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What is this, a dial for ants?
by ukoki 4y ago
What is this, a dial for ants?
- MarkMarine 4y agoThey don’t care. I have one watch, a 2008 model from a watchmaker that no one cares about, that tells perfect time and has a mechanical alarm. It gets no love and that’s fine with me. This quote about watches from a tastemaker blew my mind: “… the Italian-born Davide Parmegiani. I met Parmegiani, who is in his mid-50s, at his new boutique in Monte Carlo, where he sells both vintage watches and cars. He arrived 30 minutes late. I asked him what drives the passion for watches, if not their ability to tell time. “Sometimes I don’t even set the time on the watches,” he said. “If I want to look at what time is it, I can look at my iPhone.” He held up his smartphone: “This is the only exact time we’re gonna have,” he added.” https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/inside-the-frenzied-world-of-rare-watches/amp https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/inside-the-frenzied...
- stevekemp 4y agoI have a couple of Poljot Signal watches, which contain a built in (analog) alarm, complete with a second crown to wind the mechanism. They're surprisingly useful, especially when camping or going to places where you don't want to take a phone with you.
- MarkMarine 4y agoI know! I Love mine, I especially use it when traveling, somehow my Apple Watch is never charged enough to trust the alarm.
- geoduck14 4y agoIt is a watch for people who are really really good looking, and want to tell time and do other stuff, too