Styles and technologies change, but whatever we use to tell time, the wrist remains, for most people, a sacrosanct space reserved for a timepiece.

Watchmakers utilize old and new mechanics to perform the age-old task of measuring the passage of time. You don't see many people wearing a sundial these days, but almost every other means of keeping time is still embraced, from old-school mechanical watches to the latest gadgets using e-ink and micostep motors. Here are seven Wired watches that make dimestore digitals look staid.

Can't decide to put a watch on your wrist or in your pocket? Oakley's got you covered either way with the Full Metal Jacket. It features a heavy titanium timepiece mounted in a metal band, but you can ditch the band and put the timepiece in a slick pocket watch housing. Either way, you'll be up to the second with the day, date and a chronograph. of course, the damn thing costs as much as a nice used car, but such is the price of style.

Price: $8,995

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