka Wall Clock ] VIA [ Acquire ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Part of Nixon’s 2011 collection, the Synapse watch will certainly appeal to the jet-set crowd, and anyone who can’t get enough of touchscreen UIs. It’s retro-riffic display uses a dot-matrix font to display the time in four different timezones at once, though presumably there’s some way to differentiate which one corresponds to which part of the world. I’m just not seeing it. And the black bar you’ll notice to the left of the display is actually a touch-sensitive strip allowing you to navigate the watch’s UI without getting the screen covered in fingerprints. Also it was probably cheaper to integrate than a full-screen touch panel.

It’s still listed as ‘out of stock’ on the Nixon website which means it’s not available just yet. But when it is you’ll be able to order it in one of four different finishes including black, silver, gunmetal gray and gold for $200-$250.

[ Nixon Synapse ] VIA [ LuxuryFiend ]

By Chris Scott Barr

As the old joke goes “there are only 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.” If you happen to fall into the latter group (and consequently don’t get the joke), you might want to pass on this LED Binary Watch. Mostly because you aren’t going to be able to read it without a bit of studying. Otherwise, you might find this little timepiece amusing, and wear it proudly as a symbol of your geek pride.

I’ve seen a number of other binary watches before, but they usually try to hard to look futuristic for my taste. This one keeps the usual round face outlined in stainless steel with a leather band. The face is still pretty geeky, what with the exposed circuitboard and LEDs. The nice thing is that even if you’re not fluent in binary, you should be able to read the time, as they’ve conveniently placed the numbers by their respective LEDs. Just add up the numbers under the lights and you’re good. Just $70 puts one of these on your wrist.

[ ThinkGeek ]

By David Ponce

Some watches use radio signals to calibrate the time. While these work, they’re not perfect systems as the further away you are from the broadcasting station, the poorer your reception will be. But Citizen’s recently announced Eco-Drive Satellite Wave watch gets its sync data from any of 24 GPS satellites constantly orbiting earth. Since the entire point of the GPS system is to be able to geo-locate anywhere on the planet, you’ll be able to tell what time it is even if you’re stranded in the arctic.

The price has not been announced yet, but since this is a limited edition run and it has a part ceramic case, we’re expecting it to not tread on the side of cheap. We do know that it will be available in Fall 2011.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Uncrate ]

By Andrew Liszewski

It probably won’t help keep them awake, but Bell & Ross appears to be targeting the nation’s air traffic controllers with a special edition version of their BR 01-92 Radar watch. (Which it itself was a limited edition of just 500 pieces.)

First unveiled at Baselworld, Bell & Ross’ Red Radar edition is designed to look like the bona-fide radar screens used in air traffic control towers, submarines and other movie locales where tensions run high. But as you can see in this video shot by Hodinkee at Baselworld, the analog watch cleverly uses red tinted crystal and a disc system to recreate the sweeping arm-look of an electronic radar display.

Like the original Bell & Ross BR-01 92, the Red Radar edition will only be available in a limited run, though 999 pieces this time for around $5,500 each.

[ Hodinkee - Basel News: Introducing The Bell & Ross Red Radar ] VIA [ Acquire ]

By Andrew Liszewski

Some watches pack more functionality and computational power than the early Apollo missions, while others are simply designed to look good strapped to your wrist. Harry Winston’s new Opus Eleven falls into that latter category, even if it looks as complex as the rockets that took man to the moon. The watch’s main face looks like it could tell you everything you ever wanted to know, short of predicting the future, but the complicated array of gears and placards basically only serve to display the hour every 60 minutes. But in a spectacular fashion that is sure to have the wearer’s rapt attention at the top of each hour.

Anarchy takes hold of the hours indication beneath the sapphire-crystal dome every 60 minutes. The numeral of the hour, assembled in the center of the circle, explodes into chaos before instantly reassembling as the new hour. It then remains still until the next disintegration. Instead of a hand, 24 placards revolve and rotate on a complicated system of gears mounted on an epicycloidal gear-train.

It’s another one of those things that’s far more impressive to see in motion, and thankfully Hodinkee managed to get some video of the Opus Eleven at Baselworld 2011. It’s enough to make even the most passive of watch enthusiasts scream “WANT!” were it not for the watch’s base price of $230,000, more if you want it accented with diamonds.

[ Harry Winston Opus Eleven ] VIA [ Hodinkee ]