The past week, I have not had much energy. I have had strange dreams, I wake early, cannot sleep again. Outside is snow and ice. I’ve revived my watchmaking, now with more space and some new skills.
I see more and more in the watch movements, the signatures of different peoples
I see more and more in the watch movements, the signatures of different peoples
There are two poles, in tension: There is the side of aesthetics, and the side of engineering. I think the former is more a romance/ southern European quality, the latter more a German/ northern Euro quality. So in Switzerland, you have the movements that combine both.
Unbelievably beautiful constructions, that operate at terrifying precision.
You go too much into Germany, the movements become much more utilitarian, cost-effective.
You go too much into Germany, the movements become much more utilitarian, cost-effective.
Have started to explore Seiko movements, which until now I had very little experience with. In accordance with other cultural patterns, they are similar to the German ones — relentlessly pragmatic — & yet it is pragmatism pursued to the point of beauty, absolute refinement.
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