I don’t remember my expectation in starting the book beyond my own fascination with geared watches but i’m pretty sure it had l...  Read More

I don’t remember my expectation in starting the book beyond my own fascination with geared watches but i’m pretty sure it had little in common with the reality a fact i do not regret  Read Less

Then he covers the experiments with the calendar the clock etc

Then he covers the experiments with the calendar the clock etc  Read Less

I didntcouldnt stick with the details of watchmaking i have a hard time visualizing that kind of detail but even that was fasci...  Read More

I didntcouldnt stick with the details of watchmaking i have a hard time visualizing that kind of detail but even that was fascinating and informative on the surface  Read Less

Technology is making everything faster and because we know that things will become faster in the future it follows that nothing...  Read More

Technology is making everything faster and because we know that things will become faster in the future it follows that nothing is fast enough now  Read Less

If i quoted every one that i wanted to this post would quickly move into the tldr range and into the copyright infringement ra...  Read More

If i quoted every one that i wanted to this post would quickly move into the tldr range and into the copyright infringement range not long after that  Read Less

He spends a fair bit of time with watchmakers evidently fascinated by this world particularly the minute ways in which companie...  Read More

He spends a fair bit of time with watchmakers evidently fascinated by this world particularly the minute ways in which companies such as rolex and tag heuer attempt to differentiate themselves from their competitors  Read Less

British author simon garfield sure likes a challenge

British author simon garfield sure likes a challenge  Read Less