Horological Meandering

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In terms of being WAY over budget, limited, probably beyond current knowledge

and yet a recognizable form, it could only be:

A 'Concorde moment' as the Top Gear team like to say (for the Bugatti Veyron).  If they solve this one then everyone would be impressed.  The person on the street would recognize this as a digital watch, BUT, would not even start to realize the engineering required to complete it.

Concorde was more than just an aircraft.  I symbolized how small the world was to become, how the 'white heat of technology' from the late 1960's could be harnessed to overcome barriers that were previously assumed to be insurmountable.  Like the moon landings, when the idea was conceived, they did not have all the solutions to the engineering hurdles that would have to be passed, but they went for it anyway.  For example, the expansion of the aircraft as it altered between sonic and supersonic flight - without killing the passengers by cracking the wings or the body of the plane.  Just stunning.

Great idea for a post SJX

Andrew H