(…) Apple did this not by taking an age-old wristwatch silhouette and cramming some electronics in it. Instead, they carefully reimagined every aspect, from the user interaction patterns to the mechanism securing the interchangeable bands, the digital crown, the variety of cases and bands, and the use of watch terms like “complication” in the user experience.
In particular, the analog faces reveal what Apple does so well — taking the familiar and making it their own. Over the years, they have released quite a few faces with roots in history. Each one started as an iconic watch archetype and was remade to take advantage of the Apple Watch platform (…).
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Och idag urartar det helt – för nu klockan! Designperspektiv på några av de ikoniska urtavlor som Apple Watch rymmer. Arun Venkatesan har tittat både på urtavlorna och klockmodellerna som inspirerade.
⬤ The iconic watches that inspired Apple Watch faces
⬤ The history behind the World Time face for Apple Watch
⬤ Apples matnyttiga genomgång av olika urtavlor och deras tillgängliga komplikationer/funktioner
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