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I love watches but don't think I'll ever wear an Apple Watch. It just doesn't feel like a Watch. It's very much a wrist computer. I would love if they made an Apple Watchband, as in a computer-powered wristband of some kind that does all the great things Apple Watch does (pedometer, heart monitoring, gps, notifs) but replaces the watch band of my Actual Watch. Now that'd be something I would wear.
I always have had somewhat of an unrealistic dream of taking an Apple Watch, removing the screen completely and installing a super thin mechanical movement on top (or putting the guts into a more tranditional looking case). I think it would be possible to use a smaller battery once the screen isn't there, to make more room for the movement as well. I'd love to have the health tracking features, and while I don't have…
What you describe is the Withings ScanWatch: less screen, more battery duration, smartphone for data, ...
Another (slightly less pricey) "smartwatch with hands" alternative is the Garmin vivomove range: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/698394
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Here’s the direct link to the video: https://youtu.be/B2h5WwrkJFg I enjoyed it immensely.
I thought people would find it really boring, hence the 800% speed up on most clips. Very glad to hear at least some people enjoyed it
It makes me wonder why mechanical over something with a XO, given it wouldn't have the status-symbol associated with mech watches. (Or maybe it would?)
But mechanical watches are so much more fun to...watch
Originally I had a bunch of themed-watches "This is the watch for swimming", "this is the watch for going to sauna with", "this is the watch for posh events", "this is the watch for photography", etc.
Nowadays I have too many, so it's more a case of choosing which watch I feel like wearing in the morning. Sometimes I swap every day, sometimes I wear the same one for 3-4 days, but no longer than that really.
My collection includes a lot of vintage (read "bought second-hand for peanuts") Soviet watches, high end Swiss pieces, and a single Casio F-91-W-1 for when I'm feeling like a kid from the 80s.
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What you describe is the Withings ScanWatch: less screen, more battery duration, smartphone for data, ...
But that's not a mechanical movement, as far as I can see? Actually it can't be, because it needs to move the watch hands out of the way so you can see what's on the display... Another (slightly less pricey) "smartwatch with hands" alternative is the Garmin vivomove range: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/698394
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What you describe is the Withings ScanWatch: less screen, more battery duration, smartphone for data, ...
But that's not a mechanical movement, as far as I can see? Actually it can't be, because it needs to move the watch hands out of the way so you can see what's on the display... Another (slightly less pricey) "smartwatch with hands" alternative is the Garmin vivomove range: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/698394
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But that's not a mechanical movement, as far as I can see? Actually it can't be, because it needs to move the watch hands out of the way so you can see what's on the display... Another (slightly less pricey) "smartwatch with hands" alternative is the Garmin vivomove range: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/698394
Sequent might be of interest yo you https://sequentworld.com/
I absolutely love this. I think a lot of techie types might not realize what an engineering marvel a mechanical watch movement is. I'm sure you all realize there are a lot of teeny tiny gears. But does the HN crowd realize there are 24 precious gems (lab-grown rubies and sapphires!!!!) inside the NH38 movement, serving as bearings and such? While the Apple Watch is in some ways orders of magnitude more advanced than…
Mechanical watches are diamonds for men.