Is a smartwatch really a watch? At first, the answer seems almost insultingly obvious. It straps onto the wrist, it shows the time, and the word “watch” is baked right into the name. But the simplicity of that logic quickly unravels when we begin to consider what the word has historically meant, and what it still means to those of us who approach horology as more than mere function. A watch has always been more than a gadget; it is a cultural symbol, a vessel of continuity, and an artefact of...
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Is a smartwatch really a watch? At first, the answer seems almost insultingly obvious. It straps onto the wrist, it shows the time, and the word “watch” is baked right into the name. But the simplicity of that logic quickly unravels when we begin to consider what the word has historically meant, and what it still means to those of us who approach horology as more than mere function. A watch has always been more than a gadget; it is a cultural symbol, a vessel of continuity, and an artefact of...
Is a smartwatch really a watch? At first, the answer seems almost insultingly obvious. It straps onto the wrist, it shows the time, and the word “watch” is baked right into the name. But the simplicity of that logic quickly unravels when we begin to consider what the word has historically meant, and what it still means to those of us who approach horology as more than mere function. A watch has always been more than a gadget; it is a cultural symbol, a vessel of continuity, and an artefact of...
Is a smartwatch really a watch? At first, the answer seems almost insultingly obvious. It straps onto the wrist, it shows the time, and the word “watch” is baked right into the name. But the simplicity of that logic quickly unravels when we begin to consider what the word has historically meant, and what it still means to those of us who approach horology as more than mere function. A watch has always been more than a gadget; it is a cultural symbol, a vessel of continuity, and an artefact of...
