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Japanese Watch Store Tokyo Flash has a new spaced out LED Wristwatch on sale.The Barcode SS wristwatch has bigger LEDS than the Pimp line of watches. Like the Pimp wristwatches, this watch is equipped with a light up function that starts at 6 pm and goes on to 1 am every minute. The light up function is also activated when the handbags replica time button is pressed during 1 am to 6 pm for 12 minutes after. The watch runs on 2 Lithium batteries.The strap is Solid Stainless that was custom designed just for the watch. The watch measures 3 cm across by 5.5 cm long and 1 cm thick. The Barcode SS sells for $144.95 at TokyoFlash.

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As promised, we are now presenting you with a collection of timepieces that rise above what you see in your daily lives. In fact, we'd be surprised if you had ever seen or even heard of the watches in the video below, but after seeing them, we can assure you you'll have some new grail pieces.Jean Dunand is a six year old company that produces unique pieces at the highest levels of haute horlogerie. We don't mean unique in the superlative sense, we mean it in the literal sense. In fact, not one timepiece Jean Dunand produces is like any other. It was founded by horological entrepreneur Thierry Oulevay and Ebel replica watches Master watchmaker Christophe Claret (who you may remember is 1/3 of the genius behind The Maitres du Temps Chapter One), and they have been producing world-firsts ever since.Last week, we were presented two Jean Dunand models by Thierry, who serves as President of the company. The first is the Tourbillon Orbital, which features an extraordinary one-minute flying tourbillon that orbits the dial once per hour on a patented revolving movement, a Ebel replica watches novel power reserve indicator in the case band and moon phase on the case back. How impressive of a timepiece is this?Well, it took Christophe Claret two years to solve the challenge of winding and setting a constantly rotating movement and mainspring barrel. Eventually, he decided to do it via an innovative folding key set vertically into the movements central axis that both winds the mainspring and sets the time.

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At Baselworld 2010, Breguet introduced the Type XXII Flyback Chronograph GMT, which runs at a velocious rate of 10 hertz. The timepiece above is identical to the production version, but this particular sample did not have a working movement inside.Last year, Audemars Piguet unveiled a very impressive high rate movement, with a high-tech escapement made using traditional watch materials. Audemars Piguet's "AP Escapement" movement runs at 43,200 VPH or 6Hz, which is fast. But the Breguet, Replica Ulysse Nardin watches silicon escapement based movement, is even faster, at 10 hertz which is 72,000 vibrations per hour.The Breguet Type XXII Flyback Chronograph GMT will have the fastest movement on the market. One benefit is the ability to record with 1/20th of second chronograph accuracy, and the other obvious benefit, is higher accuracy in timekeeping.