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With a substantial black ceramic case and a no-nonsense military webbing strap, the new IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Miramar edition ($18,200) is clearly intended to be the toughest-looking pilot’s watch you can buy. By combining manufacture movements in top models like the Big Pilot’s Watch with a legitimate ...

Forty venerable watchmakers, including Harry Winston, Montblanc, Breguet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chopard, and more, have each created a special timepiece for the fourth annual Only Watch charity auction at the Hotel Hermitage in Monaco on September 23. Prior to the auction, the Only Watch 2011 collection will be showcased ...

Watch highlights from Rory McIlroy's and Phil Mickelson's second round front 9 including a couple birdies and an eagle from McIlroy and a couple birdies from Mickelson. (NBC Sports)

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Atmos clock stands by itself as a horological achievement, but lately the watch manufacturer has invested the iconic device with a great deal of creativity and artisanship.

I think it's possible. However even more possible, I think, is that a Steve Ballmer departure is inevitable. Last year, I wrote a posting on this blog (tongue in cheek at the time) entitled "Why I want Bill Gates Back"

1. Google's open NFC credit card secret is now confirmed: Launch partners The Container Store and Vivotech accidentally confirmed that the system is on its way in September, will be dubbed Google Wallet and that it'll all be revealed at the special Google event later today.

Avery Johnson, coach of the New Jersey Nets, shares his keys to success in management, regardless of your industry. Avery Johnson overcame the odds as a player in the NBA

Square promises to put an end to the headaches of traditional purchases: having to fumble with your wallet, exchange and swipe the credit card, wait for a paper receipt. But someone still needs to convince merchants.

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Amazon Getting In The Tablet Game? Amazon is rumored to be prepping 7- and 10-inch tablets with proprietary operating systems, for the low, low prices of $349 and $449, respectively (cheaper than their Android counterparts)

Illustration by Bryan Christie Design As we all have seen, nuclear power is a dangerous business. Even tearing down a plant is no easy feat

The tornado that leveled much of Joplin, Mo., Sunday evening gave little warning. Although a watch had been in effect for a broader region for much of the day, some locals had as few as 20 minutes' notice that a tornado that would ultimately span as much as three-quarters of a mile was about to touch down on top of them

Today, Comcast finally upgraded its mobile app, Xfinity TV, and now offers roughly 6,000 hours of On Demand content to subscribers who own the iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. The top players are all present--HBO, Showtime, Starz--making streaming premium content on your mobile device a cinch

Following a devastating tornado in Joplin, M.O., that killed at least 89 people, residents found phone lines destroyed or choked with traffic. But text messages and social media weathered the storm

1. Sony Greece seems to have been hack attacked , the latest in a horrible round of digital invasions into Sony's network

I work so hard and I still can’t make ends meet.