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• Rolex to close flagship store in Geneva

  By Shaun on January 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The store, at the foot of the Old Town, has already closed. It was thought it was being renovated, but the company has confirmed it will not reopen… More here. If this is true I would love to know the… Read More ›

• Remarkable Rolex ads

  By Shaun on January 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  One of the most exciting and fun things to do when diving into the history of a watch brand is to look at their advertising. Rolex has always been a brand that has created some of the most remarkable ads… Read More ›

• Apple Dropped Plan for Encrypting iCloud Backups?

  By Shaun on January 23, 2020 • ( 1 )

  If that is the case — that Apple’s legal department killed the project to avoid “poking the bear” — then it’s ultimately irrelevant whether Apple briefed the FBI in advance or not. It’s acquiescence, and users will be left unprotected. Not just in the… Read More ›

• The golden age of personal digital assistants

  By Shaun on January 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The guys in the Lost In Mobile WhatsApp group have been looking through their old mobile devices. Some genuine memories have appeared so far. What devices do you remember from a few years back?

• The Red Special now inspires a new Seiko 5 Sports watch

  By Shaun on January 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The new Seiko 5 Sports watch is constructed in a very different way but is also built to last. With the long-trusted caliber 4R36 at its heart, 10 bar water resistance, a Hardlex crystal and its robust steel case, it… Read More ›

• NapBot

  By Shaun on January 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Gain insight into your full sleep history in beautifully designed overviews. NapBot uses machine learning to automatically track your sleep. NapBot presents detailed sleep phases analysis by calculating deep and light phases… More here. This app can work independent of… Read More ›

• It went to the moon, James Bond wore it. Who cares?

  By Shaun on January 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Is it just me who is turned off by the thought of a watch being special because the same model went to the moon? Is it just me who feels even more turned off because a fictional film character wore… Read More ›

• A Surge of New Plastic…

  By Shaun on January 20, 2020 • ( 1 )

  Companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, and Saudi Aramco are ramping up output of plastic — which is made from oil and gas, and their byproducts — to hedge against the possibility that a serious global response to climate change might reduce… Read More ›

• Not all women want women’s watches

  By Shaun on January 20, 2020 • ( 1 )

  I showed my wife a selection of women’s watches listed in a recent edition of WatchTime and she was far from impressed. She is not a girly girl, but does like feminine things when it comes to jewellery. She does… Read More ›

• The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It

  By Shaun on January 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  His tiny company, Clearview AI, devised a groundbreaking facial recognition app. You take a picture of a person, upload it and get to see public photos of that person, along with links to where those photos appeared. The system —… Read More ›

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