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Swatch 007 Villain Watches, Because Bad Guys Aren't Spending Taxpayer Money

Mark Wilson — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Generally when we lock all the doors, put on a tuxedo t-shirt and fantasize about being James Bond, we don't reach for our Swatch collection to complete the ensemble. But the new 007 Villain collection from Swatch simultaneously captures some of the camp and style of the James Bond films in something that you could actually wear every day. 19 unique watches in all, models start at $60 and work their way to $250. These three are from Live and Let Die, Goldfinger and the upcoming Quantum of Solace—that's right, we threw in a Roger Moore movie just to start a geek fight in the comments. [Swatch via OhGizmo]

Sens Time By Touch Clock For The Blind Is Sexy And Round

Haroon Malik — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:35:13 EDT

Swatch develops some awesome concepts and this is no exception. Designed by Arnaud Lapierre, it is a high fashion clock for the blind called Sens Time by Touch. Though there are many solutions for time keeping for the visually impaired, this concept goes a long way to push for style and functionality.

The clock has a Braille twelve-hour marker on its outermost surface and this serves as the main calibration point for time keeping. The device consists in total of three concentric circles; the two closest to the exterior are ceramic and the furthest inset is clear plastic. The time is revealed by the distance the twelve-hour marker is from the second ceramic ring, the plastic ring is used to set the alarm using the same principal.

We love the fact that the design is elegant and not butt ugly—like most time keeping gadgets for the blind tend to be. In fact, we like the presentation of it so much we would love to have one of these up on our desk, because if there is anything we love more than warm, sweet, syrup filled macaroons, it's enigmatic, ceramic timepieces. [ShinyShiny pictures via Yanko Design]

Swatch Concept: Air Tube Design Has Us Pumped

Charlie White — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:57:44 EST

Wish we could say this is the latest Swatch that's on sale now, but not yet. It's a concept by British designer Laurence Dawes based on a bicycle pump tube. Even though those floating numerals might be a bit difficult to manufacture, we think the concept is sufficiently eye-catching to warrant that coveted Swatch thumbs-up anyway.

Since this design was created in 2005, we're figuring it's high time Swatch took notice and picked this one up. – Charlie White

Designer's Site [Laurence Dawes, via Yanko Design]