By now, you should all know we we <3 watches. So here’s one more that we like to share with you all. The MuteWatch may look like a normal wrist band however it’s a fully functional watch with a hidden touch screen that can be navigated with a single swipe.

“Mutewatch is a silent alarm in the shape of a vibrating wristband. This discreet device with its disguised touch screen brings structure and time back to its user. It serves as a quiet reminder that helps you to follow your own agenda without disturbing people in your surroundings. Mutewatch is always at hand and allows you to navigate swiftly between its functions, its clock, alarm and timer, giving you the ability to set your vibrations as you go. “

Now this isn’t the finest watch we’ve seen before, but it does have a great unique look that we think deserves some spot light. This Vestal’s Rosewood Watch was born after the designers stared at a fret board for 3 hours. The result is a sweet looking watch at a descent price.

“Vestal watch collections fine-tune style and expression for the musically inspired individual. Established in 1997, Vestal is marketed and branded through friends, musicians, artists, and athletes who are immersed within music culture.”

As about 95% of our readers know, we’re watch fanatics. Typically we post gimmicky or luxurious watches that are mainly about craftsmanship and looks, but today we’re going for solid functionality. G-Shocks are synonymous with durability and function, so we wanted to shed a little light on the solar powered GWM5600-1 (no pun intended… Seriously). With G-Shocks even the model name screams functionality. This beefy time computer can handle depths of up to 200M, hold 8 months of battery life without being exposed to light, sets itself atomically, operates in all time zones, and has the usual set of features seen on typical G-Shocks. The more we look at this piece of utility the sexier it gets. Must. Put. Wallet. Away.

Lum-Tec is back with this year’s 2010 line fresh out of design and ready for pre orders. Among the 50 something models available, our choice is the Combat B4. The B4 is a refreshed Combat B series with the signature nato strap and knurled edging, but this year Lum-Tec is introducing a 24 hour Swiss quartz movement. If you take a closer look at the face you can see that the numbering goes from 0 to 23 instead of a typical watch face that has 12 numbers. This means that the hour hand only rotates once a day instead of twice. See those little odd numbers? Those were actually our idea and suggested via the Lum-Tec forums. You can actually submit ideas to the designer and help create these limited edition watches. The B4 is actually only in a run of 100 pieces. The full retail value is $595, but if you jump on the pre-order train then you can score one for $500 (15% discount).

When it’s time to get off work and grab a beer you can’t be bothered with the details of how you’re going to open your beer or even who’s going to drive your car home for that matter. Getting your car home is your problem, but the Happy Hour Timepiece can at least help you open your brew and make sure you’re not late for dinner. It’s built with two watches that include a Japanese quartz analog movement and a Chinese LCD display. These movements are encased in alloy and it’s connected to your wrist with a thick perforated leather band. Let’s not forget the patented buckle complete with a heavy duty bottle opener. It’s available now for $50.

Art Lebedev Studios are one of our favorite tech designers because they always come up with great looking products that highlight the technology rather than mask it. As seen below, Segmentus works by having six sets of two individual legs for each numeral and they rotate to their position according to the current time. We also like the fact that the border surrounding each numeral is slightly translucent so you can sort of see what’s going on behind the scenes. The clock is a pretty large size coming in at 16.9″ wide by 7.3″ high. Our only issue with this clock is that we wish it could be mounted to the wall because it would make a great wall clock. Segmentus isn’t available yet, but we can imagine it won’t be cheap (probably in the $300-$500 range). That probably still won’t stop us because this is awesome.

London based Aspiral Clocks looks like they’re on to something. These clocks actually rotate and the ball just follows the track with the help of gravity. Every twelve hours the ball simply falls back into the hole and it’s reset back at the bottom. Very clever. Very cool. There are multiple designs that can be found on their site. The only problem is that they cost $540 bucks.

When people think about fine watches Switzerland immediately pops into their heads.  It’s true, the Swiss are known for some of the best watches ever created. Today however, we wanted to shed a little light on U-BOAT watches that are assembled in Italy. U-BOAT has been around since 2000 and they’ve put out some seriously manly looking pieces. The idea came from the creator’s, Italo Fontana, grandfather who designed watches for the Italian Navy in WWII. The original design was simple: To allow pilots to read the time instantly in almost any weather or light condition. The Flight Deck CAB is one example of many that can be found on U-BOAT’s site. The Flight Deck CAB does feature a Swiss ETA 7750 automatic movement, but the rest of the watch is pure Italian. The case is made up of AISI 316L steel that’s been treated with IPB and comes in two sizes (43 mm and 50 mm). The strap is made up of white alligator and is arranged in a square scale. The heavy duty crown, that U-BOAT is famous for, is screw down and connected with a hinge. Finding one to purchase can be a bit of a challenge, so we suggest hitting up U-BOAT’s site and looking for a distributor in your area.

[Thanks David]

As technology gets crazier, it was only a matter of time that companies started to improve on what seems to be a very convenient fusion between watch and phone. The W Phonewatch from Kempler & Strauss combines a touchscreen interface with basic phone functionality, and you can use it while biking or hiking. This unlocked GSM phone can work both AT&T and T-Mobile, but it doesn’t have 3G capability or Wi-Fi. It has a microphone and a speaker, but the company recommend that the phone be paired with a Bluetooth headset. It has a digital clock, but with a single touch, you can see icons for phone, messages, address book and calendar on the watch face.  It also features include a 1.4-megapixel camera for still photos and videos. Check out the video below:

LÜM-TEC, our favorite underdog watch co, still has the 2009 B2 Combat($800) available. This watch hits all of the points that collectors look for, and it’s well under $1K. It’s 43mm which is beefy but not ridiculous, sports an automatic movement, protected by a sapphire crystal, has a threaded case back, illuminated hands (LÜM-TEC’s signature), and a limited run of only 150 pieces (each piece is numbered). The really cool thing about LÜM-TEC is the fact that they publicly display their designs and allow for suggestions and input from customers. Right now you can jump on their forum and help design the 2010 models.