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The World’s Thinnest Mechanical Watch Costs $610,808, NFT Included
If you’re going to spend a princely sum on a timepiece, you probably want something big, heavy, and complicated that won’t go unnoticed on your wrist. Which is why the new Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra is such an odd duck. It’s engineered to disappear on your wrist. The matte grey arm chronometer just claimed the…
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Leica Now Makes $22,000 Watches, Too
For more than 150 years, Leica has made a name for itself producing binoculars, microscopes, rangefinders, cameras, and other devices with high-quality optical lenses, but for the first time ever, the German-based company is expanding into high-end timepieces. Unfortunately, the new L1 and L2 watches somehow make Leica’s cameras seem like a real bargain.
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I Miss Seiko’s Weird Pyramid Clock, My First Positive Experience With Talking Electronics
Smart assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are always ready to respond to our beck and call, but talking electronics, particularly those with convincing human voices, are a fairly recent innovation. The earliest talking devices sounded like something straight out of nightmarish science fiction, but that didn’t stop me from being fascinated by a…
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Apple Watch Series 7 May Be Getting a Size Bump, and I’m Upset
Until now, we haven’t heard many rumours about the Apple Watch Series 7, which we expect to launch in September. But it sounds like the next-gen Apple Watch is going to get some kind of redesign, and apparently, that means larger 41mm and 45mm displays.