Cathode Corner's Nixie Watch
By Paul Miller 
posted Dec 15th 2005 4:00AM
posted Dec 15th 2005 4:00AM
Forget that lame gift guide we've been foisting upon you, we've
found the one gift to rule them all: The Cathode Corner Nixie
Watch. It's a sweet $395 piece of 1969-esque geek chic that will have the ladies all over you in no time, after you
patiently explain to them about how nixies
are neon display tubes that were used in calculators and such way "back in the day". Don't worry, they'll hang on your
every word. A flick of your wrist makes the watch cycle through the hours, minutes, and seconds of the time, but be
careful where you point this thing, a timepiece such as this could make grown geeks cry.
[Via Retro Thing]
that rules - i love my big watches like Sunnto m9 and Formex 4 speed.
want one now!
That has got to be the coolest watch. You guys should give one of those away in your contests this week!
What is wrong with you people. That is without a doubt the ugliest piece of crap I've seen in a long time.
This is retro gone too far.
Wow that's really fugly.
I wonder how many steps you can make in the airport with this...
I want this taken one step further, I want a steampunk watch.
How rugged are nixie tubes? It's not really very styling either. As cool as it is, $395 is a lot for a parlor-trick watch.
I have a far cooler one where you can see the different color gears and this little see saw...
Stick this thing to your briefcase if you ever get stuck in line at the bank. They'll part like the Red Sea to get out of your way.
That being said, there's a MUCH better nixie watch here: http://www.amug.org/~jthomas/watch.html But I guess it's not for sale anymore. I would love to solder one of these together, though.
sick!
By the way, the movie file on this site contains a virus, thought you guys would like to know