The Royal Oak was a marine-themed luxury lifestyle watch inspired by Genta’s lifelong fascination with boats. What made boat design interesting to a generation of European-educated creatives such as Genta was their dual focus on utility and aesthetics. To be… Read More ›
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The Untold Story of the N95 Mask
Going back even further — long before we understood that bacteria and viruses could float through the air and make us sick — people improvised masks to cover their faces, says Christos Lynteris. Lynteris is a senior lecturer at the… Read More ›
Monitor your collection for (almost) free
You can log the details of your watch collection for free using Apple Notes, if you have already spent a fortune on an Apple product of course. It took me no time at all to build a template and to… Read More ›
How to buy a computer (in 1983)
The situation is similar to the video recorder market. VHS tapes will not run on a Betamax machine, or vice versa. The old Philips 1500 and new 2000 ranges are similarly incompatible. With home computers, unfortunately, the problem is far… Read More ›
An Interview With Jupp Philipp
Although the trip bought me two weeks in isolation, it turned out to be worth it. So now, Corona-free and enjoying the view from my bedroom window, I’d like to share with you our conversation. Fortis is a fascinating brand with an… Read More ›
Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device
Reardon said he placed two magnets inside his nostrils, and two on the outside. When he removed the magnets from the outside of his nose, the two inside stuck together. Unfortunately, the researcher then attempted to use his remaining magnets… Read More ›
COVID-19 is grim
This is not designed to scare anyone or to give you pointers as to what to expect if you catch COVID-19 because we all seem to experience different symptoms and over different periods of time. It may, however, help you… Read More ›
GOOD THINGS!
It is hard not to be depressed with everything that is occurring at the moment, but I think it makes sense to find the good things that are happening and to continually post them until all this is over. If… Read More ›
Tech where you don’t expect it
It’s easy to presume that the Apple Watch is the king of wrist tech, but look a little deeper (and much cheaper) and the Casio G-Shock GW-M5610-1ER offers a great deal. 1/ Satellite time keeping makes for to the second… Read More ›
I try not to think about it, but…
It is impossible to not think about COVID-19. You have to consider the constant hand washing, the oppressing and repeating thoughts when you consider what you are touching, what you are breathing in and who you are close to. The… Read More ›