Our blog looks at topics relevant to UnconstrainedTime, looking a little more deeply into the background of these subjects, often presenting perspectives which are unusual and sometimes controversial.
Our most important posts:
The First Ever 3D Fractal Watch?
A New Beginning For The Unconstrainedtime Microbrand. Our brand story, what we stand for as a brand, why we’re unique, etc.
Post categories:
- New UnconstrainedTime watches
- The world of watches
- UnconstrainedTime brand and evolution
- Exploration of concepts relevant to UnconstrainedTime
Posts (most recent first):
Watch Aesthetics: Why Watches Look The Way They Do.
This article looks at the factors influencing watch aesthetics, how timepiece history, practicalities, time-displays, and other design factors led watches to look the way they do today. I look at the current influences on watch aesthetics, the background behind the significant broadening of design possibilities, and the aesthetic influences on our own timepiece creations.
Luxury British Brands: Fashion, Watches, Art, The Meaning Of Luxury, And More.
As well as presenting a bunch of British luxury brands and luxury British watch brands, I will be looking more deeply into the meaning and evolution of the concept of luxury, looking at what it really means, and how that has changed significantly over time. Plus I look at whether art is a luxury or not.
Art Jewelry Watches: How The Development Of Timepieces And The Arts Made Them Inevitable
Most watches are influenced by engineering and/or fine jewelry Art jewelry evolved out of fine jewelry and various art movements around the beginning of the 20th Century, and started having some degree of influence on the design of a few timepieces relatively recently. The development of horology, technology, marketing and society has resulted in a profound change to how people relate to watches in today’s world.
The ongoing changes in these two areas seem to me to have made the emergence of art jewelry based watches, inevitable, as has now happened with our own UnconstrainedTime creations.
Fractal Art: Why Fractals Are Beautiful, And Why They Are Sometimes Art, Sometimes Design.
After looking at the basics of what fractals are, some types, and some examples of their uses, I then explore beauty and aesthetics and how they relate to fractals and also to well-being. I then go into detail about the differences between art and design, and how they apply to what people call “fractal art”, then looking at lots of examples, finishing with our own unique fractal creation.
Microbrands: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Buying A Microbrand Watch.
This article will be looking not just at the phenomenon of microbrands itself but also looking at the context which created the existence of microbrands, to have a deeper understanding of how and why they arose and how they relate to other things. I’ll also look at advantages and disadvantages of microbrands, from a buyers perspective, and examples of microbrands I find particularly interesting, as well as details of why UnconstrainedTime is an unusual microbrand.
Watch Design Inspirations: Where Do Timepiece Creative Ideas Come From?
There are a very wider variety of different things which can help with watch design inspirations, from the obvious historical traditions, to the weird and wonderful. I look at how all this works in this article, as well as exploring the fundamentals of where ideas come from and how to generate new ones. I include many fascinating examples of watch design inspirations, and detail how each of our own initial watch designs was inspired.
Watch Brand Origins: How Watch Brands Are Founded.
After a brief look at branding, and the general process of founding a watch brand, this article looks in detail at watch brand origins, first some of the earliest timepiece brands, then some of the bigger watch brands, followed by factors involved in starting a microbrand, some fascinating microbrand founding stories, and a look at the founding of our own brand.
Story And Concept In Watchmaking – Why They Are More Important Than Ever.
Story and concept in watchmaking relates to changes as societies evolve, and to the fascinating development of the watch industry itself. There are a wide range of different ways a brand, and a watch, have a story and relate to various types of concepts. How all this works is becoming increasingly important in today’s world. This article explores why story and concept are such an important part of current horology and how they are used.
Wristwatches: History And Development, And How They Relate To Society.
This article looks at wristwatches: history and development, and how this fascinating evolution relates to the societies which shaped, and were shaped by, the continual progress of horology through history to the present day.
Are Watches Art? Are There Works Of Art Which Also Tell The Time?
Are watches art? The various factors which determine the answers to this fascinating question, including: if it’s enjoyed for its own sake, aesthetics focus, uniqueness, concepts, emotional impact, if it’s decorative or intrinsic, if it’s personal, etc.
Aesthetic Watches: Aesthetics Influences And Focus In Watch Design
The factors behind aesthetic watches, the meaning of aesthetics, how aesthetics developed and evolved throughout history to recent times.
Some of the more significant aesthetic influences on watch making, the differing degrees of aesthetics focus in various watches, including our own brand.
Wearable Art In Watchmaking, Fashion, Jewelry, And Our Own Brand.
As usual, I look at the concepts behind the subject . . . what is art and what, exactly, is wearable art, as well as presenting some interesting examples in clothing, jewelry, and watchmaking, then consider if our own brand is wearable art
UnconstrainedTime: Timepieces By A Watchmaker Who’s Not “A Watchmaker”
About what “watchmaking” means, how timepieces relate to art, design, and engineering, the origins of our brand, time display archetypes, influences on watchmaking, and how our brand relates to all these concepts.
