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NEWS WATCHES

MMT E-Strap Smart Module Watch Straps
If you’re not familiar with Swiss?MMT, they're the folks behind the smartwatch technology in the connected watches from?Alpina?and?Frederique Constant, and we've reviewed the Frederique Constant versions?here?and again?here. Whether out of necessity or the desire to innovate, I do not know, but MMT has felt that being tucked into a watch case is simply not all they want to do.?Instead, they want to be on your watch strap.?MMT has done this by taking the guts of what they have placed into watches and instead built it into a module that is affixed to a watch strap (of their making), right next to the buckle.?With this one strap, you've added activity tracking, sleep monitoring, a sleep cycle alarm, get-active alerts, and dynamic coaching to your watch.Ostensibly, something like the MMT E-Strap allows you to wear any old watch that you want and have some smarts (the aforementioned tracking) built into the experience. This is the "best of both worlds"compromise that I would consider
Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile Retrograde Annual Calendar Watch
One of my earliest “controversial” articles that made the watch industry raise its brow was on the first release of the Vacheron Constantin Quai de l’Ile watch collection from back in 2008. I more or less panned the concept and execution of the watch. But did so in a way that allowed even Vacheron Constantin to appreciate and respect my feedback. Last year I was told in confidence by them that the Qaui de l’Ile (QDI) was going to be redesigned, and I felt a moment of pride that my opinions are valuable to at least a few people.The original QDI suffered (in my opinion) on a few fronts. First was the eye straining design that make it hard to read. Second was the “passport” protections of the dial, and third was the fallacy of “customization.” You can read all about my thoughts in the previous article. Now, slated for release in 2011, Vacheron Constantin will release a new version of the QDI. I still can’t pronounce the name of the wat