Tactful & tactile watches
Tact or tactful watches - ' montres à tact ' in French - are destined to remain polite and enable a discreet 'reading' of the time: this reading can be tactile , like in some of Breguet ’s pocket watches, or visual , like in Svend Andersen ’s 'montres à t...
Superb post. And interesting topic.
The “self flagellation” Breguet Repeater is quite the novelty.
Yes, I was very surprised by this pricking repeater!
Thank you for the kind words, I’m glad you liked the post and topic.
It would be wild to see something like that produced today.
Also, the other montres à tact are very interesting too. Thanks again for sharing.
I've tried the Apple Watch at the beginning, back in 2016 (second gen),
and I hated the haptic alerts or notifications tapping my wrist. Not exactly the same as this "self flagellation" repeater, but somehow comparable! Best, Emmanuel
Hajime Asaoka Tactile Concept Watch
Just adding this no glass 'montre à tact' concept watch by Japanese master watchmaker Hajime Asaoka. Just planned for the moment, not yet realised and the final watch might be slightly different. credit: hajime asaoka ...