I received a PlastiChic watch after being pitched by their PR. The simple digital display and shape peaked my interest.  I love colourful watches and I’m usually always wearing my neon orange Toywatch. PlastiChic seemed liked an accessible way to enjoy a colourful watch. A Toy Watch is $200+ and PlastiChic are much cheaper.  PlastiChic watches are made from silicone and come in 19 colours.  They weight 10 grams and are water-resistant. They are the kind of watch that would look great stacked on top of  each other in wild colours.

image: PlastiChic Facebook

The packaging of the PlastiChic watches is pretty slick. I had a bit of trouble getting the watch out but  I was really impressed with the test tube design. It’s easy to appeal to the science nerd in me.

image: PlastiChic Facebook

There are three sizes available. They will retail from $22 – $40. The Bay will be carrying PlastiChic starting July 1, 2010. They are available in Toronto at
The Little Party Shoppe
2566 Yonge Street

Ra Sun Spa
388 Richmond Street West

There is a funny coincidence I had with PlastiChic watches. I wrote about picking up two watches at Mark’s as part of my Marksover experience. These two watches looked identical to the PlastiChic one.

The WindRiver watches from Mark’s didn’t have the PlastiChic branding all over it, but it did have one word “Ion”. It lead me to a company called Ion Watch USA which carries watches very similar to PlastiChic. They even contain the same health claim about the mineral tourmaline.   It was curious.  There wasn’t a broad selection of colour in Mark’s and the packaging was uninspiring. PlastiChic wins hands down in the colour and packaging war. The WindRiver watches cost $9.99 if you are willing to sacrifice colour options and slick presentation. How much different are the two brands? I can only say I lost one of the WindRiver watches to water damage a day after getting them. The PlastiChic watch is still going strong.