Filed under: Timepieces Franc Vila watches seem to be everywhere in luxury watch news these days. Each new model looks too much like the last model, but that isn't necessarily bad given their still novel look. With a face that reminds me of a skull shape (with the chronograph subdials as eyes), the ...

Filed under: Timepieces Last year the Richemont Group added Roger Dubuis to its luxury watch collection of brands. Richemont owns such prestigious brands as A. Lange & Sohne, Jaeger LeCoultre, and Panerai. The acquisition of the Roger Dubuis occurred in the midst of wild growth in key markets su...

Filed under: Timepieces Four tourbillons all work together with a differential to display the mean time between them all. That is the idea behind this Quadruple Tourbillon (also known as the "Experimental Watch No. 2") timepiece from watch novelty maker Greubel Forsey. Even though a watch only needs...

If there's one thing my grandpappy taught me it's how to make gin in the bathtub. And, if there's another, it's how to bury your money in coffee cans. So he would probably scoff at paying $20 for the Backyard Safari Underground Time Capsule. And, to make matters worse, you're only supposed to bury t...

In the early 90's, I remember chic mail order catalogs started offering ex-Soviet military gear as a way to dress up your home with the booty from a fallen political system. It had long been forbidden to export any sort of Soviet military hardware, but style-conscious collectors know no borders. The...

I get the urge to take apart each and every gadget that falls into my sweaty palms. It's an affliction that shows no signs of letting up, as my recently eviscerated and reassembled mobile phone will attest. However, I know better than to take my battered old chisel to a mechanical wristwatch. The ti...

Filed under: Accessories If you've never heard of Tokyoflash, it's definitely time for you to get acquainted -- because they consistently churn out some of the most cutting-edge watch designs that we've seen. Their latest contribution to world of geek chic timepieces, the Kisai Keisan, is yet anothe...

I always try to spy what watch people are wearing, but I confess, I can't make out the bulky one new President Barack Obama favours. It's certainly different from the $50 Ironman Timex worn by his predecessor. I do notice that he has an unusually shaped wedding band, though. It looks more like a sig...

I know what you're thinking, "holy shit, we have a new president!" And also, "damnit Geekologie Writer, hit me the latest in time-telling devices". Well you got it, son. The Kisai Keisan is the latest in Tokyoflash's wrist flasherdashery. If you can add, you can tell what time it is on the Keisan. C...

The annual CES gadget orgy has once again swept tech writers off their feet in a tsunami of orgasmic technolust. And once again, we weren't invited to partake. But we're not bitter. Nope, not us. We'll pass the weekend wandering listlessly through the quiet halls of Retro Thing HQ, moodily fantasizi...