At the Bristol Hi-Fi Show earlier this year, one announcement stood out. French music-streaming service Qobuz was ditching MP3 and making its high resolution (hi-res) audio streaming cheaper. It’s the first streaming service to drop formats that compromise on quality…. Read More ›
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Imagining life after covid
More people spending more time at home could well lead to other changes too. Local shopping districts will benefit from greater footfall. People will have more time available for preparing and cooking food, and will have more disposable income as… Read More ›
Illegible Watches
Brands might consider a striking design that sells watches to be “successful.” More than something that catches your eye in a retail environment, however, a watch is something you live with, that accompanies you through the day like few other… Read More ›
Learning something new
Perhaps you’re someone who craves constant learning and upskilling, a regular Hermione Granger who’d happily use a Time-Turner to attend three classes at once. Perhaps you’re someone who feels she could benefit from understanding things a little better, even if… Read More ›
Where is watch design heading?
For this installment of “by Seiko watch design”, we present something a little different: a discussion on the possibility of watch design with designers outside the company who are active in the realm of art. The participants are Mr. Hokuto… Read More ›
My Watch Story
Ever wanted to produce, direct, and star in your own watch video, and be featured on HODINKEE? Well, here’s your chance. Now that Watch Madness is over, we wanted to keep the storytelling spirit of Talking Watches going, but this… Read More ›
The $2000 smartphone isn’t sustainable
The long-standing counterpoint to accusations of phone prices getting out of hand is the fact that the vast majority of people, especially in the US, finance their phones on monthly payment over two years. That makes a $1000 phone marginally… Read More ›
Make your own face mask
CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from… Read More ›
11 Cynical Truths About Life
Happy people don’t wear rose-colored glasses, they just accept the world as it is. And the world has a lot of unpleasant and unfair things in it. And the people who don’t want to notice this, just keep making the… Read More ›
The Tudor Black Bay 58. Perfect?
I bought a Black Bay 58 in January 2009 on a leather strap and found it to be too small and somewhat lost on my wrist. It was hard to describe exactly, but something didn’t worth right for me. My… Read More ›
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