Subscribe by EmailTokyoFlash’s Ultimate Geek Watches: Giveaway and Review
June 23, 2008 by Geeks are Sexy | 126 commentsGenerally, 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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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
The S-Mode watch is quite interesting and futuristic indeed. Probably one more likely to be worn. Very cool!
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!
This would be great for my geek daughter. She’s 14 and already has a handle on binary. LOVE IT.
These watches are very cool. I haven’t worn a watch in over 20 years, but I would proudly wear one of these! :)
+1 for the Oberon
Why can’t I ever think of something cool like this to sale. Very nice indeed.
Would make a great tchotke for techies if the price point were lower.
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
These watches are spectacular. I think the S-Mode would look great on me! :)
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!
All of these watches are nice but I like the Tibida the most.
Since my Matrix Binary watch broke I’ve been looking for another cool geeky watch, the S-Mode looks perfect for me.
Oberon looks very cool.
Would love to win these, thanks again for the great contest and great content!
I’ve been wanting one of these for a while… who doesn’t love a little bit of nerd fashion? :-)
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i dig the s-mode. i personally wear a batman watch. which is still cool beyond belief! =P
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.
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 :)
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. =)
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S-Mode watch is amazing.
wow, now those are some sexy watches
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Hell yeah.
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Now this is something I would love to have. Functionally Fashionable.
Thanks for the post.
Now those are some nifty watches! The Oberon is niceness…
Hey, what a coincidence! My watch broke the other day! MUST be fate! :-)
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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.
B-e-a-utiful watches!
Count me in. Cool watches!
Nice!
I love these watches!
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chance to win a free watch…….aewsome!
Very cool watches.
Cool concept and very nice looking watches
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! :)
Very nifty watches.
I want a free watch!
And I could have a great excuse to do my Bender impersonation whenever someone asks me the time…
100010001110110110000110110110110011010110110111010110
101000010100011101101100001101101101100110101101101110
101000010100011101101100001101101101100110101101101110
101000010100011101101100001101101101100110101101101110
1010000101110….
Here is my comment! Give me my watch! :)
They’re a bit pricey, but really unique and stylish. The site says free shipping, I wonder if that includes to the USA…
Yes, it includes the USA… The shipping is included in the cost of the watches..
I want one!!!!
I love watches, but hate being on time. I’m so torn!
I can literally speak binary.
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I am a closet geek. In my real life I am a mechanic. I really like these watches.
I like watch number 1–way khool!
They’re all pretty appealing, but that Oberon looks like sex on a stainless steel wrist strap, to me.
Would love to know I won one of these cool far out watches (#2).
These watches look awesome, and I would love to be able to show off how geeky I am with one of these.
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Good Stuff.
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My favorite is definitely the pimpin aint easy IP Black (orange LED).
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I could use one of these. The battery on sundial won’t charge.
So cool. Lets hope it’s my lucky day!
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.
Looking to upgrade my beat-up Swiss Army watch with something. Hope these come with a manual!
Just found your wonderful site, at this rate I’ll never get any work done.
I hope I win!!!
Those are great watches. Any of them would look fantastic on my wrist. ;)
I like the S-mode
I gave up wearing a watch years ago, but the S-Mode Oberon is making me reconsider it. Very cool.
I really really want one!
These watches are awesome! Choose my name!
This is one of the reasons why I love reading GaS so much! ^^ Awesome watches!
The ‘S-Mode Oberon IPB + WhiteLED’ loooks amazing.
I can count in binary, pick me, pick me! Umm.
They need a stopwatch feature.
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.
I’ll leave a comment in hopes of the S-Mode.
I don’t really like either one, but maybe I could trade it for sex.
I’m leaving a comment :D
Waaaant. Comment!
have never seen anything in my life like these watches, my hubby would love one! thanks for the great giveaway!
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!
I like the S-Mode. Very Geek Chic! I WANT THAT!!
I could do with a new watch. My last one got shorted.
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.
Those are really cool geeky watches. I’d love to get one of those.
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!
These watches are really cool!! I can imagine the strange look people will give me if I wear one of those :-)
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I’ve seen a few models they have, but I still think the 1000100101 is the nicest.
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Oh, that Oberon is awesome.
Wow eighty comments already. I guess everyone loves free stuff! Gimme gimme gimme… I want the pretty red one ;)
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 ;)
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 ;)
This out geeks my Abacus with MSN Direct… :(
I could use a new watch. The Tibida looks very interesting.
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.
Wow, count me in! That Oberon looks amazing!
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.
I would truly enjoy the pleasure of owning one of those oberon watches. It looks geeky enough even for me.
I love Oberon watches, very cool. Who wouldn’t want one?
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!
My favorite watch was a backwards goofy watch, but these are cool.
Pretty trippy watches…would be nice to get one!
I have a thing for all kinds of unusual (geeky) watches, the only problem is all the good ones are waaaaaaay to expensive :)
What can I say? If I’m late for an appointment I’ll have an excuse!
Hey, I need a new watch and I love these.
Oooh… Oberon prettty! Very cool of y’all to offer a giveaway!
I think the S-Mode Oberon is uber cool. But doesn’t it take long to actually tell time? i need a watch
The watches look really cool. as an old fart i think it’s time I moved into the 21st century. keep up the good work.
I need to get one of these badly. Even if I don’t get it for free I will buy it!
I have a hard enough time reading normal analog clocks…these would make my head explode, but I’d still love one for the geek cred.
Beautiful watches for sure!
I don’t know how to tell the time on those, but still want one!
It’s amazing how many new watch designs keep popping up! Love these!
I want one of these on my Birthday list! It would be worth it for the confusion on my other half’s face :o)
I have always been a fan of the binary style watches. Any of these would be great.
Oh man just what the BOFH needs.
This will definitely add to my nerd points.
These are great watches… but does anyone make watches like these in a pocket/belt watch style? I can’t stand things around my wrists…
i want in on this
tough competition tho.
pick me pick me! [flails hand in air]
i wish i could find watches like this over here in australia…
Ooh! I can’t wait to win this and have tons of geek boys coming up to me to admire it. Watch out boys, I bite! ;)
Oh nice, I just figured out how to read those watches with the “hands” and now all I get are dots?! I think they look cool, but can we be sure we are not unwittingly sending binary messages to space aliens when wearing the Tibida?! I think I have a mysterious binary freckle, could it be evidence of alien abduction?
Well, this is my first comment on this site, and I believe that this watch giveaway is pretty generous.
Cool stuff. I really like watches. This would fit nicely into my collection.
I’ve been wanting a TokyoFlash watch for some time. These are great, and either would be acceptable!
Wow these watches look amazing. Great find
I simply love those watches… TokyoFlash Watches is the best selling site that I ever seen… 3 words for you:
- Future
- Vanguard
- Evolution
those are really awesome. I’ve alwas wanted a binary watch but they aren’t very easy to get hold of and are often too expensive.
Coool! Wow, I soo want one heh =]
nice watches
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Hey I would love one woot!
I love the latest one, the “Rogue”
looks like one of the Goa’uld bomb countdown timers in Stargate
The S-Mode is by far the best since it requires only common sense; yeah not completely geeky but still interesting.