Oakley Minute Machine Titanium Edition's Band is Interesting, Ugly

While I think the overall design is embarrassingly goofy (no surprise, considering the manufacturer), the Oakley Minute Machine watch certainly has an interesting band, made from interlocking titanium segments with self-lubricating carbon rings. It's almost cool, but the watch face itself looks like a mindlessly designed enemy spaceship from a cut-rate sci-fi shooter.

Prices vary quite a bit online, but appears to be in the sub-$1,000 range.

OAKLEY MINUTE MACHINE REVIEW- 12.13.07 [Notcot.com]

[#1 posted by Halloween Jack , December 14, 2007 7:37 AM]

The reviewer speaks of "having grown up in a house of Rolexes and Tag Heuers". Can't really relate to that; I grew up in a house of Timexes and Casios.

[#2 posted by Todd64 , December 14, 2007 12:39 PM]

I grew up in a house of people.

[#3 posted by pork musket , December 14, 2007 1:22 PM]

Man, you guys are crazy. I grew up in a house of brick and lumber. A house of people would smell, and a house of watches would be really expensive.

[#4 posted by jbm125 , December 15, 2007 6:42 AM]

I own a ROLEX Submariner that I've had since 1972. I bought it because scuba diving is one of my hobbies. I find it utilitarian, attractive,
almost indestructible, self winding with no need for batteries or a stem to wind it and it's an attention getter in better circles. Expensive when I bought it but it's served me well for more than 30 years.
I feel sorry for those who must, of neccessity wear Timex's, Bulova's and other plebian watches.
It's too bad that everyone couldn't have a ROLEX but then how would we tell the well off from the poorer segments of society. I feel so sorry for those poor people who seem to be always with us.
Why don't they pull themselves up by their bootstraps, the lazy bums.

[#5 posted by mikey p , December 16, 2007 2:26 PM]

the face reminds me of something from the early-90s scrolling shooter raiden. a fine game.