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What sets Robometer apart from other stress relief gadgets is that it promises "to help you feel happy by prompting you when you stray too far into tediousness." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

To do that, the rig makes use of a GSR lead to detect your galvanic skin response, along with accelerometers that detect repetitive movement, and a voice sensor that promises to detect repetitive phrases

Boasting a pin-art inspired, mechanical digital display, the Opus 8 watch "works using a complicated system of mechanical pixels that rise up from the display when the user activates a mechanism on the side of the case." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Throw all of that fancy technology in a case with a cool looking retro vibe and you have yourself one hell of a timepiece. Just don't get your hopes up about owning one yourself

Remember those nifty calculator watches from the 80s/90s? Well, this person decided to build a followup called the "uWatch". It's touted as the "world's most powerful programmable RPN/Algebraic scientific calculator watch." Click here for first picture in gallery.

If you thought the original calculator watch was nerdy, get a load of this DIY gem from designer David Jones. Unfortunately, the project site is still under construction, so a step-by-step tutorial has yet to be developed.

What sets Urwerk's UR-202 watch apart from others is that it "uses miniature twin turbines to control the rate of automatic winding." Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

Plus, the level of air compression generated by the turbines can actually be controlled using a 3-position selector switch

Consisting of 651 pieces, the Di Grisogono Meccanica DG (limited to just 177-units) is the world's first "hybrid mechanical-digital watch." No word yet on pricing or availability. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Available in four styles - red gold, titanium and gold, titanium and platinum and titanium and rubber - the Meccanica DG is waterproof to 100 feet and, presumably, is heinously expensive

Think crystals are cool? Make room for this watch, featuring "a surface made from real crystals backlit by LEDs." Click here for one more picture.

You can increase the luminosity and change colors to suit your mood. Is it real? In the mind of Yakovlev yes. Is it expensive? I’m gonna hedge my bet and say yeah

Not the first, but certainly the more stylish watch phone we covered today, Van Der Led's WM2 features a 1.3-inch touchscreen, 1GB of internal memory, 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and integrated wrist strap keypad. Click here for first picture in gallery.

. Better yet, from a distance, those uber geeky keys on the numeric pad look just like the glittering wrist studs capable of mesmerizing groupies backstage. Yours for $471 US starting Monday

For on-the-go business travelers who are looking for an alternative to cell phones, the Cool G108 should do the trick. This watch phone features a "1.5-inch internal display, 1.3-megapixel camera, multimedia player, Bluetooth, 0.5MB of built-in memory and a MMS expansion slot." If you'd like to check out some other interesting watch phones, then click here. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Boasting what appears to be an electroluminescent keypad (is that a rotary dial design we see?) and a convenient flip-up screen...You'll also find USB connectivity and a smallish external display, and while pricing remains a mystery

This $300,000 "Day & Night" watch decided to skip out on all the useless high-tech features. Rather than tell time, it "shows you whether the sun is up based on Tourbillon movement." Click here for one more picture.

What's even more retarded is that these watches sold out within 48 hours of their launch. I've sat here staring at the monitor for 10 minutes trying to figure it out, but I'm dumbfounded

Sure, less people are wearing watches now days, but what if their designers thought outside the box when coming up with a new model? Continue reading to see a few interesting examples of creative watch design. Click here for first picture in gallery.