Axcent Pocket Watch (Bronze)

There’s something rather classy about reaching for the time and pulling out a pocket watch rather than a mobile phone. Developed in the 16th century, these devices were the most popular form of time-telling all the way until WWI. People Products makes clear that they don’t have to be a relic of time long passed. Their premium Axcent Pocket Watch (made of stainless steel but …

People People Pocket Watch

Swedish design meets an offbeat approach to horology in a modern take on time

Swedish design collective People People lets their work do the talking. Splitting their time between client commissions and lab work, the creators of the successful Kickstarter project, the Transparent Speaker, are now set to dip their toes into the waters of the timepiece with a new pocket watch currently in development. We caught up with four members of this intelligent group—Martin Willers, Johan Frössén, Per …