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1. Astronomical Watch
This unique wristwatch is a crystallization of the astronomical passion of the talented astronomer Christiaan van der Klaauw and Van Cleef, the product named Midnight Planétarium is a masterpiece of the universe.
Inside this astronomical wristwatch, the six planets of the Midnight Planétarium are represented by six small gemstones with Earth (lapis lazuli), Mars (red jasper), Venus (green agate), Mercury (serpentine), Neptune (blue agate), and Saturn (gold), these planets move around the sun at their actual speeds in the real universe. Thus the absence of the Solar System on this small galaxy, as Uranus and Neptune take 84 years and 164 years respectively to complete their orbits around the sun.
This unique wristwatch has a shooting star that indicates the hours and minutes, as well as a lucky star that allows the user to mark their special important dates. This masterpiece was born after 3 years of hard work by the designer and craftsmen, with the crafting of 396 separate parts for this unique wristwatch also demonstrates its complexity, hence the price of this product up to $245,000.
The Midnight Planétarium unique wristwatch can be seen as a masterpiece, it fully demonstrates the beauty of the vast universe, this is the most creative and unique design product ever.
2. ZIIIRO Mercury Watch - The Epitome of Minimalism
Famous for its slogan “Unique. Minimal. Aesthetic,” Ziiiro has introduced watches with designs from the future. Impressing with bold ideas and unique design models, Robert Dabi, the father of Ziiiro, along with Derick IP, decided to found this famous brand. With Robert's initial goal of designing Gravity watches without clasps, he focused heavily on simplifying the clasps. Therefore, the subsequent products are very simple, visually appealing, and extremely minimalist, without any complexity.
Ziiiro is a relatively new but very fashionable brand. They have truly transformed wearing watches into something more interesting and gradually become an indispensable accessory for men passionate about elegant style. Unlike DW famous for NATO straps or Simpl with leather straps, Ziiiro uses silicone straps. This design not only makes them more interesting and youthful but also ideal for sporty and dynamic men. If you like minimalist watches but want to add a bit of change and uniqueness, Ziiiro will definitely not disappoint you.
3. The Bradley Watch for the Visually Impaired
For the sighted, telling time with a glance is simple, but for the visually impaired, it's not as straightforward. That's why Hyungsoo Kim from Eone Timepieces created the Bradley, a watch that allows the visually impaired to 'feel' time.
The Bradley watch uses ball bearings instead of traditional hands to indicate the time. One ball bearing, placed along the edge of the watch, indicates the hour, while another rotates around the face to indicate the minutes. These ball bearings are connected to the watch by magnets and move when touched, but return to their proper positions with a gentle shake of the wrist. Of course, for the sighted, wearing the Bradley and checking the time by raising their wrist is just as easy.
The Bradley isn't the first watch designed for the visually impaired, but it may be the best one yet. Other watches for the visually impaired include ones that announce the time audibly, but they can be difficult to hear. There are also analog watches with removable covers, but they're cumbersome to use, prone to damage, and costly to repair.
4. Eye of the Storm - The Faceless Watch
Previously just an idea, the concept of a faceless watch has now been realized by designer Qian Yiran. The watch, named 'Eye of the Storm,' displays the time using two beams of light around the edge when a button is pressed.
Compared to designer Jihun Yeom's concept for Aurora, where the watch hands are laser beams, this watch may not be perfect, but there's no denying the impression it makes when worn on the wrist.
5. Watch Without Minute Hand
Not only unique with a face inspired by Iron Man, the HYT Skull is also distinctive in that it only has hour and second hands, with no minute hand. Watches with skull-inspired designs are quite common, but the HYT Skull is considered to be more eye-catching. The HYT Skull comes in two versions. The first version, called Skull Green Eye, is made from black DLC titanium with green liquid. The second version, named Skull Red Eye, is made from black DLC titanium and rose gold with red liquid.
Both versions have a case size of 51mm in width and 17.9mm in thickness. The back of the watch is designed with a sapphire crystal window, revealing the inner workings of the watch.
The HYT Skull Green Eye will be produced in a quantity of 50 pieces, and the HYT Skull Red Eye will be produced in a quantity of 25 pieces. The price of the collection ranges from $50,000 to $60,000.
6. MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt - Jet Engine Inspired Watch
MB&F is a luxury Swiss watch brand founded by Max Busser in July 2005, with a mission not to create traditional watches or jewelry for men. Instead, the brand focuses on nurturing passion, creativity based on traditional values but never constrained by tradition. Max and his team always see watchmaking as an artistic creation, hence the brand always strives to transform watches into 'three-dimensional kinetic sculptures that tell time'.
Following the resounding success of the first three machines, elevating the experience of timekeeping and breaking boundaries by bringing watches into multidimensional space, Max and his team continued to bring creativity to the public through the HM4 Thunderbolt model. At the time of its launch in 2010, Max praised the watch as the craziest watch he had ever produced, taking 4 years of research and development for this HM4 model.
Max Busser remarked that the HM4 is the easiest-to-read MB&F watch as of 2010. He was quite right. This is the only HM model with a traditional-style time display. Round and clear, easy to read with Arabic numerals. The heart inside the HM4 is not a Tourbillon but with an openwork design style, openness is expressed through sapphire windows on the watch surface - creating a sense of eternal motion.
7. Unique Ora Unica Watch with Minimalist Design Style
The Ora Unica watch, meaning One Hour, is a unique timepiece displaying hours and minutes on a spiral, with the long end indicating minutes and the short end indicating hours.
A classic example of Asymmetric Style in design. The Time Wire watch - displaying hours and minutes with elongated wires resembling doodles, simple yet impressive.
8. From Earth to Moon Watch
The watch face depicts space using precious materials such as lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, meteorite, and enamel. The spacecraft sits on the right side of the watch, descending from 0 to 60 to indicate minutes for the user, returning to its initial position when reaching 60. On the left side of the watch face, a large white star will indicate the hours from bottom to top and also return to its initial position when it has pointed to 12 hours.
The 'From Earth to Moon' watch combines with a manually wound JLC Caliber 846 movement with a special retrograde countdown module developed by Van Cleef & Arpels.
