Ultimate Toys For Watch Lovers: Both Form And Fun Follow Function In These Folies By Jaquet ...

The lines between form, fun, and functionality have been blurry, especially in recent years. After the mechanical watch entered an era of renaissance following the quartz crisis, it did so under a new set of rules While it would have been preferable for mechanical movements to display accurate time – even the most expensive mechanical watch could, and still cannot, outperform the cheapest quartz watch – so the importance of other aspects of the mechanical were elevated over absolute precision. High-end watch brands started emphasizing how mechanical movements were made – hand vs machine – craftsmanship, complications, use of materials, artistry, and overall design.

What used to be the unremarked details of a practical everyday object with one primary function, to display the accurate time, became highly desirable traits in a wearable piece of art. This changed the watch world, but also the timepieces that it produced. This is still evident today, and very . Source