A 150 year tradition in French watches is now ready for wrists in the United States. Lip Watches earned its place in the French modern revivalist movement with designs by Roger Tallon, an influential designer of everything from speed trains to modern furniture. Where Lip’s timepieces peaked in the 60s and 70s, they’ve updated their vintage designs with modern styling and technology well fitted for the wrists of today. The Mythic Jump Hour watch is our personal favorite of the new Lip collection. The jump hour style is rare on its own, and Lip perfected it here with a naked display of its rotary meters and a raised time marker.  This isn’t just a watch, its a conversation piece on your wrist.  Museum quality and as rare as it gets…

Buy: $320

Hamilton’s Code Breaker watch is the ideal wrist-wear timepiece for the gritty heroes of post modern, distopian science fiction.  If Blade Runner’s Lieutenant Deckard would have seen this watch, it would have been on his wrist in a replicant’s heartbeat.  The Code Breaker wristwatch is a riveted titanium beast with all the whirring analog glory a blade runner could ever dream of.  The design of this watch isn’t the only thing a little futuristic– so is the price.  For those who can get their hands on this Hamilton special edition, you’re making one hell of a sci fi statement…

Buy: $1,995

Fender doesn’t only make guitars. They also offer stuff to wear so you can look the part when you’re on stage or waiting your turn on the latest Guitar Hero competition. This Fender Crossbones Watch is just the thing, Available in black leather or white, though the black leather version is increasingly hard to find in stock. Your next guitar solo will look MUCH cooler with one of these strapped on your arm. Even if you’re just doing air guitar while Frank Zappa sings those immortal words, ” Here I am…rock you like a nincompoop.”

Buy: $67.25

Behold, Diesel’s new timepieces. Diesel’s new 90 series watches are rough, rugged, functional and fashion forward. An informophile’s dream, the 90 series Diesel watches provide more than just a time readout. Each watch in Diesel’s 90 series includes multiple clocks for multiple time zones. Set one to Frankfurt, the other to New York, and the main clock to Los Angeles. If you’re a world traveler, live hours away from home, or want a conversation piece, not just a timepiece, you’ll want to continue reading about Diesel’s new 90 series watches.

We’re fans of Eos New York here at GearCrave. As you can see, it wasn’t hard for this one to catch our eye. The Eos Executive Watch wraps a bright red silicone band around a simple square chrome face. The read is a classic, old school alarm clock digital, a welcome throwback to a time when watches had just one purpose. This watch is a nice fit around our collective wrists, the ideal spot of color for the more formally subdued side of our wardrobe.

Buy for $85.

Getting a little cramped? Add some space to your life and some beauty to your back yard with the Kithaus K3 prefabricated dwelling. We covered the K3 last week on GearCrave and had to feature it as our weekly favorite. The K3 arrives boxed and ready to build in the location of your choosing. You’ll need qualified help to put this modern chic shack together, which could involve you and a few very handy friends (see: construction experience). After a weekend of work, your fully-erected Kithaus K3 is ready for your design embellishments and finally, your relaxation. Stretch out, kick back, and enjoy a little bit of design zen in your own back yard– rain or shine.

Buy | $29,500.

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A bit of history: This Swiss watch got its start as a timepiece built for NASA back in the ’60s. It had to pass insane stress testing by NASA lab techs, including vibration, shock, and extreme tests. The astronauts themselves might not survive prolonged exposure in an environment of -18 degrees Celsius, but the Omega will still be ticking away. Today, the latest Omega Speedster is just as durable, and among the mere three percent of all Swiss watches officially “chronometer certified”. The watch has 30-minute and 12-hour dials, a silver stainless steel bracelet, and sapphire crystal. You can wear it swimming or for “recreational diving”. In other words, damn near indestructible, a great retro timepiece perfect for one of your last purchases of 2007.

Buy for $2769.99

The Tag Heuer Monaco series is basically too cool for words. The original Monaco race track is a legend among race car drivers, and Tag Heuer designed the very first Monaco watch in 1969 in tribute to its high-speed thrills. Steve McQueen wore one of these in the 1970 film Grand Prix, something Tag Heuer is righfully proud of. The Monaco series includes the one pictured here, and several other versions including an update for the digital age (but we don’t think it looks as badass as this.) No matter which one you prefer, this is a top-drawer timepiece and a reminder that once upon a time, auto racing was viewed as a tough guy sport instead of a tobacco-chawin’ southern-fried good time.
Buy for approx. $1800 (depending on model)

You read that correctly, this fascinating timepiece is sold by the Museum Of Modern Art, and what a work of art it is! The hours and minutes fade in and out with the passage of time, making this an oddly cool combination of digital and analog. Digi-log? The all-black design is a serious statement, but we’re guessing somebody out there will find a use for the orange version, which looks less . . . German, somehow. The orange edition is what Flock Of Seagulls might wear on another reunion tour, so you synth-pop bands looking for new stagewear should consider wearing these before FoS do.

Buy for $85.00 ($75.00 for MOMA members)

Black goes with everything, and this high-style digital watch by Kenneth Cole is perfect for formalwear, your office clothes, damn near anything with sleeves. We love that shiny black finish, the understated design, and the large numbers are a great touch.

Buy for $60.38