The Nike Lance 4 Titanium Cycling Watch
The Nike Lance 4 Titanium Cycling watch is the star of Nike's ACG Oregon outdoor watch collection. Inspired and partially designed by five-time (consecutive) Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, the Nike Lance 4 packs an impressive set of features into a relatively lightweight and even fairly nice looking (in an outdoor sports watch kind of way) titanium case. Before I list all the features of the Nike Lance 4, I want to talk about one feature in particular: the altimeter. Since cycling..
Read MoreThe New Seiko Sportura Collection (SLQ017, SNL015, SNJ005, SNA451)
If you're looking for a moderately priced, high quality, very cool, and totally unique looking watch to surprise someone with this holiday season (or even to surprise yourself with), you might want to check out something from Seiko's new Sportura collection. The inspiration for the Seiko Sportura design was high performance sports cars, and each watch clearly has the feel of a complex but exhilarating dashboard in the type of car I will probably never be able to afford. The Seiko Sportura C..
Read MoreThe 1977 Pulsar Calculator Watch
I came across this classic while doing some shopping on eBay the other day. After 18 bids, it ended up going for $1,125 -- not bad for a 27-year-old timepiece. Although the watch is nearly as old as I am, I was actually able to dig up some pretty interesting facts on this relic from an age of much stronger arms. 1977 Pulsar Calculator This watch originally sold for $395 ($495 for the 14 kt gold version). According to two different inflation calculators, that's over $1,200 in today..
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