If you are going quartz, and just about every affordable chronograph does, then you might as well go MechaQuartz. These Seiko units combine the thriftiness and accuracy of a smooth-sweeping quartz with the satisfying snap-back of a mechanical chronograph module. Little wonder that they are so ...
With that successful foray into the territory of smartwatches, it might have been tempting for Alpina to push further with its high-tech line-up at the expense of its more traditional mechanical and quartz adventure, pilot, and dive watch collections. Whilst no one is still building Wrightian ...
Kathleen Ryan, Bad Peach (Bite), 2022, Rose quartz, labradorite, agate, carnelian, jasper, quartz, smoky quartz, mother of pearl, scallop shell, glass, steel pins on coated polystyrene, aluminum, and Bakelite, 21.5 x 23 x 26.5 inches Cast a spell. Make it count. Constellate wonder. Fro...
In personal interview, Sonam Brauen explained that she made scans with a three-dimensional camera focussed on real bones, which were then enlarged to 70 cm each and executed in quartz. She described this work as a commentary on her own life, where at times she experienced great hunger, and...
“It’s scary,” says Kiki, her words muffled by her braces. Seated at a cafe near her current home outside Orlando — she prefers I don’t reveal the precise location — she’s stick-thin in a black minidress, a heavy quartz-skull necklace and a skull ring; despite her tough-girl...