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  • The Rise and Fall of Timex Dundee

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    1993 – Scotland’s last full-blooded strike. Thousands of protestors, police and press outside the Timex Camperdown Factory. The furious death throes of an industry that had employed generations of Dundonians – the vast majority women. For most, working for Timex… Read More ›

  • Click to pray

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    The device — which can be worn as a bracelet — is made up of 10 consecutive black agate and hematite rosary beads, plus a data-storing “smart cross.” Once activated, the wearer can choose to pray the standard rosary, a… Read More ›

  • Classico Hourstriker Phantom

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    Hand in hand, Devialet engineers, experts in distortion phenomena, collaborated with Ulysse Nardin’s watchmakers specialized in sound to redefine each step in the audio signal chain sent from Ulysse Nardin’s striking mechanisms to deliver the best performance ever recorded on… Read More ›

  • The Body

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    In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards… Read More ›

  • Why I Will Never Want a Smartwatch

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    Basically, a smartwatch, even a great one (which does not exist) is like NFC—the “futuristic” technology that lets you pay for things by tapping your phone against something instead of swiping your credit card, and which has never really caught… Read More ›

  • The Evolution of Kitchen Appliances

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    Today’s kitchens have changed from even just 20 years ago. It seems like now we have an appliance for everything – from deshelling hard-boiled eggs to mincing garlic. Kitchens are pretty high tech in the 21st century… More here. This… Read More ›

  • Is the Oysterquartz a sleeping giant?

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    I keep looking at the Rolex Oysterquartz and can’t help wondering if it will become much more valuable that it is currently. It was produced for a limited time in comparison to other Rolex models and actually holds a few… Read More ›

  • The Pen Fan

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    Created as a cross between a Pantone shade card and a stationery set, the Pen Fan fits 8 different flat-head sketch pens in a small, easy-to-carry set. The flat pens are connected to each other, forming a neat Japanese-fan style… Read More ›

  • Longines Heritage Classic L2.828.4.73.2

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    Today, Longines revisits a model typical of the 1930s – characterised by the aesthetic of its sector dial – to bring forth The Longines Heritage Classic. The long and rich history of Longines is written into each of the brand’s… Read More ›

  • Apple Watch series 5 thoughts

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    I linked to Marques’ review of the series 5 Apple Watch recently and I have to start by agreeing about the battery life. It is excellent when the display is set to not be always on, but noticeably shorter than… Read More ›