Worldview of a Wristwatch: Meditations on Culture and Timepieces

When we are lost in the chaos of the world, we turn to our wrist companion to provide bearing for our place in time.

A recent auction in Geneva yielded thirty-one million dollars, with a rare Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 netting over three and a half million dollars. Meanwhile, Apple has released six generations of its watch series for five hundred dollars a piece. The difference between the smartwatch and the heirloom timepiece resides not only in the way […]

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