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  • I turned it all off, it made no difference

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    About two weeks ago I turned off notifications on my iPhone, my Mac, my iPad and my fitness tracker. Everything was disabled apart from text messages and reminders for tasks. And I stopped updating my websites. WhatsApp, game moves, emails,… Read More ›

  • The MARQ collection

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    Whether you own the cup or are inspired by those who do, MARQ™ Captain shows your passion for life at sea. It is the luxury modern tool watch with advanced nautical and smart features that one simply won’t find in… Read More ›

  • The Seiko SNE545P1

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    Advertise your unrivaled sophistication with this elegant timepiece for Gents from Seiko. An ingenious solar powered movement follows years of expert watchmaking and design. A black dial houses the impeccably designed mechanism under this gorgeous timepiece. The watch features: Central… Read More ›

  • FaceApp (spooky)

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    With lockdown tending to bring more time to the day I somehow ended up trying a silly photo app called FaceApp. It is a subscription app which puts me off because while I will happily pay for the likes of… Read More ›

  • A Retro-Inspired Stopwatch

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    Boasting vibrant prime colors of red and yellow, the stopwatch comes with a thick structure that playfully mimics that of vintage models — the overall shape of the piece is fashioned after G-SHOCK’s classic HS-70W-1JH. The piece comes with red… Read More ›

  • The distorted experience of time through the COVID-19 pandemic

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    Betelgeuse is what is known as a variable star — a natural clock in the sky that exhibits a complex, imperfectly predictable pattern of dimming and brightening driven by multiple loosely related stellar phenomena, much like the seasonal flu here… Read More ›

  • Innovation: spitting out water

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    When I have used this feature the amount of water coming out is barely noticeable, but in the video above you get to see how clever the feature really is. That is watch innovation for sure.

  • I am so glad I didn’t buy a Speedmaster

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    Just before lockdown I was incredibly close to buying an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch at retail. It grabbed me for a moment, but I walked out of the store and 3 months later I am ‘so’ glad I avoided temptation. Here… Read More ›

  • One Webcam at a Time

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    The Spanish Steps webcam is affixed to the dental clinic of Dottore Mazzocco at 66 Piazza di Spagna. From this vantage point, the travertine-and-marble staircase rises majestically to the right. Built in the 1720s and recently refurbished by jeweller Bulgari… Read More ›

  • I’ve never seen such beautiful 3D maps

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    Four of these maps were tweeted by David Perell. Apparently they were created by @geo_spatialist and I must say that they are amazing to look at.