Category: The world of watches
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Infographic: Art and Conceptual-art-jewellery Influence on Watches.
By Chris Melchior. Definitions: The infographic above can be seen as having a gradient from design to art, on both of the axes. Details about that, below . . . Engineering: “The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.” (from Oxford Languages) The definition I…
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Watch Aesthetics: Why Watches Look The Way They Do.
By Chris Melchior. The watch in the middle of the image above, is our Fractal Emergence. Sections Of This Article Introduction This article looks at the factors influencing watch aesthetics, how timepiece history, practicalities, different types of time-displays, and other design factors led watches to look the way they do today. I then look at…
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Luxury British Brands: Fashion, Watches, Art, The Meaning Of Luxury, And More.
By Chris Melchior. The watch in the bottom left of the above image, is our Techno-circle #1 watch. Sections Of This Article Introduction As usual with my articles, as well as presenting a selection of British luxury brands and luxury British watch brands, I will be looking more deeply into the meaning and evolution of…
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Art Jewellery Watches: How The Development Of Timepieces And The Arts Made Them Inevitable.
By Chris Melchior. The watch in the image above is our Fractal Emergence. Sections of this article: Introduction Most watches are influenced by engineering and/or fine jewellery, and little else. Art jewellery evolved out of fine jewellery and various art movements around the beginning of the 20th Century, and started having a minor degree of…
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Microbrands: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Buying A Microbrand Watch.
By Chris Melchior. The watch in the middle is our Cross #1 watch. Sections of this article. Introduction This article will be looking not just at the phenomenon of microbrands itself (there’s plenty of articles by watch experts which do that), but also looking at the context which created the existence of microbrands, to have…
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Watch Design Inspirations: Where Do Timepiece Creative Ideas Come From?
By Chris Melchior. The watch on the left is our Techno-circle #1 watch. Sections Of This Article: Introduction There are a very wide variety of different things which can act as watch design inspirations, from the obvious historical traditions, to the weird and wonderful. I look at how all this works, in this article, as…
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Watch Brand Origins: How Watch Brands Are Founded.
By Chris Melchior. The above image shows our Cross #1 watch in the centre Sections of this article Introduction 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…
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Story And Concept In Watchmaking – Why They Are More Important Than Ever.
By Chris Melchior. Sections of this article: Introduction 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…
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Wristwatches: History And Development, And How They Relate To Society
By Chris Melchior. The watch on the right is our Fractal Emergence. Sections of this article: Introduction 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. Wristwatches History: The Early…
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Are Watches Art? Are There Works Of Art Which Also Tell The Time?
By Chris Melchior. The above image shows our Tropical Crystal watch on the left. Sections Of This Article: Introduction When considering the question: are watches art, it seems to me that, considering the multitude of different definitions, the best approach is to use a cluster of related factors which together define something as art. In…