A killer side gig
I’ve been working on this for a while, but haven’t mentioned it yet. I’ve got a sorta-informal consultation gig working with Bjorn Kartomten of Yes Watches, working on the design of a new watch.
Yes, this is right up my alley and an absolute delight. I now wish there were more hours in the day!
Anyway, expect a review soon-ish of the current gen Yes (pictured) which Bjorn kindly gave to me. Ahh, a free watch, source of great happiness…
I’m working on a bit of EE as well as component sourcing, (cough) other considerations, much fun. A watch has space and power constraints that are a most interesting challenge. Fun stuff. I met Bjorn when I was having dinner with long-time collaborator Christian Cantrell of WatchReport, turns out that Yes is in La Jolla. Small world, eh?
Update 6/20/08: My review of the Inca is posted here. Enjoy!
April 16th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Now, that is a pretty watch, at least for a man. I feel as if there should be a lot of clanging bells and loudspeakers yelling, “Dive! Dive!
April 17th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Martha, you’re exactly right…I can hear the claxon all the way in Illinois. That is one beautiful watch.
Can’t wait to see the results, and hope that you’ll hae a women’s version as well!
April 17th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Terri, Color is an issue. Somehow pink would be a travesty of engineering. Maybe a baby blue or a lilac? Or how about one where the background changes with the liturgical seasons–the ultimate clerical accessory!? Joke, joke, joke…
April 17th, 2008 at 10:13 am
There aren’t a lot of tasteful women’s watches, that’s for sure. Hmm, liturgical seasons, interesting idea. The current model is *very* seasonal, with alerts on solstices, so maybe that’s not as crazy as you’d think.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 am
[...] I noted in the previous post, this watch was generously provided by Bjorn Kartomten of Yes Watch, so any editorial impartiality [...]
June 20th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I love those watches!
I just had a brief email exchange with Bjorn regarding the imminent arrival of the U103.4. I realize you can’t discuss your collaboration with Yes, but would your project result in an updated successor to the Zulu range or is it a new line completely? I guess I’m just curious about what might be coming down the pipe and what extra features we will see…
And whether I should buy a U103.4 Zulu or wait for something even more spectacular