Comments on: Win a $450 retro Ray watch http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Hugh http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-652545 Hugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-652545 As the guy who won last year's Watchismo/BoingBoing giveaway, I can attest that Mitch at Watchismo was a gracious and helpful giver-away-of-cool-watches. As the guy who won last year’s Watchismo/BoingBoing giveaway, I can attest that Mitch at Watchismo was a gracious and helpful giver-away-of-cool-watches.

]]> By: Ernunnos http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-652056 Ernunnos Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-652056 What's retro about this? It looks nothing like older watches. People are going to look at this in a year and go, "That's so 2009." What’s retro about this? It looks nothing like older watches. People are going to look at this in a year and go, “That’s so 2009.”

]]> By: Eric Hunting http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-655144 Eric Hunting Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-655144 I like these simple designs with unadulterated materials. I wish there was more experimentation, though in pocket watches. It's a much-negelcted area of design. Being one of those hairy-armed orangutan people, I've never done well with wrist watches and, outside of Europe, pocket watch design seems to revolve around some sort of antebellum aesthetic. It would be nice to see some contemporary designs. Maybe a nice little rounded-corner tile -square, triangular, or teardrop- of solid zirconium oxide ceramic with a hole in one corner, a pyrochromatic display with multiple themes and calendar functions, atomic clock synch, and inductive charging. Something that's functional and looks like it belongs to this century. I like these simple designs with unadulterated materials. I wish there was more experimentation, though in pocket watches. It’s a much-negelcted area of design. Being one of those hairy-armed orangutan people, I’ve never done well with wrist watches and, outside of Europe, pocket watch design seems to revolve around some sort of antebellum aesthetic. It would be nice to see some contemporary designs. Maybe a nice little rounded-corner tile -square, triangular, or teardrop- of solid zirconium oxide ceramic with a hole in one corner, a pyrochromatic display with multiple themes and calendar functions, atomic clock synch, and inductive charging. Something that’s functional and looks like it belongs to this century.

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-651887 Rob Beschizza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-651887 BCJ: Will be announcing 100 word fiction contest before Dec. 15. There were like 60,000 words-worth of entries! We've divvied it up. BCJ: Will be announcing 100 word fiction contest before Dec. 15. There were like 60,000 words-worth of entries! We’ve divvied it up.

]]> By: hectorinwa http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-651896 hectorinwa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-651896 Do I really need a watch that requires me to re-learn how to tell time? Do I really need a watch that requires me to re-learn how to tell time?

]]> By: BCJ http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-651666 BCJ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-651666 speaking of contests, any time-frame on the 100 word fiction contest results? speaking of contests, any time-frame on the 100 word fiction contest results?

]]> By: uween http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-651677 uween Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-651677 Do you get a confirmation e-mail from them? (Or have I typoed my address in their form). P.S. I think it's quite nice. Do you get a confirmation e-mail from them? (Or have I typoed my address in their form).

P.S. I think it’s quite nice.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-651724 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-651724 Knock on wood! They are giving away über cool Phosphor watches too on their Facebook fan page. Knock on wood! They are giving away über cool Phosphor watches too on their Facebook fan page.

]]> By: BCJ http://boingboing.net/2009/12/01/win-a-450-retro-ray.html#comment-651767 BCJ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-651767 I did not get a confirmation email. I did not get a confirmation email.

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