As time goes on, larger data sets have emerged: In 2018, a study led by a researcher named Vera Morgan at the University of Western Australia looked at nearly half a million children born between 1980 and 2001 and strengthened… Read More ›
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Swiss Watchmakings Biggest Rivals
There’s a reason you don’t hear the term “Asian watchmaking” often: watchmaking in the East, though powerful, is most easily grouped into Japanese, Chinese, and other country-focused categories. Studying these markets together is like lumping together British, Swiss, and German… Read More ›
Do we get the flippers we deserve?
I posted the above image with the words ‘And here come the scummy flippers’ watch.you.up.to then responded and so the conversation continued- watch.you.up.toIf people had an ounce of patience then this scummy flippers (well said my friend) wouldn’t be able… Read More ›
It Only Took Apple 5 Years to Dominate this 265-Year-Old Industry
Watches had been around for a long time before we started wearing Apple’s version, but it only took a few years for the Apple Watch to become the most popular wearable timepiece on earth. That’s according to a new report… Read More ›
A Call For Transparency
I get it, you are immensely proud to have created your very own watch brand. You are an entrepreneur, you might have lived out of your car and slept on the office floor for months. You invested your own money,… Read More ›
Coming out…
A popular TV presenter in the UK, Phillip Schofield, came out as gay today. For those of you who do not know him, he is hugely popular in the UK and the go to guy for new shows of a… Read More ›
App subscriptions- we have no clue!
A lot of people, including some recent switchers, think it outrageous that they should be required to pay a subscription at all. For them £1.99 is more than enough to fund unlimited free updates and support. They are unwilling to… Read More ›
App subscription fatigue
Unfortunately, that seems to no longer be a sustainable business model, much to my disdain. From the user’s view, paying once for an app and getting free updates for life (or at least a few years), is the ideal situation…. Read More ›
No more dive watches
I bought an Orient Mako the other day and it concluded some thoughts I had been having for some time. It wasn’t only the size of the watch which is admittedly too big for most people (45mm) or the orange… Read More ›
Where does the Apple Watch end?
Think about how Apps has been criticised over the past few years for the lack of innovation on the iPhone and iPad. Small changes and the perception that the devices should look radically different every time have led many to… Read More ›