Unusual Watches: More Common Than Ever, Or Are They?
What makes a watch unusual? Unusual watches and the evolution of horology, reasons for buying an unusual watch, how marketing relates to this topic, and great examples of unusual watches, including some of our own.
Algorithmic Design In Watchmaking And Jewelry.
What is an algorithm? What is algorithmic design? Algorithmic design in nature, art, design, jewelry and in watchmaking. With lots of fascinating examples and unusual perspectives.
Individuality And Watchmaking: How To Be Different When Everyone Else Is Being Different Too.
Relevant concepts, history of individuality, advantages and disadvantages, art and individuality, creativity, marketing, and how individuality relates to watchmaking today.
Definitions of jewelry, art, fine art, including including ideas that are little-known, and controversial. The history of jewelry and fine jewelry.
The Western Art Tradition and why it’s relevant, other influences on watch design, and art jewelry and watchmaking, with concepts, influences and examples. Plus how our own watches relate to art jewelry.
The Evolution Of The Watch, And The Factors Behind Its Development.
Factors causing the evolution of the watch through history, the evolution of watch marketing, and factors behind contemporary watch design.
Mathematical Art & Watch Design
From mathematical art, to artists who use math, to how mathematical art influences watchmaking. From simple symbols to complex reality, and how complex mathematical concepts are used in watch visual design.
Organic Watches: Concepts, Organic Watch Design, Wood Watches, And Sustainable Watches.
The meaning of organic, different organic watch design concepts, watches influenced by organic shapes and forms, watches incorporating organic material, wood watches, and sustainability in watchmaking.
Creative Watch Design: Concepts And Curated Examples.
What is creativity? How does it apply to watch design? Plus many curated examples of creative watch design, artist collaborations etc. and how our own watches are creative.
Limited Edition Watches: What Makes Some Of Them Loved And Some Of Them Hated.
The history, concepts and context, so we can understand the real reasons behind some limited edition watches being loved, and some hated. Then we’ll look at whether you should buy one, examples of great limited edition watches and the reasons which make them great, followed by a brief look at why our own watches are mostly limited editions.
3D Fractal Watch: The First Of Its Kind?
In this article we’ll look at what a fractal is, the discovery of fractals, types of fractals including 3D fractals, fractals in nature, how fractals are used in science and technology, fractals in the arts, other fractal watches.
And how one of our watches is almost certainly the world’s first 3D fractal watch.
The Biggest Revolution in the Western Art Tradition, that No-one Seems to Have Noticed
This articles clarifies what the Western Art Tradition is, looks at symbolic representations in Western music & visual arts. We then look at what happens when the edges of the possibilities of symbolization are reached, what lies beyond it, and why this can be seen as the biggest revolution.
British Brands: Quality, Tradition & Innovation, In General and in Watchmaking.
Branding businesses, Britain as an industrial power, and British brands in general: history, development and character of early, famous, luxury and fashion, heritage and innovative British brands, and what they are known for around the globe.
British watch brands, traditional and innovative, including our own unique British brand of very individual timepieces.
Revolutionary Watch Design: What Makes A Timepiece Truly Revolutionary?
This article explores revolutionary watch design, ground-breaking timepieces and watches, what makes a watch revolutionary, revolutionary microbrand watches, timepieces with ground-breaking visual design, and how our own UnconstrainedTime brand fits into that little-known but extremely significant revolution.
Watch Logos: How They Work: Their History, Evolution, Meaning And Design.
This article about watch logos unveils their horological significance and explores how and why they work in the way they do, for the big brands, for microbrands, and for our own brand.
It includes details of the secrets of creating effective watch logos, history of watch logos, and the elements which make a great watch logo, with lots of examples.
Examples of very successful solo-founder startups (including watch brands) and the underlying causes of their exceptional results.
The challenges and benefits of solo-founder startups, and a brief look at our own brand and why it is founded by one person.
Collectors watches: what separates them from the crowd?
A little history of collectors watches. What makes a watch collectible? And brief comments about our brand as collectors watches.
Uniqueness: how the concept has changed through history, and how it applies in the watch industry.
Including: historical evolution of group membership, civilization and being different, luxury and uniqueness, The arts and individuality, etc.
Including: the history of timepieces, watches, and wristwatches, how they relate to fashion, luxury, and society. Fine jewelry, art jewelry, functionality and aesthetics in the watch industry, and more.
Brand launch schedule for our unique new limited-edition watches
Including: the latest updates on our estimated launch date, what we’ve done so far, and what we’re working on right now.
. . . what we stand for as a brand, how we got to this point, how our brand relates to relevant fields, what makes us so unique, who we are, and how we plan to develop and launch the brand, sharing that journey with you.