Raman Kalra is the founder of The Watch Muse blog and has kindly agreed to share some of his articles with us here on Quill & Pad.
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The beauty of watches is that while they provide a function – telling the time – they are incredibly artistic. Despite technological advancements, an extreme amount of engineering goes into a movement, even today.
Yet, the engineering behind a watch is beautiful and intriguing, and that’s why so many people are fascinated by watch movements even if they don’t buy into luxury watches.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 dial details
On the flip side, displaying the time has always invoked some creative and expressive flair. A watch can be considered art in both the movement and display, given the attention to detail and inspired designs. I am not an artist by any means, but I do appreciate this angle of watches.
Even on the most mass-produced pieces, whether that’s Swatch, Seiko, Rolex or Omega, there is a considered design and expression.
There is also a great deal out there that is generic, but as a whole, one of the biggest draws to watches for me is the intersection between engineering and art.
When looking at a watch design, there are obvious considerations like dial color, indexes, hand shape and case material, but there is also a level below this. A principle of art that I find best at capturing why some watches work so well is that of proportion.
Regardless of your color or size preferences, proportion hits us subconsciously and tells us whether a watch looks good or not.
There are a few different principles of proportion to consider, and within each, I will try to relate how these can be considered in watches.
I have thought long and hard about why I like specific references, and as I have spent more time around different watches and brands, proportion has become the clearer answer to me. Once I realized this, it became hard to un-see!
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