TokyoFlash’s Ultimate Geek Watches: Giveaway and Review

June 23, 2008 by Kiltak |

Generally, geeks notoriously avoid wearing jewelry, especially male geeks. But there is one exception to this rule: watches. This is probably because watches do not only add an element of fashion to their look, but are actually useful. And if the watch looks especially high-tech, then all the better!

I’m sure you’ve all seen some geeky-looking watches on the Net in recent months. Most technology blogs cover them from time to time, so if you’re following a bunch of them, you ought to have seen a few. Today, I’m not only going to show you 3 amazing watches from a company named TokyoFlash, but I’m also going to give away two of them (an approximate value of $150 each). Keep on reading for all the details.

Watch #1: 1000100101

Contrary to what most people think when looking at its name, this watch is not one which displays time in binary format. As you can see, it has been designed to look like a high-tech device that would fit well on the wrist of a moon base commander. Its surface has a brushed metal look and displays the time by pressing a button on the side of the watch. It then lights up a bunch of bright LEDs. The yellow LEDs on top are used to indicate the day of the week. Under this, the green, red and yellow ones represent the hour of the day. If you press the side button once more, you’ll then get the current date and month. The strap looks very nice, has a leather back and sports durable, carbon-fiber style coating.

Watch #2: S-Mode Oberon IPB + WhiteLED

Once again, our second watch looks very futuristic. The S-Mode Oberon features a very cool looking, full-face, black mineral crystal lens and the wrist strap is stainless steel. It displays time by lighting up a bunch of white LEDs located underneath the lens. All you need to do to get the time is to press the top side button. The LEDs are arranged in three different rings. The outer ring is used to count the hour, the middle ring counts the single minutes and the inner ring displays the minutes in groups of ten. The date can also be read in a similar way by a second touch of the upper button.

Watch #3: Tibida

Our third and final watch will probably please the binary maniacs among you. The Tibida can display time using three methods: hour-centric, minute-centric and binary. Like most TokyoFlash watches, it can also give you the date. Tibida features a nice-looking stainless steel case and a polyurethane wristband. It is available in four colors: red, blue, black or orange. The model we received is red and will probably look nicer on a lady. But that’s just my personal opinion. The LEDs on the Tibida are extra bright, and I almost got blind after looking at it for the first time. Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but yes, they are noticeably brighter than on the two other models we received.

Giveaway

At the end of this week, we will be giving away 2 of these watches: The S-Mode Oberon and the Tibida. Interested in participating? Just leave a comment on this post and you will get one chance to win. Add this post to your Del.icio.us bookmarks, and you’ll get another extra chance (just be sure to type in the link to your account using the URL field when leaving a comment). The lucky winners will be drawn on June 27th. Participants can only win one watch each. [GAS] contributors are also welcome to participate.

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Special discount for [GAS] readers

Our Newfound friend at TokyoFlash have also provided us with a discount code for those of you interested in ordering one of their fantastic watches. When placing an order, be sure to enter this code (GAS12) in the coupon code field of the order page. This will give you a 1000 Yen ($9.30) discount on your order. Please note that this discount code will only be active for 10 days starting today!

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126 Comments »

Comment by Melinda Seckington
2008-06-23 08:33:54

I’ve fallen in love with these watches and I’ve wanted one for ages. They’re so geeky, yet pretty at the same time :D

 
Comment by kylistah
2008-06-23 08:34:50

The S-Mode watch is quite interesting and futuristic indeed. Probably one more likely to be worn. Very cool!

 
Comment by Al Maawali
2008-06-23 08:35:52

Amazing concept, the whole light thing. I am not much into this geek-watch thing so I never actually heard of watches that tell time using LED so this is cool to see.
I like the Tibida better than the S-Mode Oberon, it looks cooler.

I really hope I win, I hope I did enough to have a chance.

Thank You!

 
Comment by Cardo
2008-06-23 08:44:23

This would be great for my geek daughter. She’s 14 and already has a handle on binary. LOVE IT.

 
Comment by Jym
2008-06-23 08:45:59

These watches are very cool. I haven’t worn a watch in over 20 years, but I would proudly wear one of these! :)

 
Comment by KennyD
2008-06-23 08:48:14

+1 for the Oberon

Why can’t I ever think of something cool like this to sale. Very nice indeed.

 
Comment by Pam O'Neal
2008-06-23 08:50:33

Would make a great tchotke for techies if the price point were lower.

