THE ART OF TIME

Not just an object to tell the time, a well-crafted mechanical watch today can be considered a genuine work of art; a sculpture for the wrist that evokes emotions in its wearer.

by wei koh

It used to be that a wristwatch had a familiar iconography. Round dial, a pair of hands and a strap. But in the last decade, a new breed of timepieces have shape-shifted and hurled themselves into a wilful rebellion against time-telling preconceptions. What have emerged are watches where the primary objective is no longer to tell time, but to evoke emotion in the way they’re portrayed. This transformation professes a marked similarity to the rapid evolution of painting at the end of the 19th century. And in both instances, the catalyst to the change was, ironically, the introduction of new technology that almost sounded their respective death tolls. Before the advent of the camera, the worth of a painting was based on how accurately it represented reality. Michelangelo’s ability to recreate…

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The Rake (Digital) - 1 Issue, February-March 2009 - Issue 2

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