PRELUDE: DIGITAL WATCHES
SOLID CLOCK – SUUNTO
THE “OBSERVER SR” IS TOUGHER THAN MOST EXTREME ATHLETES AND SMARTER THAN MOST METEOROLOGISTS. INCLUDES A BAROMETER, ALTIMETER AND COMPASS. $549 www.SUUNTO.COM
WAVE WATCH – NIXON
THE “LODOWN” COULD BE THE ULTIMATE SURFING COMPANION, PROVIDING TIDE INFORMATION AT ARM’S LENGTH FOR 146 OF THE BEST SURF BEACHES AROUND THE WORLD. $120 www.NIXONNOW.COM
STYLE WATCH – FOSSIL
ÜBER DESIGNER PHILIPPE STARCK TRIES HIS HAND AT CHIC WRIST-WARE FOR FOSSIL WITH THE MINIMALIST “PH1056.” A SLEEK POLYURETHANE STRAP SURROUNDS THE STYLISHLY SIMPLE LED DISPLAY. $125 www.FOSSIL.COM
HOUR CLASS – TISSOT
A TRULY STYLISH CONTEMPORARY WATCH WITH MSN® DIRECT, THE “HIGH-T” HAS A TOUCH-SENSITIVE CRYSTAL DISPLAY, AN ULTRA-BRIGHT BACKLIT SCREEN AND A VIBRATING ALARM. $725 www.TISSOT.CH
SPORT WATCH – FOSSIL
THE REDESIGNED “WRIST NET FX3005” HAS AN ADJUSTABLE LEATHER STRAP, AND FEATURES MSN® DIRECT NEWS AND SPORTS FOR TRUE SPECTATORS. $149 www.FOSSIL.COM
ALARM SHOCK – G-SHOCK
THE STURDY “G-7500” HAS THE BENEFIT OF A VIBRATING ALARM CLOCK FOR THE HEAVY SLEEPER, 200M WATER RESISTANCE FOR THE HEAVIER SWIMMER AND A BATTERY LIFE OF FIVE YEARS. $79 www.GSHOCK.COM