Pimp my watch

I am a great fan of TokyoFlash watches. LED watches which are totally pointless in they do no more than any analogue and much less than even a cheap Casio. But that's the not the point of TokyoFlash. They are in this world for gadget freaks and people who just love to show off in a particular way and for whom gold and jewels probably don't impress. If you have ever purchased a hi-fi for its display over its music out, or been to a nightclub to admire the light show over this music, you're a prime candidate as purchaser.

Here's how you tell the time on my Pimp P1 Pusher, below. On the left hand side, follow the column of red LEDs. 5. Now read the number of multi-coloured dots. The red lines indicate quarters: 15, 30 and 45 and 00. So the time here is 5.22 and I'm about to leave work. Easy. This is not the hardest to read TokyoFlash watch, the Barcode range really taxes the brain.

The watch does a little flash every two minutes between 1800 and 0100 - what the accompanying blurb calls 'Pimp time'. Lovely. Isn't 6pm a bit early for pimps?

It is actually quite a comfortable watch to wear, despite its gigantic size, courtesy of the wide leather strap, though wearing it under a shirt cuff is not possible. At £130 (Amazon.co.uk), its not the cheapest of watches either, but it has been a rather pleasant timepiece to use so far, and anyway, my wife bought it for me as a Christmas prezzie, so I paid nowt!