Opinion

A good way to make a watch last forever. Well, almost.

1 outletFirst reported Sep 1, 3:14 p.m.

Watchmakers often set themselves seemingly impossible goals, such as ultra-thin or highly complex movements, highly skeletonized or transparent movements, and power reserves far beyond practical needs. Alexey Kutkovoy writes for Quill & Pad about the appeal of those ambitions.

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Quill & PadOpinionSep 1, 3:14 p.m.

A good way to make a watch last forever. Well, almost.

By Alexey Kutkovoy

Alexey Kutkovoy of Quill & Pad argues that watchmakers pursue seemingly impossible goals such as ultra-thin, highly complex, skeletonized or transparent movements. Kutkovoy presents these extreme ambitions as part of the appeal of watchmaking.

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