If you’ve ever wanted a watch that both reminds you of Tom Cruise’s early career and costs more than your car, IWC has stepped up to the plate. This bad boy is going to run you a cool $12,000. Trust us, you read that right. Why does it cost so much? Damned if we know, but apparently there’s all sorts of cool top-of-the-line watchy type stuff going on here. Stuff like:

• Mechanical chronograph movement
• 44-hour power reserve when fully wound
• Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides and secured against displacement by drop in air pressure
• Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields

It also has the Top Gun logo on it, too! That, alone, probably tacked at least, at least, an extra $30 to the price tag.…

In this digital age it’s strangely refreshing to find someone still making something completely analog. Actually not just analog, but proudly and transparently displaying its analog-ness as the primary focus of its design.

Such is the Sculpture Line Skeleton Watch by Tissot. It’s a good old fashioned gears-and springs manual-wind (yes, you have to wind it!) timepiece, with little windows cut into the front and an entirely transparent back so you can watch the intricate little Swiss precision gears working in tandem, doing their tick-tocky thing. It’s mesmerizing in a way that staring at the microchips in a digital watch can probably never be.

On the outside, the case is 18k gold and very stylish with roman numerals on the face, and the strap is crocodile. But it’s the visible inner workings that give it that nostalgic flair.…

Fresh from designer Daniel Will-Harris comes the Reveal Watch, which gets its name from the unique manner in which it tells time. Rather than show you the whole dial at once, it only reveals (get it) six digits at a time: three hourly and three minute-ly. The blue, red, black and silver displays give these watches a neat look that can appeal to both men and women, and the digits that are revealed are in a clear and contrasting color tone that corresponds to the color of the watch itself.

We’re not sure if we’d prefer this one over the Space Invaders Watch–call us old softies for the 1980′s–but it certainly does give you options when it comes to fashion accessorizing. This one will cost you right at one bill: a simple price for a simple yet effective device.…

Have you seen the blockbuster Titanic? Check. Like antique-ish timepieces? Check. Is money not an issue? Check.

Congratulations, you’ve just “bought” yourself an actual piece of the ill-fated cruise liner at the bottom of the Atlantic, in the form of a vintage wristwatch. Created by Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome, the Titanic-DNA watch employs materials—like coal, platinum, and steel—recovered from the actual wreckage. Even the black dials are created (lacquered-up) from bits of coal found on the Titanic’s deck.

The very limited-edition (2,012 watches) Titanic-DNA, becomes available in 2012, the 100th-anniversary of the legendary demise of the Titanic.

The price isn’t public yet, but rest assured that the folks who can claim “price ain’t no issue” won’t be disappointed.…

Fan-cy! The Black Stealth Watch from Hugo Boss is one that we wouldn’t mind butterfly clamping around our wrists, and coming from yours truly, who doesn’t really even see the point of wearing a watch nowadays, that’s saying something. Water resistant to 50 meters and sporting a beautiful combination of ionic plating and stainless steel, this sleek, solid black timepiece is a fresh combination of functionality and status symbol.

Rounding out the awesome on this $550 contraption is a silicone strap that blends well with the face and lends the right amount of rugged to your fashion choices. If you like diversity of color selection, you’re liable to be a little disappointed, but since black goes with pretty much everything, we’re betting that you’ll make do.…