Mechanical watches are certainly becoming more popular. Counterculture movement to the Apple Watch phenomenon.
kridsdale3 7 hours ago [-]
Can confirm. I wore an Apple every day since 5 months before it was on sale (as a developer at Apple). I wore it (every single year model) for 10 years.
This year, I hit a significant integer change in age and decided to start dressing better. I went a bit nuts buying Japanese and Swiss watches and learning all about them as engineering and art pieces. It's basically like learning about cars all over again. Super fun.
I even repaired a broken Rolex with a set of Swiss watchmaking tools from Amazon and instructions from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Youtube.
I also still bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 because while mech is fantastic and fun, I can't deny that SMS via Satellite in the backcountry on a hike is an amazing feature.
YouWhy 2 hours ago [-]
There's correlation all right, but is there causation?
A lot of folks I know regard mechanical watches as a type of jewelry, a high value item that's not intended for the everyday.
I concur that that popularity of mechanical watches is on the rise, but having a cool mechanical piece on in the evening does not preclude having a digital watch at all other times.
ykonstant 12 hours ago [-]
Was there specific quota for how many times "Apple watch" needed to appear in the text?
skywal_l 11 hours ago [-]
Don't be surprised, it's ads all the way down.
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This year, I hit a significant integer change in age and decided to start dressing better. I went a bit nuts buying Japanese and Swiss watches and learning all about them as engineering and art pieces. It's basically like learning about cars all over again. Super fun.
I even repaired a broken Rolex with a set of Swiss watchmaking tools from Amazon and instructions from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Youtube.
I also still bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 because while mech is fantastic and fun, I can't deny that SMS via Satellite in the backcountry on a hike is an amazing feature.
A lot of folks I know regard mechanical watches as a type of jewelry, a high value item that's not intended for the everyday.
I concur that that popularity of mechanical watches is on the rise, but having a cool mechanical piece on in the evening does not preclude having a digital watch at all other times.