The Hamilton Ventura... most people recognize it from the Men In Black movies... but it owes more to cars than movie stars. Elvis was an owner of one, wearing his in "Blue Hawaii" and Rod Serling wore his on The Twilight Zone)

the original 1957 model made wrist watch history as the world’s first electrical, battery powered watch. By the 60s, it was all over as quartz crystal technology watches bagged the majority of watch sales

Designed by Richard Arbib, who was given carte blanche to create a futuristic design to catch the growing rocket and sci fi industrial look that was in vogue, was inspired by the chrome on the Hudson, but clocked 90 degrees, which he'd just invented when hired by AMC in 1955


Arbib got his start working with Harley Earl in the late 30's and then went to work for Henney Motor Co. after serving in WWII. He designed bodies for the commercial Packards like ambulances that Henney built. Arbib's big breakthrough came when he penned the acclaimed Packard Pan American show car whose body was coachbuilt at Henney.

But you might remember his Astra Gnome far more, it was on the cover of Newsweek, Sept 3rd, 1956

and then he did some far out Jetsons stuff that is a hoot

above were considered by Kubrick for use in 2001

but though he was prolific in designing cars, boats, radios, vacuum cleaners, blimps and watches... he was also dating Bettie Page, and probably inspired Stan Lee to create the character of Howard Stark

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/about-hamilton-watches.html
http://blog.watchdoctor.biz/2017/04/16/hamilton-ventura/
https://www.watchtime.com/featured/vintage-eye-for-the-modern-guy-hamilton-ventura/
Via the Red Bulletin, Nov 2019, page 78
https://thehumblefabulist.com/2018/12/14/stop-study-time/
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-cant-stop-looking-at-richard-arbib-renderings-1679569245
https://moonphase.fr/hamilton-ventura-le-design-space-age-selon-richard-arbib/
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Richard_Arbib