Japanese and Swiss Watchmakers Scoff At Smartwatches

jfruh (300774) writes "With rumors swirling about Apple entering the wearable space with an iWatch, you'd think that the Japanese and Swiss companies that have dominated high-end watchmaking for more than a century would be scrambling to catch up. But there were virtually no smartwatches on display at the Baselworld trade fair, and the watchmaking giants had no plans to produce any. Company representatives seemed sure that people in practice would be uninterested in constantly recharging their watches and downloading software updates just to tell time."

Comments

Re:Maybe they should ask corded phone manufacturer

[CanHasDIY]

While I agree that watches have their own niche, I don't think any of them believe that their timepieces are more accurate than other devices, so audiophiles are probably not the best point of comparison.

At least, not until Monster starts making oxygen-free watch bodies with 24k gold connectors.

Re:Maybe they should ask corded phone manufacturer

[digitalPhant0m]

There is a warmth to the time on an analog time piece.