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  • Just look at that dial

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    The Glashütte Original Sixties Ref. 1-39-52-03-02-04 is a sensational watch in my opinion and one which ticks all of the boxes in terms of the design. That dial is something very special, but the way the hour markers work with… Read More ›

  • Engineer Master II Diver Worldtime: $1,149

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    Automatic caliber BALL RR1501 / 45mm, height 15.4mm / World time indication / Bi-directional diving bezel illuminated by micro gas tubes. Buy here. With $1,000 off as a pre-order making it $1,149, that is a VERY good price for a lot of watch.

  • Which Rolex?

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    I’m not going to keep the mystery going here, but after I made my decision I talked to one of the consummate watch professionals whom I entrust for purchases, George Mayer over at Govberg Jewelers. Shortly after that I had… Read More ›

  • Apple Watch vs Fitbit Versa

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    Excellent presentation in this video. Versa takes it for me, but obviously I will need to try it first.

  • The ONLY Clock

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    The material world becomes more complex on the inside and streamlined on the outside. Objects lose their massive material body and turn into contours, imaginatively reminiscent of their purpose. Modern technologies allow placing electronics inside the product housing in such… Read More ›

  • steampunk plotclock

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    This guy is crazy, but you have to love the imagination and skill involved in this creation. There are more here.

  • I’ve decided to reclaim my life

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    Of course it should have been obvious long ago, but on that revelatory night, I realised I had lost control. The reach for the phone had become involuntary. A bulbous chunk of my brain, sucked up by phonethink. Where’s the… Read More ›

  • Smart watches, hybrids, vintage and modern watches

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    But what of Swatch? The company is a watch-making stalwart which capitalised on the quartz movement, and is working on its own smartwatch OS. Burheim is surprised the company hasn’t been more active in the smartwatch game already “It’s a… Read More ›

  • Phubbing is the new snubbing

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    The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything that allows us to connect more people more often … Sadly, the way we’re going, in another generation or two, online sharing will be the norm,… Read More ›

  • Technology is nothing, it is just us

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    The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything that allows us to connect more people more often is de facto good. It is perhaps the only area where the metrics do tell the true… Read More ›