
How Science Fiction Influenced Modern Smartwatch Design
Smartwatch designers looked to fictional inventions of the past for inspiration. Here's what they got right, and what they have yet to achieve.
Zen Love is Gear Patrol's Associate Editor. He has been deeply obsessed with watches for over a decade and has written about them professionally for nearly as long. Since 2019, he's been covering anything that ticks and fits on the wrist for Gear Patrol with a bent toward making watches' history, mechanics, and collector culture approachable and democratic. He is always punctual.
Smartwatch designers looked to fictional inventions of the past for inspiration. Here's what they got right, and what they have yet to achieve.
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