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About Me

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Obsessively punctual, horologically verbose, Watchismo, flouts the rules of physics -- he collects Time. Specializing in unusual, vintage wristwatches of the 1950s-1980s, he is currently germinating his blog, The Watchismo Times , a reliquary of obscure timepieces from bygone eras as well as the cutting-edge designs of today. Watchismo's affection for Oddity was evident from childhood, then nourished during his first job -- in the art department of Pee-wee's Playhouse -- before he was even old enough to order his own absinthe. As his vintage watch collection grew, so did his eccentric vision, which pupated during his years as a dimensional illustrator for the likes of Rolling Stone, Absolut, Taco Bell, Warner Bros, and Budweiser. Finally he emerged from his chrysalis as the time-sensitive man he is today. Watchismo.com is the website where you can purchase vintage timepieces from his personal collection. At this moment, Mitch is winding up for the genesis of his own creation -- the first original Watchismo watch.
I'm putting the whore back into horology!
Unusual Vintage & Modern Timepieces curated by WATCHISMO.COM
Specifically obsessing about mid-century modern and space-age designs
of the fifties thru the seventies.
For complete blog, visit " The Watchismo Times "
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My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Felix Baumgartner, Martin Frei , , Roger Tallon , Richard Arbib , Pierre Cardin , Marc Newson , Victor Vasarely , Verner Panton , Jacob Jensen , Dieter Rams , Jorg Hysek , Charles & Ray Eames , Andrew Grima , Eero Aarnio , Joe Columbo , Mies Van Der Rohe , George Nelson , Eero Saarinen , Andre Courreges , Rudi Gernreich , and Barbarella

Music:

Zombies, The Fall, The Ponys, Grauzone, Kraftwerk, Booker T & The MGs, Stiff Little Fingers, The Association, Brian Eno, Beirut, Caribou, The Cars, The Clean, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dionne Warwick, Foreigner, Gang of Four, The Greenhornes, Howlin Wolf, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, The Kinks, The Lefte Banke, Lifter Puller, Love w Arther Lee, The Outsiders, TV On The Radio, The Spaniels, Neu, Sweet, Suicide, Television, Joy Division, TSOL, Tindersticks, The Troggs, Them w/ Van Morrison, Tones On Tail, Love & Rockets, Yvette Horner, Gogol Bordello, Shins, ELO, ?Mark & The Mysterians

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Television:

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Heroes:

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My Blog

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Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:22:00 PST

Calculating Calculator Watch History

1975 Calcron Calculator WatchPlayboy magazine, June 1975...A gift-giving advertisement with ideas for dads & grads included this guy hidden in the back. The Calcron LED Wrist Calculator. Likely the ...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:21:00 PST

Mods vs Rockers - Omega Dynamic vs Omega Speedmaster Mark III

1968 Omega DynamicIf Mods spent their money on anything other than putting mirrors on their Vespas, they might sport the hip 1968 Omega Dynamic.Omega describes the elliptical casing as "results from a...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:20:00 PST

Hamilton Odyssey Oddity - Flight II Prototype

Flight II Hamilton Electric PrototypesWanted to continue on the subject from an earlier post about Hamilton and their current limited edition X-01 (prop watch of "2001 - A Space Odyssey").Back in 196...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:55:00 PST

The Fauxture of Time 02 - Time-aid Watch - Live World Clock Feed

Using a satellite/video interface, Time-aid can be programmed to display any clock face the user chooses, in real time, from a local clock tower to a sundial halfway around the world. This personal ob...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:53:00 PST

24 Hours 39 Minutes - Mars Wristwatch

Mars dial designed for JPL teamThe Mars Exploration Rover engineering team had a problem...A day on Mars is 24 hours and 39 minutes long. Dealing with the needs to align the team to Mar's solar day, ...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:54:00 PST

Space-Age Horology! Weee!

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Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:33:00 PST

Wrist Barbell - Cuff Busting 1970's Desotos Chronograph

If a watch could kick your ass and take your lunch money, this is the bully who'd do it. Only he'd go home and make out with your mom afterwards.This bad motha is the early 1970's 60mm asymmetrical De...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 01:24:00 PST

Bomb-astic! Richard Arbib's Hamilton Electric

1961 Hamilton VegaRichard Arbib - Influencial designer of 1950's futuristic cars like the 1955 Nash Astro-Gnome, 1957 Century Coronado boat, vacuum cleaners and WWII Bombs! It was revealed that the ...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 01:22:00 PST

Jaw Donors Wanted

When I first saw this sideview Record Automatic by Longines in Pieter Doensen's book, my jaw dropped. I visited Mr. Doensen himself in Utrect, viewed the watch in person and left my jaw in the Nether...
Posted by WATCHISMO vintage horology on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:43:00 PST