I love mechanical watches, especially vintage ones or anything with sentimental value. There's something really poetic about a watch's ability to measure time while simultaneously connecing you to a previous time— whether that's a period in history or memories from your or a loved one's life.
I have to ask, what's the story behind the watch that inspired this?
Absolutely. I love a quartz watch too, but all the imperfections, inaccuracy, and required daily maintenance of a mechanical watch make them feel more... human.
I didn't buy four retro Casio watches to set it twice, so whenever we go into daylight savings (it's not my job to internally track when precisely this happens, Joshua... at the same time every year...) I like to say, "I live each day in the past... ha ha." as if I don't already.
I'm usually not overly literal in my interpretations but you have me wondering, (God this is just like me admitting last night I believed in Werewolves for Too Long) ah, did you set up a mechanism it dies if No Pulse Detected? DON'T LAUGH AT ME I JUST BELIEVE FAITHFULLY YOU COULD TOTALLY DO THAT, OKAY MY IDIOCY IS REALLY A COMPLIMENT?? I love this poem, by the way.
😀 maybe I should think about reworking the end, but I thought the phrase "dead man's switch" might be too much. But maybe not.
Automatic mechanical watches actually do this though. They are kept wound as long as you wear them, so if you do stop moving they die so to speak. In the watch world this is called a "reserve."
But on dead men switches, its a good idea. There is a sci fi book called Daemon that is basically this idea. But it's good in a computer-nerd way.
No it was well done! I just wondered and Had To Ask. Hm I live with a big computer nerd so I'll look into that because he does selectively engage with a little bitta sci-fi here and there.
Great one Josh!
Man, this is very good. Gave me pause there at the end. Damn.
Thanks! Always appreciate you stopping by 😊
I love mechanical watches, especially vintage ones or anything with sentimental value. There's something really poetic about a watch's ability to measure time while simultaneously connecing you to a previous time— whether that's a period in history or memories from your or a loved one's life.
I have to ask, what's the story behind the watch that inspired this?
Thanks JP! Well, I have one 😀 and it's always striked me in this way. It's a nice morning ritual to set it.
Like all things analog, it's better appreciated for it's imperfections.
Absolutely. I love a quartz watch too, but all the imperfections, inaccuracy, and required daily maintenance of a mechanical watch make them feel more... human.
Yeah, I have a gshock or two with the atomic time. And with those I get annoyed when they don't sync.
So it's funny, with the mechanical I don't care but the other one i want it super precise! Haha. The Medium is the Message i guess 😀
I didn't buy four retro Casio watches to set it twice, so whenever we go into daylight savings (it's not my job to internally track when precisely this happens, Joshua... at the same time every year...) I like to say, "I live each day in the past... ha ha." as if I don't already.
I'm usually not overly literal in my interpretations but you have me wondering, (God this is just like me admitting last night I believed in Werewolves for Too Long) ah, did you set up a mechanism it dies if No Pulse Detected? DON'T LAUGH AT ME I JUST BELIEVE FAITHFULLY YOU COULD TOTALLY DO THAT, OKAY MY IDIOCY IS REALLY A COMPLIMENT?? I love this poem, by the way.
😀 maybe I should think about reworking the end, but I thought the phrase "dead man's switch" might be too much. But maybe not.
Automatic mechanical watches actually do this though. They are kept wound as long as you wear them, so if you do stop moving they die so to speak. In the watch world this is called a "reserve."
But on dead men switches, its a good idea. There is a sci fi book called Daemon that is basically this idea. But it's good in a computer-nerd way.
No it was well done! I just wondered and Had To Ask. Hm I live with a big computer nerd so I'll look into that because he does selectively engage with a little bitta sci-fi here and there.
Also, retro casios are amazing 😀
I enjoyed it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel)
Yes. This is a real good one
Ah thanks for reading!
Love that—finding universals within the particulars. I no longer wear a watch, but I feel the same about calendars and journals.