Living in an age where, at the bare minimum, most information is available instantaneously, it is hard-pressed to imagine what life was like before such convenience became ubiquitous. Photography is a classic example. Any mystique shrouding film photography requires anywhere between three to five days (time for films to develop in red rooms) to clear, unlike today, where the challenge is clearing phone storage to make room for more images. Shopping is never the same as catalogues from once-geographically constrained sellers are available in one's palms on a mobile phone. Such are the advancements of technology today that we forget the influence of these once-groundbreaking innovations that we only take note of today when an inconvenience occurs. The same applies to watchmaking and timetelling; in this feature story, we dive into the various disciplines that influenced and revolutionised the two aspects above, with some extending to societies and civilisations.
HOURS, MINUTES, SECONDS
Has one ever wondered why there are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute and why a year is split into 12 months, which consist of 365 days? All of these can be credited to ancient civilisations where the passage of time was first observed and studied, and later defined and preserved into the modern-day system we know today.
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Time Splitter
The TAG Heuer Monaco's latest incarnation at Watches & Wonders Geneva personifies Haute Horlogerie D'Avant-Garde.
One More Dance
Dior heads to one of Venice's most important bays for the Naumachia Ball, designed as the maison's third tribute to the glorious Italian city.
Life, In A Slow Dive
Despite the contradictions and opposing forces acting against Slowdive, the shoegaze pioneers have reunited a little more comfortable in their skin, a little surer in their voice, lifting their chins up a little higher to look into the bright-eyed, blissed-out audience that stand beyond their feet.
Turn A New Leaf
ZEGNA documents its essence in Born in Oasi Zegna: The Book-a vessel for legacy, a conduit for conversation through time, and a plethora of nature's amusements to inspire generations to come.
Setting The Scene
The introduction of the M Social brand in Europe makes staying at century-old European hotels anything but a stuffy, old-fashioned experience. Their secret? A refurbishment in 2021 that has varnished historical, opulent spaces for the interest of the youth, as seen at M Social Hotel Paris.
Italian Decadence
For its second instalment of Kingdom Collection, Royal Salute pays tribute to the magnificence of Italy.
Razor Thin
Piaget demonstrates their technicity in ultra-thin watchmaking with the Piaget Ultimate Concept Tourbillon.
Grade 2x-5
Bell & Ross renders the Bell & Ross BR X-5 with a monochromatic black and grey take.
Nature's Affinity
Grand Seiko's dressy variant of the much-loved \"White Birch\" materialises at Watches & Wonders Geneva with an alternate dial motif.
In Conversation With Laurent Lecamp
Montblanc Watch Division managing director Laurent Lecamp dissects the underlying message of this year's novelties.