By proximity alone the team at Watchismo has horological inspiration enough to imagine a watch of uncommon technical virtue. Longtime hunters and gatherers of unique timepieces for their retail site, the brand began developing and launching proprietary pieces—under the name of Xeric—on Kickstarter three years ago. The latest, known as the SOLOSCOPE, continues along a path of curious design, quality materials and technical innovation. It’s …
For over 15 years, the folks behind watch retailer Watchismo have searched for some of the most interesting timepieces on the market to put in their online store. In 2013, however, they stormed the internet in a new way and founded their own brand Xeric, taking to Kickstarter and raising almost half a million dollars. The resulting timepiece, the Xeriscope, was something to marvel at—and …
Take a bite out of death with “The Last Laugh,” a pair of watches from Mr. Jones that sport hour and minute readouts on the bare teeth of human skulls. The hour marking on the upper teeth uses a “jump hour” feature that flips the time over on the hour while the minutes cycle clockwise below, a capability that is especially impressive considering that the …
