Hands-On: Undone Batman 80th Anniversary Watches

Steve: Hong Kong based Undone, under a license agreement with DC comics, has released a Dynamic Duo of watches to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Batman, everyone's favorite Dark Knight The X Batman collection joins existing X collabs that include a Monopoly Watch named Moneyman and designed by Stephen Bliss, and a Peanuts Lunar Mission watch, with a definite nod to the highly collectible Omega Speedmaster Snoopy award series Watch tie-ins with comic book characters are nothing new, and Batman leads the pack as one of the most highly licensed pieces of 20th century intellectual property.

The Batman name has been associated with several dark-themed watches over the years, notably the Rolex GMT Master II, with a blue and black ceramic bezel, named by collectors, NOT the company, and the Romain Jerome licensed Batman-themed watch What makes the Undone Batman collection so interesting is the treatment - it's literally a new product that makes as much a statement as a watch as it does about the wearer's feelings about comic book characters In creating character-driven watches on a new platform, Undone has taken the novelty treatment to a new level.

Each watch within the Undone x Batman collection retails for $359, with Undone donating a portion of the proceeds to support the work of the Hope for Henry Foundation, which helps ill children and their families. . Source