(Time Extension) Gallery: This $1,000 Space Invaders Watch Is Out Of This World In More Ways Than One

[Le Reposteur]

Space, man!

You have to wonder if, when he conceived the seminal Space Invaders all the way back in 1978, Tomohiro Nishikado had even the slightest inkling that his creation would inspire so much money-spinning merchandise over the subsequent decades.

Those pixellated invaders have been immortalised in numerous ways over the years, from toys to clothing to 1/4 scale replicas of the original coin-op, but I can say with some confidence that Nubeo's £729 / $960 'Orion' automatic wristwatch is the most expensive item of Space Invaders-related merchandise I've ever held in my hands.

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