
On the left, an aspirational watch, the Sinn265 mechanical with special materials, special mechanical movement and special, ridiculous price. On the right, the Seiko sna139 for the less that 8% of the price…if I could put one together from parts!
If you program and do interfaces, you might like watches. It is a distillation of function and interface and taste. It’s technology as your personal signature and of course, the Very First Wearable.
It might just be a reminder that not everything has to be ‘smart’ but no so smart looking.
You don’t need one any more, but you may want one because of it represents – a self contained universe of design thinking and craftsmanship that solves a problem that has been solved many times before, but in its own unique way.
Since it is a personal signature, when you find one you want, you want it. And when it is no longer available, you have to start thinking, ‘how badly do I want to make this happen?’ The answer may depend on whether you want to pick up a pair of Tweezers.
Here is an album was my first experience some time ago in making a watch I wanted from a few different pieces