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I do hope watchmakers start to integrate "computational" (instead of temporal) complications into their watches, like a mechanical turing machine or other tiny mechanical computers or calculators which I believe have never been constructed this small.

Inspiration:

Wooden Turing Machine: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vo8izCKHiF0

Curta Calculator: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDn_DDsBWws

Zuse Z1 Computer: https://youtu.be/R5XnuT6ZLKg?t=283

Maybe also analog ones!: https://youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4






It feels like a lot of complications the watchmakers are building now are stuck in the early 20th century. Sure, perpetual calendars will always be useful, but what about:

* pomodoro focus timers * multiple TZ support - like GMT watches but more than one additional TZ shown at once * timers * alarms


All of those already exist.

World timers show every timezone

Alarms and timers are available.

Pomodoro can be done with something as simple as a rotating divers bezel.

I agree it would be cool to have them more available in cheaper watches, most complications increase the cost and the more niche you get


What I really want is a mechanical bluetooth implementation. It would open up so much other functionality…

Maybe possible with a mechanical speaker and microphone, or a tense string between two watches ;)



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