Category: Watches

Is it a watch? Is it a phone? Well, the Zihotch Retro Phone Watch isn’t really either.

Straight out of Japan (you might have guessed that), the Zihotch Retro Phone Watch by Maywadenki doesn’t actually show the time. Instead, you have to dial ‘117’ on your wrist, which will prompt the time to be spoken to you via the speaker. Dial a wrong number and you’ll just get ‘We are sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service. Please check and call again.’ You can even get it to give you an alarm call in the morning as a bonus.

The watch is now on sale at US-based site Audiocubes, so I’m guessing it has been re-worked for the language. You can pick it up for $79.99 (around £40).

Find out more at the Audiocubes website

Via Popgadget

Timex has been around since the 1950s – in fact, by the end of the 50s, one in three watches bought in the US was a Timex. And the company is still making them, including the distinctly retro Timex 80.

Take your pick from blue, yellow, white, pink, black, orange or army green or if you want to go slightly more high-end (and much more 80s), you can also pick up a metallic version in silver and gold.

All pack basic digital functionality and come in an 80s-style box, selling for 45 Euros (plastic) or 55 Euros (metal) at Colette. If you want to wait for a UK distributor, Oki-Ni will be selling them from July.

Find out more at the Colette website

A modern timepiece using a trick from the 1970s – the Disk Dial watch.

It’s all about that ‘Disk Dial’, with the hour and minute of the day exposed in cut-out windows on the watch face. Aside from that, there’s a choice of colour scheme, a brushed steel casing and perforated leather strap.

And it’s not going to break the bank – you can pick the watch up for just £35.

Find out more at the ASOS website

We don’t know the manufacturer of this Cassette Face watch, but we’re liking the concept.

A chunky 70s-style bracelet and casing packs in a replica of an audio cassette, one reel showing the hours, the other the minutes – and if you forget, it’s got a ‘hand-written’ description on the title bar.

Cheap too – you can bag one of these online for £35.

Find out more at the ASOS website

At first glance, it might look like a vintage watch from the 1970s, but look closely and you’ll see that the Casio Futurist LA-2002G watch is very much the modern timepiece.

This gold (coloured) watch was a Japan-only release, but is available in limited numbers from Tokyoflash while stocks last. Inside the stainless steel case you’ll find  a display that shows the time in 29 time zones as well as a stopwatch, countdown timer, five independent alarms and day/date display.

The pre-orders are for $149 – which is around £75.

Find out more at the Tokyoflash website

Via Technabob