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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

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    “People don’t appreciate the kind of artistry of what we did here.”

    The artistry of watchmaking is pretty obvious with luxury brands like Rolex, Audemars Piguet, and Omega. But in exploring the Apple Watch’s band release buttons — our latest Button of the Month — we learned from ex-Apple engineers just how much went into its strap system and how Apple bought up the same CNC machines used by Rolex to do it.

    A side-view render of the Apple Watch strap system, showing the internal springs and band release button assembly.
    A cutaway render of the Apple Watch’s strap system. This little assembly opened up a $1 billion accessory ecosystem of straps alone for Apple.
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    Changing watch straps isn’t new, but Apple’s hidden little buttons simplified it and took it mainstream.

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    Suddenly, cameras! Cameras everywhere!

    Sometimes the photo industry goes months with no major announcements. Then, suddenly, four companies introduce new cameras within just a few days of each other — despite no trade show or unifying event.

    In case you missed it: Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, and now Leica all have new cameras this week. Any of these new models got you excited? Or are you hyped for something else still being rumored?

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    The Sony ZV-1 II is one of four cameras announced over the last two days.
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