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Dorian Gray
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Paris, France
 
2011-06-25, 09:43

The Nookas do not excite me. If Jonathan Ive designed a watch I think it would look more like the NOMOS Tangente than the watches above. But I doubt Apple will ever have any interest in making watches (and that's fine).

Here's the Tangente. More here.

This watch expresses Bauhaus and Deutscher Werkbund principles very clearly. Although it is a functional and everyday object, it has a striking formal beauty. It is modern. It does dare to say, "this is what a watch should be". And with its high quality form and materials, and accessible price — much like Apple products — it makes a persuasive argument in that respect.

I think the NOMOS Tangente is one of the most beautiful things humans have created, albeit not a terribly important thing, and I intend to own one someday.
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