 
Comment by Maggie
2008-06-23 08:51:14

These watches are amazing. Something for geeks everywhere. the S-mode is my favorite as its geeky yet you wouldn’t think so when looking at it first. Just like me ;p

 
Comment by Coffman
2008-06-23 08:54:32

These watches are spectacular. I think the S-Mode would look great on me! :)

 
Comment by PeterJ
2008-06-23 09:06:24

I’ve always been looking to land one of these on my wrist! However, all the ones I have found on Ebay have been beat up. Oh yes, my microcontrollers class kicked my butt into binary shape!

 
Comment by 2600
2008-06-23 09:13:14

All of these watches are nice but I like the Tibida the most.

 
Comment by Mike
2008-06-23 09:14:43

Since my Matrix Binary watch broke I’ve been looking for another cool geeky watch, the S-Mode looks perfect for me.

 
Comment by Doug Gaff
2008-06-23 09:22:39

Oberon looks very cool.

 
Comment by Ricdef
2008-06-23 09:25:21

Would love to win these, thanks again for the great contest and great content!

 
Comment by Nicholas Mercer
2008-06-23 09:25:45

I’ve been wanting one of these for a while… who doesn’t love a little bit of nerd fashion? :-)

Added you guys on Del.icio.us as well…
http://del.icio.us/oubipaws

 
Comment by jack
2008-06-23 09:26:11

i dig the s-mode. i personally wear a batman watch. which is still cool beyond belief! =P

 
Comment by Chris
2008-06-23 09:28:04

A binary watch would be fun, although it would, unfortunately, take me quite a while to get used to reading on/off instead of numbers.

 
Comment by Aaron Mark
2008-06-23 09:28:06

Always have been a fan of tokyoflash…. ever since its first release.. but being a student never got the liquidity to spend on it :P

Watch number #2 looks phenomenal… excuse me while I wipe my drool :)

 
Comment by Lee McKusick
2008-06-23 09:29:29

I like the S-Mode watch. Cool and oddly-functional while still maintaining the traditional look. Non-blocky, which is why I don’t much like the others.

Cool beans. =)

http://del.icio.us/leemckusick

 
Comment by Rashad Jillani
2008-06-23 09:34:24

S-Mode watch is amazing.

 
Comment by London Reinhard
2008-06-23 09:37:08

wow, now those are some sexy watches

Comment by London Reinhard
 
 
Comment by RJ
2008-06-23 09:38:01
 
Comment by Angie Rice
2008-06-23 09:39:03

Now this is something I would love to have. Functionally Fashionable.

Thanks for the post.

 
Comment by Jacob
2008-06-23 09:39:55

Now those are some nifty watches! The Oberon is niceness…

 
Comment by Mark O'Neill
2008-06-23 09:44:44

Hey, what a coincidence! My watch broke the other day! MUST be fate! :-)

And you just got some delicious love!

http://del.icio.us/camelot2302

 
Comment by Alex Donoho
2008-06-23 09:45:17

Love the look of the watches! The ones I’ve seen in the past have just been cobbled together bits and pieces. These actually had a bit of design sense put into them. Personally, I prefer the S-Mode Oberon, but I’m a black and silver sort of guy. It sort of reminds me of my Movado, actually.

 
Comment by Jared
2008-06-23 09:46:40

B-e-a-utiful watches!

 
Comment by Kevin Doyle
2008-06-23 09:49:17

Count me in. Cool watches!

 
Comment by Bryan Price
2008-06-23 09:50:39

Nice!

 
Comment by Ms.Caesi
2008-06-23 09:50:52

I love these watches!

http://del.icio.us/mscaesi

 
Comment by JJ
2008-06-23 09:51:31

chance to win a free watch…….aewsome!

 
Comment by Jeremy
2008-06-23 09:55:07

Very cool watches.

 
Comment by Howie W
2008-06-23 10:07:16

Cool concept and very nice looking watches

 
Comment by Adam
2008-06-23 10:12:49

Time is irrelevant to me, that’s why I’m always late.. but with one of these watches I’d have a good excuse!

Plus I’ll take anything that’s free! :)

 
Comment by jim
2008-06-23 10:13:24

Very nifty watches.

 
Comment by Andrew
2008-06-23 10:14:38

I want a free watch!

 
Comment by Adam
2008-06-23 10:15:36

And I could have a great excuse to do my Bender impersonation whenever someone asks me the time…

100010001110110110000110110110110011010110110111010110
101000010100011101101100001101101101100110101101101110
101000010100011101101100001101101101100110101101101110
101000010100011101101100001101101101100110101101101110
1010000101110….

