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Versatile Watches for Work & Play

 
 By: psychotic : September 17th, 2014-06:16
This is in partial response to MTF in an earlier postĀ " perhaps the solution is not to match colours but allow all schema to shine through the watch." This is a very interesting point but I've found myself questioning this wisdom lately. Allow me to use ...  

Versatility requires moderation, and moderation helps avoid design mistakes.

 
 By: mkvc : September 18th, 2014-00:57
I think a versatile watch will tend to be stylistically superior to specialized ones. Part of the reason for that is that you can get away with an outlandish-looking watch in a specialized situation: if you're diving 3,000 meters under water, a gigantic a... 

I think the question of function answers itself

 
 By: secretlife : September 19th, 2014-21:23
Functionally, a watch that is designed for a particular purpose is bound to out-shine the "versatile" watch in situations that call for that particular purpose. Using your car analogy, it is even clearer: a car that is bred for the race-track or for conqu...