The world is full of one-uppers. Got a diamond watch? Someone else has one with more rocks. But get the Himalaya watch (Everest Edition) from Kobold, and your watch is a guaranteed story-topper. Its face came from Everest.

That's right. Kobold Watch Company started a division in Nepal, with a workshop and trained Sherpa watchmakers. Which is nice and all, but more importantly, they installed a sliver of rock from the peak of the tallest mountain in the world in the watch they produce there. And it's only $16,500! -- around one-third the price of a guided expedition to the top of the mountain.

You may never have summited anything bigger than that pimple your local tourism department calls a hill. At least your watch has been places.

Now, will somebody please make a watch with a face made of moon rocks?