The result of some watch sleuthing this is an article on a selection of actors ranging from the silent screen era to recent times.
From Charlie Chaplin to Robert Redford, from “The Tramp” to to the “Sundance Kid”. Information on their watch and a few interesting facts about the person.

Find out what these 10 cool actors chose to use for their timepieces.

Arranged alphabetically.

2012 is the Year of the Dragon so here is a collection of recently released watches showcasing Asian watch designs and manufacturing techniques.

The sign of the dragon, considered the most favorable of the lunar calendar, is synonymous with power and wealth.

According to legend, the Chinese understand themselves as descendants of the dragon and the dragon year-born children receive the same properties as the dragon itself – intelligence, kindness and being both strong and fair.

An annual increase of 18% of sales of luxury goods in China is expected by 2015, then that will reach 27 billion dollars, or one fifth of global sales

These special editions are designed primarily to increase the popularity and aura of these brands with Asian clients.

A selection of cool watch wallpaper to give you an eye-catching timepiece to use as a background for your computer desktop.

For a better idea of how the wallpaper looks click on the thumbnail for a larger preview. Presented in no particular order.

MB&F

MB&F Frog

This stands for Maximilian Büsser & Friends, and they have some very cool wallpaper on their site featuring photographs of some of their uniquely designed watches, or “Horological Machines” as they like to call them. Including the MB&F Frog pictured and the aeronautically inspired “Thunderbolt”

There are 8 wallpapers with sizes up to 1600×1200.

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The sound of one hand ticking.

Reading Single Hand watches

Single hand watches may appear unconventional or even strange to many of us today but telling the time using just a single hand was in fact the normal way when pocket watches were introduced in the early 16th century.

In fact timekeeping began with just a single hand, sundials and the early church clocks kept time this way.

So the single hand watch is continuing an age-old method of measuring time.

The introduction of a 2nd hand must have seemed as odd to people in the late 17th century as single hand watches appear to us today.

By having a design that recalls the early timepieces, single hand watches are imbued with a sense of classicism whilst drawing attention to the early origins of the watchmakers craft.

For those with a minimalist taste in watches, they must surely be appealing.

There seem to be surprisingly few watch widgets by watch manufacturers but after doing some digging around we’ve managed to put together a selection of 9. We havent tested them all so take the usual precautions when installing new software.

Men in orange suits carrying geiger counters come to mind at the mention of radioactivity, however the radioactive gas Tritium is harmless at the amounts used in wristwatches.

Tritium is a naturally found Hydrogen atom with an atomic weight of 3, so its symbol is H3. In watches the gas is hermetically sealed inside glass tubes (vials) coated with phosphorescent paint, together this creates a chemical reaction producing colourful glowing light. Tritium has a half life of 12.3 years so its brightness will start to fade after that and most manufacturers give the tritium illumination a longevity of between 10-20 years. After that the watch needs to be sent back to the manufacturer to have the Tritium vials replaced.

A selection of Spy watches seen in the movies as well as a roundup of the different types available.

Buying an unusual watch doesn’t have to break the bank, here’s a selection of budget priced watches with unusual designs all priced below $50.

While they may not be as well made as more expensive models they usually come with a decent Japanese quartz movement thats accurate and reliable and they can make fun gifts or even additions to your own collection of watches.

Early gadget watches have appeared in film and TV long before real-life examples existed. Since 1946 comic strip detective Dick Tracy communicated with police HQ through his “2-Way Wrist Radio” watch (later upgraded to TV)

And of course James Bond often sported a nifty gadget watch in his films, the buzz saw watch from “Live and Let Die” is pictured below left.