The Timex Expedition WS4 looks pretty ordinary, but it isn’t. Some of it’s features include an altimeter, barometer, thermometer, chronograph, alarm and compass. This isn’t some slim sissy watch for a nerd wrist. This one’s for real men. Rugged type dudes. Adventurers.

Being a Timex watch, the WS4 will take a licking and keep on ticking. It’s also water resistant up to 50 meters and comes with a rubber strap which can be mounted to a fabric strap, so you can wear on the outside of your heavy gear should the need arise.

Timex recently teamed up with Core77 and held a design competition called 2154: the future of time design. It was Timex’s way of celebrating 150 years of making watches. The runner up is a fascinating concept that’s not for nail biters.

Like nails on a…clock board…The TX54 would be worn on your thumbnail, and would remain clear except when you activate it. Then all you do is what you do now. Glance at the time. One thing though. Even those with large hands might find it difficult to read the time on their fingernail from say, half an arm’s length away. Pretty nifty though.

There’s nothing more uplifting then wearing a watch that continually reminds you how short your time is on this Earth. This is a concept watch created by Timex and is actually more like a patch. It processes biometric information about your various health factors like fitness, stress, nutrition, sleep and your environment.

All of that data is then taken into account as it makes a guess as to how much time you’ve got left before you are pushing up daisies. I guess it’s a good motivator to diet and exercise. Who knows maybe you’ll start seeing days added to your life if you get yourself a Wii-Fit and knock it off with the ho-hos already.