The high-tech world of old-world watches

摘要

Glance at any technology blog, and all the innovation in the world of timekeeping seems to be captured by two words: smart watches. Almost every week new designs emerge from electronics giants such as Samsung and Sony, Kick-started minnows like Pebble and Martian, and even the odd pop star (will.i.am says his smart watch will go on sale this summer). So what new product is Swatch-which in 1983 transformed dull digital watches into must-have fashion accessories, thus saving Switzerland's watch in-dustry-now launching? A self-winding mechanical watch it calls Sistem51.