I do like Tag Heuer watches, I really do. They are sporty, whilst retaining enough class to wear in any situation. You can take a Tag Heuer places that a G-Shock can’t easily go because of the look. I have no idea why Tag Heuer decided to jump on the cellphone bandwagon. Watches and cellphones have very little in common except that cellphones do tell time and you get the occasional cellphone watch. What were they thinking?

Assuming that these pictures are not a hoax, which I do not believe they are, Tag Heuer has gone out and designed the ugliest high price phone on the market. Sure, there is leather and stainless steel, but at the end of the day it comes down to one thing; it is a cellphone and it is an ugly one at that. I don’t care for the shape, I don’t care for the style and I certainly do not care for the price. Design-wise, it looks like the Nokia I owned ten years ago. Sure it has a sapphire screen, but who cares?

$6,000 is too much to pay for a cell phone. I spend, on average, about $100 when I get a cellphone. Frequent use points and the fact that I have been with my provider (AU) forever keep the price down, so I can get a good model for that amount. I change my phone every year or two. With the sticker price of the Tag at $5,338 to $6,123, it would have to survive fifty or so years to make it financially worthwhile. The Meridiist loses in the looks department and it loses in the price department, so it doesn’t really have a whole lot going for it. Obviously I will be steering well clear of this one.

Source: Luxury Launches via New Launches

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I tend to be impressed with new offerings in the G-Shock line up. Casio has the formula right when it comes to producing ruggedly handsome wristwatches. The Casio MTG-1000 Hybrid Premium sits slightly above the upper end of their mid-range line. Yes, there are some G-Shocks that get expensive, but it is the $200 – $300 price range that I find most interesting. It has some great features, including:

• Multi-band atomic time keeping (if you live in the US, UK, Germany or Japan)
• Solar power (no batteries is always a plus)
• 200-meter water resistance (deeper than you will ever need to go)
• 27-city world time
• 1/20 second chronograph
• Reverse countdown timer

What more could you ask for $400?

Source: Far East Gizmos

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I have always liked the bold lines of Casio’s G-Shock range. They are almost always reasonably priced and they look great. They can take a bit of a beating too, which is essential if a watch is going to worn around my wrist. It is now twenty-five years since Casio released the first model in the G-Shock line and in order to celebrate, they have something rather special for us, the MRG-8000G. It is available in Japan, the United States, Germany and England.

Looking at the picture, you have probably already determined that the bezel is constructed from titanium. The ring is 18 karat gold and there are gold accents throughout. It really is a work of art and keeps in line with the classic G-Shock look.

It is a shame, therefore, that they could not keep it in line with the classic G-Shock price. The MRG-8000G will set you back a wallet busting 500,000 yen, which is about $4,600 today and who knows how much tomorrow.

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I once heard it said that staff in high-priced establishments estimate your personal wealth based on two things, your shoes and your watch. If you are wearing a Casio G-Shock, and a pair of dirty Nike Air Max, you probably aren’t going to cough up a thousand dollar tip. I wonder what they would make of the Horological Machine No. 2; it screams ostentatious wealth. It truly is a marvel of modern watch making.

Features of this little beauty include jumping hours and concentric retrograde minutes on the right dial. The left dial features retrograde date and bi-hemisphere moon phase. Made up of over 450 components, the HM2 is complex and sophisticated; if it breaks you are going to have to go back to the manufacturer, not your friendly neighborhood watchmaker.

The HM2 is constructed of titanium and 18K gold, and if you think that the $59,000 price tag is high, remember that its predecessor, the HM1 sold for $150,000.
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