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HYT Skull Bad Boy Watch
Do not adjust your screen. That’s not a graphical glitch you’re seeing on the bold face of the HYT Skull Bad Boy watch, but a new material designed to mimic the appearance of Damascus steel. More often found in knives and samurai swords, Damascus steel has featured in watches before-though that is not to say it has always been greeted with open arms or met with success. With this model, HYT wanted to harness the effect of the unusually patterned metal, but decided to produce it using regular steel and carbon folded 256 times before being?used to coat the familiar Skull shape. The HYT Skull Bad Boy watches – of which there will be 50 – are cast in batches of five, and no two will ever have the same pattern.HYT’s technology is unique (and for once, that word is appropriate), and they concern themselves less with releasing something totally new and more with adding personality to each of their extremely limited models. This might frustrate the passing fan, wh
Point/Counterpoint: 'Fashion House' Watches For Men?
Welcome to Point/Counterpoint, an best watches column where two of our resident horological aficionados duke it out over a point of contention. Last time, we?debated over?“Conservative or Personal Choice As First Nice Watch,” and now Ariel Adams and James Stacey?spar over so-called “fashion house” watches.Ariel Adams:?I am of the opinion that watch lovers are unfairly prejudiced against watches whose brand names are those of large fashion houses. Not that these are “fashion watches” per se, as that term often refers lower-priced watches that borrow design elements from more high-end watches. Rather, we are talking about?high-quality unique designs from brands that also happen to make clothing, fragrances, and accessories, often with a heavy focus on women. Think Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Bulgari, or Louis Vuitton. What does it matter whose name is on the dial if the watch itself is otherwise attractive, of a high-quality, and contains most of things a ti