As a fashion statement, Tokyo Flash’s Kisai Denshoku watch isn’t bad, with its aluminum construction and choice of two colors. Telling time’s sort of a chore, though. A button on the side activates a series flashing LED lights, illuminating the orange bars on the face. The first flash indicates the hour, so if you see 6 bars, it’s 6 o’clock. The next flash indicates minutes in intervals of ten. Finally, a third flash tells you the exact minute. Put it all together, and you’ve a method that’s slightly easier creating your own sundial. It’s yours for $236. [Toyko Flash via Dvice]

Let’s face it–watches are more about style than they are about telling the time. You have at least 2 or 3 other devices that can just as easily inform you of the time of day; watches are really to convey a certain sense of who you are. The new Kisai Sensai LED aluminum watch from Tokyoflash capitalizes on this notion by officially putting time in the backseat and strapping a visually-intriguing array of LEDs on your wrist. You have to press a button just to view the time, which is displayed by a series of red, yellow and green LEDs. The time reading is preceeded and succeeded by a rotating LED light show. Clearly this watch is all about style. Now, whether your style is to have a bright, flashing LED show on your wrist is a whole different question. If so, buy in is $260 and various strap and casing color options are available. [Slippery Brick]

For the past decade or so, the widescreen has taken over home entertainment. Whether it be an uber-thin LCD or home projector with a big white wall, everything seems to look a little nicer in widescreen. Testing the scope of the trend, Timex decided to see if widescreen could even make time look better. Indeed, it appears that it has. The Timex Expedition WS4, due for release this May, is a standard multi-function outdoor sports watch with altimeter, barometer, compass, chronograph and thermometer, all displayed on a large widescreen. Wear it around town and let everyone know that you’re a balla that escapes the hassles of everyday life to heli-drop into the Amazon once or twice a month. The widescreen ensures that 4 separate measurements are easy-to-read and crystal-clear. Retail set for $199.

While it has been a favorite of ours for some time, we’re surprised we haven’t shared the Nixon Murf Watch on GearCrave yet.  If you know us, we’re sold on two characteristics: 1) the wood grain veneer first and foremost, and 2) the jump-hour style time display.  The Murf is available in a selection of colors and band materials, but the shiny steel version with the wood is our personal favorite.  Yours for $350, this is one hell of an eye-catching piece of horophile’s glory.

Inspired by the classic Casio, Swatch and FreeStyle watches of the 80s, Toy Watch’s Huro Collection delivers a fluorescent take on the throwback-style watch.  Where most Toy Watch watches are contemporary and progressive, these flashy pieces of wrist nostalgia are the standout feature of their watch line.  Available in a range of colors from Pink to White to Orange and more, these watches are well-suited to your casual, street-inspired look.  Rock ‘em hard, you’ll get plenty of compliments… [thanks thecoolhunter]

Buy: $TBA

Expanding their palette of colors into more readily available releases, Casio G-Shock has created a new collection for the 2008 fall/winter season which features the theme “Crazy Colors”. Each design features highly contrasting colorways to create a series of bold timepieces. The styles revolve around two of G-Shock’s most popular models, the DW-6900 (round) and the DW-5600 (square).  If you’ve been rocking Casios since the 80s (as we’ve actually heard from some of you via email), these are certainly a welcome addition to your collection.

Price: 115.22

Generally, we’re not big on watches with polyurethane bands.  We’ll take leather, stainless steel or other materials, most polyurethane watches are sporty– an adjective we don’t like to use on anything other than cars.  The Nixon Connect Watch, on the other hand, totally changes our opinion.  This sexy digital beast features a 28k gold-coated case with a high style display.  Beyond the time, the Connect watch has city displays which offer an easy readout for the frequent jetsetter.  Throw this watch on your wrist and you’ll likely have a hard time getting anything done without staring at it…

Buy: $180

As part of our Vestal Giveaway Week, we’ll be covering one Vestal watch per day, Monday through Friday. Stay tuned, and don’t forget to sign up for the giveaway!

While this watch was not part of our giveaway due to a limited supply, the Vestal Plexi Watch was a necessary feature for our favorites of Vestal.  The Vestal Plexi Leather watch features a leather-linked stainless steel band joining buckle to case.  The face of the Plexi is both minimal and detailed, including a smooth, solid plate with the top rotary hands and three smaller dials for a secondary readout.  While the Plexi might be a bit less contemporary than its other counterparts, the classic features of this design made it an instant favorite amongst the GearCrave staffers…

Buy: from $269

As part of our Vestal Giveaway Week, we’ll be covering one Vestal watch per day, Monday through Friday. Stay tuned, and don’t forget to sign up for the giveaway!

This chunky metal timepiece is one part serious, one part flash, 100% cool.  The Vestal Monte Carlo Watch is today’s Vestal favorite, and a quick glance above will show you why.  This analog/digital watch displays the time, the date and the the month in a multi-format display encased in stainless steel.  The band is a sectional steel system, slimming the watches shape as it extends to the clasp.  Like many other Vestal watches, this one is available in a long list of color options– 13 to be exact.  Pick your poison, GearCravers…

Buy: $210