Smartwatches or Mechanical watches
Why I hold on to my Mechanical watches for now
Apr. 30, 2017 - Willem L. Middelkoop
Technology has come a long way since the first computer. Smartwatches today are very much an achievement of miniaturisation of technology. I recently used an Apple Watch Series 2 to find out if technology has come far enough to replace my mechanical watch, today I share you my findings.
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