Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka, in collaboration with Seiko Instruments, has created a minimalist and elegant watch called “O” to celebrate the 10^th anniversary of the Issey Miyake watch project.

The name of the watch comes from the French word “eau” which is pronounced “O” and means water.  Therefore the watch is made out of transparent material to make it look like as if it were made out of water or more precisely, sculpted out of ice.  The “O Watch” will be released in July, no word on price or where it will be sold.

The iconic Casio G-Shock watches top the list of favorite watches among many watch enthusiast; they are tough, versatile, and affordable.  Because of the affordability, many people like to customzie these watches and some G-Shock fans go as far as putting gold and diamond covered cases on their watches.

For those of us with limited budgets, Amp Japan is offering two customized G-Shock watches (DW5600 & DW6900) that come with hand-made silver cases and feature zirconia stones.  The watches are available online for around $1,300 (¥103,950) each.  Not cheap but far more affordable than putting diamonds on the case.

Orient watches are one of our favorite affordable mechanical watches, they come with great Japanese technology, their designs are nice, and they cost way less than competitors that offer similar quality.  The prices are already reasonable enough but there are always various discount codes available and our friends at Unfinished Man have a special Orient Watches Coupon code for their readers, which offers a 40% discount on any watches purchased.

So head on over to Unfinished Man and get your 40% off Orient Watches Coupon for even more savings.  Orient Watches USA also offers free shipping within the United States.

Keeping up with the latest technology, the Mute Watch uses a touch screen type of a thing to make the watch work.  The watch doesn’t display time until you need to know what time it is by tapping the watch face, which activates the screen to display the time.  Like an iPhone, you use your fingers to navigate through menus; the watch even has a silent alarm (it vibrates).

Pre-Order it: $277

I’m not a big fan of watches that use sub-dials for the hours and minutes and this Harry Winston Ocean Chronograph is no exception.  The watch comes with four sub-dials, the top one is for the hours/minutes, the left one for the chronograph hours, right one for chronograph minutes and the bottom one for chronograph seconds.  Other than the face I do like the case of the watch which measures at 44mm and is finished in white or red gold.  The Ocean Chronograph is water resistant to 100 meters and comes with a rubber or alligator strap.

Via: Harry Winston

The Bvlgari Daniel Roth watch is not your average round or rectangular watch, it features both shapes.  The watch comes in a 44mm rose gold elliptical case with white and black surfaces on the watch face.  One of the coolest features of the watch is a “3-hand” sub-dial for the seconds, each hand tells 20 seconds at a time.  If you look closely at the picture, you’ll understand what I mean.  The annoying part of this watch is the 31 day calendar sub-dial, in which half the numbers face inward and the other half face outwards, very annoying.

The story started in 1887 when Louis Golay first started his business of trading precious stones and developing cultured pearls. Louis Golay, known for their fine jewelry over the last century, has released the new “Pearls of Time” collection. This elegant timepiece is beautifully decorated in diamonds and pearls that brilliantly shine and sparkle.

The first timepiece is a polished steel case with 18 stunning embedded pearls.  It also features a satin brush strap with a buckle. The second watch also features a polished steel case with 18 pearls but this one also has that extra sparkle featuring 50 diamonds on the bezel and eight diamonds on the dial. The final watch features a case made of 18-carat white gold. The case is also complimented by 448 diamonds and 17 pearls while the dial has 92 pearls and 4 diamonds. And finally, it features a satin strap with an 18-carat white gold buckle.

Via: Louis Golay

Frederique Constant announced the launch of its Limited Edition F. Chopin 2010 to celebrate the 200t birth anniversary of the famous pianist, Frederic Chopin. The year of 2010 is being announced as the “Year of Fryderyk Chopin” in Poland with hundreds of planned event throughout Poland as well as all over the world.

Limited Edition F. Chopin 2010 is a commemorative timepiece which will be limited to 1810 pieces and available in steel and yellow gold.  The watch will feature special “piano keys” pattern on the center of the dial. And to give it that final touch, each watch is to be delivered in a miniature Frederic Chopin piano.

Via: Frédérique Constant

Holy crap, now this is truly a huge watch, perfect for those that thing bigger is better.  The Casio GX G-Shock measures at a whopping 55.5mm x 53.6mm x 17.5 mm.

You’re sure to get huge muscles on one of your arms if you don’t rotate this watch on a regular basis.  Not only is the GX huge, it’s still as tough as any G-Shock watch.  The GX comes with a mineral crystal, is shock and mud resistant, and comes with a solar panel and rechargeable battery.

Josh Chadwick won a national design contest with his cool looking digital analog watch.  The watch makes decision making easy for the man that wants the classic look of an analog watch but wants the accuracy of a digital watch.  You can reserve a copy of the watch for $119 here, expected to ship in December.