Tokujin Yoshioka's V watch for Issey Miyake is a rippled metal bracelet
Stripy reflections are created by indentations in the metal strap of Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's watch for Issey Miyake. More
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Mondaine launches "first ever Swiss-made smartwatch"
News: Swiss watch brand Mondaine has unveiled a smartwatch with an analogue face – which it says is the first Swiss watch to combine traditional watchmaking with connected technologies. More
Pebble Time smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records with $2m funding in one hour
News: a new smartwatch from Pebble that promises seven days of battery life has reached its $500,000 Kickstarter goal in less than 20 minutes. More
LG targets luxury market with metal smartwatch
News: electronics company LG has unveiled an updated version of its G Watch R smartwatch that is designed to look like a luxury timepiece (+ slideshow). More
Montblanc introduces luxury smart strap for analogue watches
News: luxury watch brand Montblanc has entered the wearable technology market, choosing to add a device to its straps instead of turning its analogue timepieces into smartwatches. More
Nendo's second Draftsman watch is based on circular stencils
Japanese studio Nendo has released the second watch in its series of designs that takes graphical cues from architectural drawing tools. More
Eley Kishimoto and Fossil launch watch with a "new way of telling time"
Dezeen Watch Store: London fashion studio Eley Kishimoto and American clothing brand Fossil have released Retro Timer – a watch influenced by designs from the 1950s that includes an unusual timekeeping mechanism (+ movie). More
Designers react to the Apple Watch
Leading designers have shared their thoughts on the Apple Watch with Dezeen Watch Store, with responses ranging from "a great design" to "not something I desire to wear". More
"We set out to create the best watch in the world" says Apple's Tim Cook
News: Apple has finally launched its eagerly anticipated Apple Watch, with a purely digital square face, interchangeable straps and a sapphire screen (+ slideshow). More
Eight of the best (and worst) iWatch concept guesses
As anticipation of Apple's smartwatch launch reaches fever pitch, we've rounded up eight of the best, worst and funniest examples of what the iWatch probably won't look like. More
Michael Young relaunches PXR-5 watch that caused "queues blocking the corridors"
Dezeen Watch Store: industrial designer Michael Young has launched an updated version of his iconic PXR-5 digital watch exclusively at Dezeen Watch Store. In this movie he explains how, 10 years on, he was still receiving regular requests to buy it. More
Bottle watch is based on "graphic folly that intrigued me" says Sam Hecht
Dezeen Watch Store: designer Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility has spoken to the Dezeen Watch Store blog about Bottle, a new watch based on the "graphic folly" of a beer bottle base. More
Scale watches by Nendo mark the time with ruler increments
Japanese studio Nendo's latest accessory design is the first from a collection of minimal watches with graphics taken from a draughtsman's tools (+ slideshow). More
Mark Braun celebrates "craft of making" with Metro watch for Nomos Glashütte
Berlin-based product designer Mark Braun has created his first watch, with the Metro for fine watchmakers Nomos Glashütte (+ interview). More
The Bradley timepiece for blind people proves inclusive design has wide appeal
A tactile watch designed for blind people by a group of students has gone into production after strong demand from sighted consumers (+ interview). More
"There is a little bit of playfulness in Orolog watches" - Jaime Hayón
Movie: in this exclusive interview Spanish artist and designer Jaime Hayón discusses the design of his first watch collection. More
Adidas becomes latest brand to launch a smartwatch
News: Adidas has become the latest brand to launch a smartwatch with the release of a device for runners that monitors performance and gives coaching tips (as well as telling the time). More
Nismo smartwatch by Nissan
Automotive brand Nissan has unveiled the first smartwatch concept to communicate with a car, providing drivers with real-time information such as average speed and heart rate (+ movie). More
"I wanted to design a simple watch with an interesting surprise" - Marcel Wanders
Dezeen Watch Store: in this movie Dezeen filmed in Milan, Dutch designer Marcel Wanders describes the two different sides of the Dressed watch he designed for Alessi. More
"With too many contemporary watches you can't tell what time it is" - Tom Dixon
Interview: in this exclusive interview designer Tom Dixon tells us why he decided to design his first watch - and how he wanted to make it easy to read the time (+ movie). More
