La Quête du Temps, Vacheron Constantin timepiece at the Louvre (opens in new tab)

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33 pointsdatelligence5mo ago9 comments

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Mechanical watches are certainly becoming more popular. Counterculture movement to the Apple Watch phenomenon.

Can confirm. I wore an Apple every day since 5 months before it was on sale (as a developer at Apple). I wore it (every single year model) for 10 years.

This year, I hit a significant integer change in age and decided to start dressing better. I went a bit nuts buying Japanese and Swiss watches and learning all about them as engineering and art pieces. It's basically like learning about cars all over again. Super fun.

I even repaired a broken Rolex with a set of Swiss watchmaking tools from Amazon and instructions from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Youtube.

I also still bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 because while mech is fantastic and fun, I can't deny that SMS via Satellite in the backcountry on a hike is an amazing feature.

YouWhy5mo ago

There's correlation all right, but is there causation?

A lot of folks I know regard mechanical watches as a type of jewelry, a high value item that's not intended for the everyday.

I concur that that popularity of mechanical watches is on the rise, but having a cool mechanical piece on in the evening does not preclude having a digital watch at all other times.

anta405mo ago

For everyday use (e.g work), I use Huawei smartwatch, or something affordable like Seiko 5 when in the mood for mechanical watch.

Yep, using one doesn't automatically preclude the other.

fragmede5mo ago

"at all other times"

Psh, get with the program. Everyone knows you gotta have three. One mechanical, one smartwatch, one fitness tracker. Don't you want to be stylish?

ykonstant5mo ago

Was there specific quota for how many times "Apple watch" needed to appear in the text?

skywal_l5mo ago

Don't be surprised, it's ads all the way down.

ykonstant5mo ago

I see; bizarrely, my comment seems to be invisible, at 0 points. What does that mean?

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andrewmcwatters5mo ago

https://archive.is/Q98xo

xvector5mo ago

Mechanical watches are certainly becoming more popular. Counterculture movement to the Apple Watch phenomenon.

kridsdale35mo ago

Can confirm. I wore an Apple every day since 5 months before it was on sale (as a developer at Apple). I wore it (every single year model) for 10 years.

I even repaired a broken Rolex with a set of Swiss watchmaking tools from Amazon and instructions from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Youtube.

I also still bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 because while mech is fantastic and fun, I can't deny that SMS via Satellite in the backcountry on a hike is an amazing feature.

YouWhy5mo ago

There's correlation all right, but is there causation?

A lot of folks I know regard mechanical watches as a type of jewelry, a high value item that's not intended for the everyday.

I concur that that popularity of mechanical watches is on the rise, but having a cool mechanical piece on in the evening does not preclude having a digital watch at all other times.

anta405mo ago

For everyday use (e.g work), I use Huawei smartwatch, or something affordable like Seiko 5 when in the mood for mechanical watch.

Yep, using one doesn't automatically preclude the other.

fragmede5mo ago

"at all other times"

Psh, get with the program. Everyone knows you gotta have three. One mechanical, one smartwatch, one fitness tracker. Don't you want to be stylish?

ykonstant5mo ago

Was there specific quota for how many times "Apple watch" needed to appear in the text?

skywal_l5mo ago

Don't be surprised, it's ads all the way down.

ykonstant5mo ago

I see; bizarrely, my comment seems to be invisible, at 0 points. What does that mean?

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