On the wrists of geeks

Do you hate wearing a watch that only tells you the time of the day? Well, here are some interesting alternatives for you!

There is this old joke about a man who saw a watch that could do everything tell time, send e-mail, tell you when the tide was coming in, calculate the position of the planets, play video, and even skin a potato (ok, we are exaggerating a bit) and bought it at a reasonable price. When he was leaving, the salesman gave the customer a huge suitcase. 'No thanks, I don't want the manuals,' said the customer, to which the salesman said, 'These are not manuals. These are the batteries that you will need for the watch'.

But jokes apart, there are today many people who no longer wear a watch because you can always use your cell phone to check the time. To make up for this lack of interest, many watchmakers are making high-end luxury watches.

But there are always some geeks who will love watches that are just a little different from what the hoi polloi page three crowd (read non geeks) wear. Here are some options for you.

The lord of the rings: Time is measured in terms of how long it takes the Earth to come full circle around the sun, so why not buy a watch with circles? In this watch, the hour, minute and seconds are defined by the outer, middle and inner circles respectively. ($89.99/Rs 4,536)

Seeing stars: We geeks don't always just stare at screensu2014sometimes, we look up at the sky too. For such people, this could be the ideal watch because it displays the constellations visible in the Northern Hemisphere. Simply align the date and time and you can view the major constellations. ($49.99/Rs 2,520)

Lost at sea?
Don't worry, this Astrolabe watch will help you find the latitude of a ship at sea. While the Astrolabe watch is too small to be accurate, it is designed to demonstrate the basic Astrolabe principalsu2014and you want to learn to do more than just programming, right? ($69.99/Rs 3,528)

Very different: The Reveal Watch has an interesting watch design in which the current hour and minute are revealed and the rest of the watch face is faded away to nothing. It is only available in a black case and a black leather band. ($89.99/Rs 4,536)

Video appeal: A true geek will want something that is very different, and this watch delivers. It plays video and audio and can even record audio, so you can leave voice notes to yourself. It has 2 GB storage and the battery lasts 4 hours even with video playback, so you can also watch a Bollywood flick on it. ($79.99/Rs 4,032)