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What is a low technology you really love ? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by ClusterBomb@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Automatic (mechanical) wristwatches.

I love the idea of a truly symbiotic relationship between a thoughtfully and carefully designed mechanism and a human. I walk around and live my life, and by doing so, I give it the kinetic energy it needs to keep its mainspring wound, and in return it tells me what time it is. Always. Without fail. I just have to tweak the time if it starts to get too far off, but that’s barely even an imposition. After a good long while, it’s prudent to have them serviced, but if you’re not observing any problems, it’s generally perfectly fine, and will keep ticking along as long as you wear it regularly.

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

also, knowing you are listening to the same exact tick tock that has been heard for centuries

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had a cheap automatic in college, sadly lost it in a move.

But I loved it so much, kept itself wound up without issue, and it was amazing to look at all the tiny parts that made it work.

[–] martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

There are some good enough automatics out now at very reasonable prices.

Of course there are also crazy expensive ones also, but they all do essentially the same thing - convert your movements into time measurements 😀

[–] Anonymouse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Similarly, I have a cuckoo clock. I could watch the internal mechanism for hours.