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Insights E20 - The Quartz Crisis & The Future of the 20th Century
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Following up on Episode 51, Allen turns a cultural-history lens onto the Quartz Crisis for a look at how quartz watches fit into the broader context of the 20th Century. Using his formal essay format, Allen contextualizes The Quartz Crisis as just one of many technological disruptions that ultimately culminated in the so-called Digital Revolution of the 21st Century.
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (77)
Insights E2 - Why Watch Diameter and Wrist Circumference Don't Matter: Allen ponders how watch diameter and wrist circumference became the main measurements of watches when, in fact, those two dimensions hardly matter when it comes to how a watch works on your wrist. He recommends a few different strategies for... by Beyond The Dial