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It's 5 O'Clock, Forever

November 29, 2003

I'm not really a watch person. I've had watches before but I'm not really a fan of jewelry and I have trouble picking out a watch I like. Despite this fact, I got a watch today at the MoMA Design Store in Soho while shopping with my parents (who were kind enough to get me the watch as an early Hannukah present). I knew it was a good purchase because I was not looking for a watch. When I look for something like that I either end up taking months to find it or I buy something I only kinda enjoy. I really like this one.

The watch is designed by Tibor Kalman (an obit from Salon) of M&Co. It is a beautifully simple design that features only one major graphic -- the number five.

While looking for links about the watch's designer I came across all of this wonderful information about Tibor. He seems to be a very interesting designer who has bucked the trend in a lot of ways. If you'd like to read more about him you can check out a great interview with Adbusters or this article at undesign.org, a site devoted to the thoughts of Tibor Kalman.

Now, I have both a wonderful watch and a person worthy of researching. I will truly enjoy wearing it.

My New Watch

Comments (4 comments so far)

Comment #1:

you wear your watch on your right hand....it means you're deviant

Posted by lynn on December 02, 2003 at 4:48PM

Comment #2:

Really? I just wear it there because I am a lefty and it doesn't get in the way. Is there some other reason everyone wears their watch on their left hand? If you know, speak up.

Posted by capn on December 02, 2003 at 4:53PM

Comment #3:

dude! i have an M&Co watch, as well. mine is about 3 years old now. does the back of it say, "waste not a moment"?

Posted by jen on December 10, 2003 at 10:49PM

Comment #4:

Yeah, it does! Awesome! I just realized I hadn't looked at the back of my watch at all. Weird. I will have to take a picture and share it with the world.

Posted by capn on December 10, 2003 at 11:51PM

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