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Gift Giver: Betsey Johnson Bow Bangle Watch

For seventy five dollars this plastic costume watch by Betsey Johnson seems a great gift for a younger sister or fashionable friend.

For seventy five dollars this plastic costume watch by Betsey Johnson seems a great gift for a younger sister or fashionable friend. What's more, this watch is a web-exclusive on the Urban Outfitters online shop (which means everyone hasn't seen it stacked on some messy table near the checkout) and comes complete with its own jewelry box packaging. Betsey Johnson continues to extend her upbeat attitude to all facets of fashion and we have to hand it to her--more often than not we fancy her offerings before we know they are hers. From sweet lingerie to floral jodhpurs there are quite a few Betsey Johnson items on our fashion wish list. And now, zee plastic bow watch--because we might just have to get one for ourselves. 

 

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Chanel Luncheon for Première Ceramic Watch

Chanel is making good use of its expensive Central Park real estate by packing in various previews such as yesterdays luncheon to celebrate the house's Premiere Ceramic watch.
Chanel Luncheon for Première Ceramic Watch

Chanel is making good use of its expensive Central Park real estate by packing in various previews such as yesterdays luncheon to celebrate the house's Premiere Ceramic watch. Attended by Upper East side socialites and curiously Oscar de La Renta's CEO Alex Bolen and his wife Eliza Bolen, it was was an affair for folks that actaully buy alternating pave diamonds watches with geometric bezels inspired by the Place Vendôme.

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Turntable Watch: Love It or Leave It?

I've admitted my very strong desire for a phone watch like Penny had because all I want is geeky, geeky watches.

I've admitted my very strong desire for a phone watch like Penny had because all I want is geeky, geeky watches.

I am usually on the lookout for watches that do something cool like teach me Japanese, but I have also fallen so hard for this Turntable Watch ($175). Its main draw for me is giving me the dorky desire to make a scratching sound every time I check the time, so it might be good for me, annoying for my friends.

What do you think of it?

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Konnichiwa, Talking Japanese Watches

No one is impressed with my only Japanese phrase, "domo arigato," so I will be scooping up these Talking Japanese Watches, which not only tell you the time like a good watch should, but also teach you Japanese!

No one is impressed with my only Japanese phrase, "domo arigato," so I will be scooping up these Talking Japanese Watches, which not only tell you the time like a good watch should, but also teach you Japanese!

That's right, they speak. They give you the time in Japanese, and the description claims that they teach you the language, so I have two questions: How, and how soon can I get one here?

Every single color is a must-have, which is obviously my next dilemma.

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Trend Alert: The Macho Watch

Remember when Nina Garcia lent us some wise words?

Remember when Nina Garcia lent us some wise words? Remember one of her fashion essentials was a man's watch? I thought this was the most niche of her picks, as someone who doesn't even wear a watch, but I understand its appeal. The macho watch is strong, cool and sexy, in that power dressing kind of way. Not convinced? Ask Ashley Olsen what time it is.

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TokyoFlash Watches: I Only Wish I Knew How to Tell Their Time

My obvious obsession with all things Japan continues.
TokyoFlash Watches Are Geeky, Chic, and Totally Cool

My obvious obsession with all things Japan continues. I have been salivating over the TokyoFlash collection of watches since forever. I may just have to break down and get one for myself, or give one to my BF as an excuse to check one out in real life so I can stop gazing at the web page, which is obviously not very satisfying. Although they aren't very girly, TokyoFlash LED watches are the epitome of geek. I mean, who wouldn't want a shiny futuristic watch that you have to decode to read? Can't you just see Tony Stark sporting this Q Version ($160) model? I know I can. Check out some other super chic LED watches from TokyoFlash in the slideshow!

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Daily Tech: Welcome to Watches in the Year 2154

Ever wonder what watches will look like in the future?

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Karim Rashid Alessiwatches: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

<The indomitable Karim Rashid — known for being a modern artist who puts his twist on practical household items — strikes again.

<The indomitable Karim Rashid — known for being a modern artist who puts his twist on practical household items — strikes again. Working with Italian company Alessi, Rashid has made an accessory that's bright, simple, and graphic — all the aesthetic properties I appreciate in my favorite websites and gadgets.

The Alessiwatch comes in black, green, light blue, brown, pink, violet, and red — and I'm already plotting out not which color to get, but which colors. Do these Alessiwatches do the same thing to you, or are you into a fancier or perhaps digital face?

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Is It Wrong to Want a Phone Watch?

If I were to describe my favorite gadget from when I was younger, it would have to have been Penny's wrist watch from Inspector Gadget that also doubled as a videophone, a laser beam, a magnet, and a small computer.
Cool (and Not so Cool) Phone Watches

If I were to describe my favorite gadget from when I was younger, it would have to have been Penny's wrist watch from Inspector Gadget that also doubled as a videophone, a laser beam, a magnet, and a small computer. What geek girl wouldn't want that?! Although we are a ways off from incorporating lasers and full blown computers in our watches (and who would want that anyway?), we have had the pleasure of seeing an uprising of the phone watch combo. Is it wrong to want one of these for my birthday every year, and shed a little tear 'cause I never get one? Take a look at the coolest (and some not so cool) phone watches I could find.

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