Ah smartwatches, the final death of true watchmaking. The end is nigh! Well, not exactly. In fact, unlike quartz a few decades ago, the watch world has pretty much shrugged off smartwatches, which makes sense; they’re two very different ball games.
On the one hand you have ancient crafts, Swiss artistry and maisons with archives that go back way before Steve Jobs was a twinkle in his daddy’s eye. On the other: wearable mobiles with built-in redundancy, useful for the day-to-day but not exactly a long-term investment.
However, that hasn’t stopped some watchmakers embracing smart tech.