 
2008-06-23 10:16:23

Here is my comment! Give me my watch! :)

 
Comment by p24t
2008-06-23 10:22:39

They’re a bit pricey, but really unique and stylish. The site says free shipping, I wonder if that includes to the USA…

Comment by Kiltak
2008-06-23 10:24:14

Yes, it includes the USA… The shipping is included in the cost of the watches..

 
 
Comment by Cesar
2008-06-23 10:28:55

I want one!!!!

 
Comment by Rob Dunn
2008-06-23 10:29:54

I love watches, but hate being on time. I’m so torn!

 
Comment by Anirudh
2008-06-23 10:49:13

I can literally speak binary.

http://del.icio.us/prototypeangel :)

 
Comment by Matt Subscribed to comments via email
2008-06-23 11:00:58

I am a closet geek. In my real life I am a mechanic. I really like these watches.

 
Comment by Kuanyin
2008-06-23 11:18:10

I like watch number 1–way khool!

 
Comment by Devin
2008-06-23 11:18:12

They’re all pretty appealing, but that Oberon looks like sex on a stainless steel wrist strap, to me.

 
Comment by Barbara Baker
2008-06-23 11:22:13

Would love to know I won one of these cool far out watches (#2).

 
Comment by Glenn
2008-06-23 11:30:31

These watches look awesome, and I would love to be able to show off how geeky I am with one of these.

http://del.icio.us/MebiByte :P

 
Comment by Cxan
2008-06-23 11:37:28
 
Comment by Jeff
2008-06-23 11:40:28

My favorite is definitely the pimpin aint easy IP Black (orange LED).

Comment by Jeff
 
 
Comment by Peter
2008-06-23 11:40:44

I could use one of these. The battery on sundial won’t charge.

 
Comment by Joe
2008-06-23 11:54:28

So cool. Lets hope it’s my lucky day!

 
Comment by Justin
2008-06-23 11:56:11

I’ve wanted one of these for a while. It’s always nice to be able to show off your geekiness without too much work.

 
Comment by Brian S
2008-06-23 12:06:27

Looking to upgrade my beat-up Swiss Army watch with something. Hope these come with a manual!

 
Comment by John
2008-06-23 12:08:08

Just found your wonderful site, at this rate I’ll never get any work done.

 
Comment by Ken C
2008-06-23 12:19:36

I hope I win!!!

 
Comment by Marisa
2008-06-23 12:28:35

Those are great watches. Any of them would look fantastic on my wrist. ;)

 
Comment by Dave Hughes
2008-06-23 12:29:55

I like the S-mode

 
Comment by inky
2008-06-23 12:32:58

I gave up wearing a watch years ago, but the S-Mode Oberon is making me reconsider it. Very cool.

 
Comment by Zaery
2008-06-23 12:59:17

I really really want one!

 
Comment by Jon P
2008-06-23 13:13:06

These watches are awesome! Choose my name!

 
Comment by Laurens
2008-06-23 13:41:04

This is one of the reasons why I love reading GaS so much! ^^ Awesome watches!

 
Comment by Amos
2008-06-23 13:43:28

The ‘S-Mode Oberon IPB + WhiteLED’ loooks amazing.

 
Comment by Arkku
2008-06-23 13:45:30

I can count in binary, pick me, pick me! Umm.

 
Comment by Pete
2008-06-23 13:53:20

They need a stopwatch feature.

 
Comment by boh man
2008-06-23 14:38:45

I’ll take mine with one of those t-shirts that read

There are 10 types of people in the world.
Those who read binary, and those who don’t.

 
Comment by Phillip
2008-06-23 15:07:42

I’ll leave a comment in hopes of the S-Mode.

 
Comment by hsTed
2008-06-23 15:11:45

I don’t really like either one, but maybe I could trade it for sex.

 
Comment by asendi
2008-06-23 15:32:07

I’m leaving a comment :D

 
Comment by Telan
2008-06-23 16:11:40

Waaaant. Comment!

 
Comment by Michele P.
2008-06-23 16:16:48

have never seen anything in my life like these watches, my hubby would love one! thanks for the great giveaway!

 
Comment by zimme71
2008-06-23 16:50:01

VERY cool….especially the S-Mode. From someone who doesn’t wear watches, the S-Mode is the sexiest thing I’ve seen, besides my wife (of course). I’d love to be a walking advertisement for either of the watches!

