HYT H1 Watch

Why use hands to tell the time when you can use some crazy glowing liquid instead? The HYT H1 Watch ($TBA) does exactly that, using its mechanical movement to operate a pair of bellows that keep the fluid moving, umm, fluidly around the capillary. Other features include a palladium grey dial, a small seconds wheel at 9:30, and small minutes dial at 12, a titanium case, a clear rear casing to allow for viewing of the movement and bellows system, and a leather strap. Oh, and — we're just guessing here — an astronomically high price tag. [Scouted by Ryan]

Schwarzenegger Military Tank Watch

While Arnold is perhaps more widely associated with Hummers, it turns out that he drove a tank during his military service in Austria in the '60s. Based on the instrument gauges found within that M47, the Schwarzenegger Military Tank Watch ($1,000) is a rugged timepiece, featuring a rounded square stainless steel case, a black or green dial, oversized hands, straightforward hour markers, and a precise Japanese movement. In addition, all the proceeds from the sale go to benefit the charity After-School All-Stars, which helps out adults who played in Kindergarten Cop during their youth, but through a series of poor life choices ended up selling their organs for crack. Just kidding! It actually provides comprehensive after-school programs for kids in need. Sale starts at noon.

Tudor Fastrider Watch

You'd expect a watch from the official timing partner of Ducati to look race-oriented. And the Tudor Fastrider Watch ($TBA) doesn't disappoint. It features a 42mm satin-finish steel case, black PVD-coated shields around the date corrector and chronograph pushers, a tachymetric scale engraved into the bezel, a self-winding movement, dedicated 30-minute, 12-hour, and 60-second totalizers, and two included strap options: a leather strap for with a folding clasp for work hours, and matching fabric strap with buckle when it's time to ride.

Nixon Synapse Watch

Sure, you can buy a digital watch that runs apps, connects to your smartphone, and does all sorts of other things — but what if you just need it to tell the time? The Nixon Synapse Watch ($200) has you covered. Sporting a simple touchscreen interface, it offers time, date, chronograph, and alarm functions, is water resistant to 50 meters, measures 43mm across, and is available in four classy colorways: gunmetal, black — which is actually silver — gold, and all black, which is actually, you know, black.

Behold the awesome old school goodness of these vintage-printed, buttery-soft Homage T-Shirts. They turn back the clock with shout outs to eclectic moments and personalities in sports, music, politics and popular culture. From Bruce Lee to Larry Bird, the tees tell stories of triumph, individualism and hustle. Pay Homage.

Louis Vuitton Tambour Regate Automatic America's Cup Watch

Yes, they're better known for their bags than their watches, but LV still knows how to make a timepiece when they want to. See the Louis Vuitton Tambour Regate Automatic America's Cup Watch ($11,600) for example. Created to celebrate the company's role as official timer for the 34th America's Cup, the watch sports the competition's logo on the dial and waterproof rubber strap, a 44mm stainless steel black PVD case with rubber surround, a Swiss automatic caliber LV 171 movement, a 30-minute chronograph with a 5-minute countdown, water resistance down to 100 meters, and luminescent hands to help you keep track of the time on those dark nights in the middle of the ocean.

Suunto Core Alu Watch

Just because you want an outdoor watch doesn't mean you have to wear a gaudy piece of plastic around your wrist. The Suunto Core Alu Watch ($TBA) boasts all of the Core's essential functions — including an altimeter, barometer, compass, depth meter, multiple watch, date, and alarm functions, sunrise/sunset times, a digital thermometer, and an electro-luminescent dot-matrix display — inside a sleek aluminium case with silicone rubber strap that lets you go straight from work to the trail without embarrassment.

Sony SmartWatch

Like it or not, it looks like there's going to be a lot of companies wanting you to wear a computer on your wrist this year. The Sony SmartWatch ($150) is just the latest example. Sporting a 1.3-inch OLED touchscreen display, Bluetooth 3.0, and four days of battery life, this sleek, square-ish watch connects to your Android phone, giving you the ability to read texts and emails, receive Facebook and Twitter updates, initiate and answer calls, control music playback, and run apps optimized for the small screen from Google Play. Or you could just wear a Rolex/Omega/Casio — your call.

Pebble

Thinking about strapping a color-screened gadget to your wrist in an effort to look even geekier? Why not give the Pebble ($115 and up) a shot instead. Developed by the same minds behind the inPulse smartwatch for Blackberry, the Pebble is an ePaper smartwatch for iOS and Android that connects to your handset via Bluetooth, offering wrist-based notifications like caller ID, email, calendar alerts, and Facebook and Twitter messages, the ability to function as a music controller, workout computer, and golf rangefinder, and, of course, a variety of sexy watchfaces for plain ol' time-telling. On Kickstarter now, with shipments to begin in September.

Qlocktwo Watch

Remember the Qlocktwo, the wall clock that eschewed numbers for common phrases to tell you the time? Well, now you can wear that same technology on your wrist. The Qlocktwo Watch (€550; roughly $725) features a uniform grid of 110 letters, which it uses to display phrases like "It is half past nine" whenever you press the side-mounted stainless steel button. Other features include a square brushed stainless steel casing in natural or black, the ability to show the calendar day or seconds — with two and three presses of the single button, respectively — and a rubber or leather strap. [Scouted by Erik]

1974 Kojak Omega Time Computer 1 Watch

Say what you will of Telly Savalas' work on the crime drama Kojak: at least he got to wear this sweet timepiece. The 1974 Kojak Omega Time Computer 1 Watch (£1,900; roughly $3,000) isn't just important due to its prominent placement upon the wrist of a TV policeman — it was also one of the first LED watches made, sporting more transistors than the smallest TV of the time, and made even more noticeable by its gold plate body. Lollipops not included.

Bell & Ross Military Ceramic Watch

Not all high-end watches have to look boardroom ready. The Bell & Ross Military Ceramic Watch ($4,500) features a self-winding movement, a power reserve of 40 hours, and high-precision adjustment in four positions — all high-end features — but adds a bush-ready matte khaki ceramic case, rubber and heavy-duty synthetic fabric straps, a matte black steel buckle, and a no-nonsense black dial with photo-luminescent numerals, index, and hands.

Rolex Deepsea Challenge Watch

Planning on visiting the bottom of the sea? Keep track of the hours you spend battling the Kraken with the Rolex Deepsea Challenge Watch ($TBA). Designed for James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger expedition, this unique timepiece features a super-thick body, a black bezel to contrast with the steel case, luminous hands and hour markers, and water resistance down to 12,000 meters, or nearly 40,000 feet, or deep enough that the time should be the least of your concerns. [via]