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In my opinion mechanical timepieces are novelties in the modern era, so I don't think the practicality of a mechanical watch is very important. If you want prac
by piperswe 4y ago
In my opinion mechanical timepieces are novelties in the modern era, so I don't think the practicality of a mechanical watch is very important. If you want practicality, a quartz watch will run continuously without intervention far longer than a mechanical one and will keep better time. Better yet, a smartwatch can tell you more than just the time! If you want to make a statement or own a neat piece of engineering though, mechanical watches are the way to go.
Again this is my opinion, but I don't see any reason to be worrying about the practicality of something like this.
- iasay 4y agoI think a smart watch is a more impressive piece of engineering!
- layer8 4y agoA much too thick one, unfortunately.
- iasay 4y agoI think that's subjective. I have no problems with mine!
- turdit 4y agothanks for sharing
- TheOtherHobbes 4y agoIt would be pretty trivial to flatten a Casio - or equivalent tech - to this degree. The biggest problem would be battery thickness. If you didn't support charging or battery replacement you could fix that with a standard ultra-thin rechargeable battery and solar power. OLED panels are less than 1mm thick, so the display wouldn't be a problem. I'd honestly be more interested in that as a product than in a clockwork Veblen toy.
- stevekemp 4y agoIt's a different kind of engineering, and hard to compare. The watch I'm wearing today was made in the 1950s, and keeps good time. I'd be amazed if the smart-watches that people are wearing in the office today are still functional in 70 years.