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A Nixie Tube Watch With Impressive Features

We’ve seen Nixie-tube-based clocks before, but Italy-based Igor Gudiy has taken them to another level. Under the shop name NixieHorizonte, Gudiy is selling Nixie-tube wristwatches of his own design on Etsy:

The watch can display the time in either 12- or 24-hour format, as well as the date and even the temperature, thanks to an onboard sensor.

The user can choose from seven different brightness levels for the tubes, and they’re not always on; you can either choose to illuminate them at the press of a button, or set it so that the built-in accelerometer detects when you’ve raised your arm to check the time and the tubes will then kick in. The user sets the illumination duration.

The body is milled from aluminum or brass, and the protective screen is Gorilla Glass. Surprisingly, the watch only weighs 70 grams (2.5 ounces).

The watch comes with a docking station made from wood and brass, and it charges via magnetic contacts. The battery life is “2-3 weeks with the accelerometer mode or over 1 month with manual ignition.”

Each one is made to order and will set you back $852.