 
Comment by ChaoticHavok
2008-06-23 17:20:49

I like the S-Mode. Very Geek Chic! I WANT THAT!!

 
Comment by Srinidhi Venkatesh
2008-06-23 17:54:23

I could do with a new watch. My last one got shorted.

 
Comment by Kathleen W.
2008-06-23 18:07:40

My Unix admin husband would love the Tibida, although it may encourage him to interact with people (imagine that…an IT guy who avoids people) when they comment on how cool it is and where he got it.

 
Comment by elgin watches
2008-06-23 20:00:32

Those are really cool geeky watches. I’d love to get one of those.

 
Comment by Mark! Subscribed to comments via email
2008-06-23 20:01:32

April fool’s?…nah..too late…
market analysis?…kinda?..maybe
Cool…definitely : )
I never comment on sites.. and this got me commenting haha
Good luck to everyone
Sweet contest!

 
Comment by shoban
2008-06-23 20:28:15

These watches are really cool!! I can imagine the strange look people will give me if I wear one of those :-)

BTW dugg and book marked in delicious
http://digg.com/gadgets/TokyoFlash_s_Ultimate_Geek_Watches_Giveaway_and_Review
http://del.icio.us/shobankr

 
Comment by thammuz
2008-06-23 20:44:24

I’ve seen a few models they have, but I still think the 1000100101 is the nicest.

 
Comment by Vijay
2008-06-23 21:09:44

I’d like to enter the contest as well.. Here is my delicious bookmark as well

http://del.icio.us/iScorpio

 
Comment by finkyhead
2008-06-23 22:56:09

Oh, that Oberon is awesome.

 
Comment by Kristie
2008-06-24 00:42:47

Wow eighty comments already. I guess everyone loves free stuff! Gimme gimme gimme… I want the pretty red one ;)

 
Comment by Matoos
2008-06-24 01:37:34

Well, It’s a pity you can’t give us the 1000100101 - I like this one the most. That way or the other, I’d never say no to such a geeky watch ;)

 
Comment by Youri Kamps
2008-06-24 02:30:55

i just love tokyoflash! it’s a shame i don’t have a creditcard myself to order one…
And ofcourse I want to win one ;)

 
Comment by CrazyOnYou
2008-06-24 04:05:13

This out geeks my Abacus with MSN Direct… :(

 
Comment by Eric
2008-06-24 04:14:53

I could use a new watch. The Tibida looks very interesting.

 
Comment by Charlene Kwon
2008-06-24 05:31:43

When I caught this in my reader, I thought for sure the Nooka watches would be featured, but alas, they’re not here! Which is probably better because these watches look cooler. Now I have more things to covet.

 
Comment by Wagner Amaral
2008-06-24 06:25:12

Wow, count me in! That Oberon looks amazing!

 
Comment by Automoblog.net
2008-06-24 06:33:36

It would be great to win one of these - please enter me.

I love some of their watches and I’ve been wanting to get a couple but they’re kinda pricey. Can’t decide which one(s) I want.

 
Comment by Kimlicious
2008-06-24 06:42:08

I would truly enjoy the pleasure of owning one of those oberon watches. It looks geeky enough even for me.

 
Comment by Janet
2008-06-24 07:12:18

I love Oberon watches, very cool. Who wouldn’t want one?

 
Comment by chris zimmerman
2008-06-24 07:27:34

Either of the watches would be an honor to wear. Their sophistication and elegance is something one does not normally see in a watch. It is sure to be a conversation piece for whomever wins the watch!

 
Comment by Paulie Subscribed to comments via email
2008-06-24 07:39:32

My favorite watch was a backwards goofy watch, but these are cool.

 
Comment by Tai Freligh
2008-06-24 10:07:17

Pretty trippy watches…would be nice to get one!

 
Comment by Drazen Urch
2008-06-24 10:14:31

I have a thing for all kinds of unusual (geeky) watches, the only problem is all the good ones are waaaaaaay to expensive :)

 
Comment by eaf
2008-06-24 11:26:00

What can I say? If I’m late for an appointment I’ll have an excuse!

 
Comment by Jim
2008-06-24 12:09:00

Hey, I need a new watch and I love these.

 
Comment by Max
2008-06-24 12:19:12

Oooh… Oberon prettty! Very cool of y’all to offer a giveaway!