I redesigned its cover and fully annotated it with footnotes that explain the text. Some say they were deeply comforted by the warm way I hand-held them thru the captivating story, others, found the concepts discussed, complex and mathematically ambiguous. I hope that with the footnotes, this is not the case anymore. It concerns adult themes a bit here and there. PG13 advised.
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The moonphase on my Garmin E is beginning to show a slight crescent. By midnight tonight it will be more apparent. Thought I would total up the cost of my old watch collection versus 999RM for the smartwatch I now wear exclusively.
It came to circa 16kRM over the past 20 years [800RM every year]. Enough for a new Tag Heuer automatic or a basic GS quartz. And it came to me that the grail of watchmaking is to encapsulate / isolate and self-contain / finely digitize the passing of time, to milk it for the moments you treasure and present it to be admired -yea it’s expensive so it’ll always work. In that sense, my Garmin E also fits those criteria. It should be respected as a real watch. Comfortable, slim and light, and feature packed with the latest measuring sensors. Cased in tough carbon fiber polymer -a material of the space age, and a shatter resistant crystal.
Where horology goes wrong is usually in these 3 things: apathy to / poor quality, false innovation / plagiarism, and over-advertising (on the watch) at cost to the consumer. There is now a disturbing trend towards casing generic movements, making homages, and daring to be the trend of the moment -to be unabashedly ‘all about IT’. Like some micro / Aliexpress brands try to do. These do leave me with a sour taste.
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Just noticed Suunto are not dropping prices as Garmin did. Watch my SubStack next week for a post on the nature of "time". It's quite an eye-opening postulation. Will link to it on this blog when it publishes.
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