The Defakto Meta is a One Handed Watch that Lives Up to its Name
I?ll be honest, when I first started skimming through the press materials for the new Defakto Meta, my initial thought was ?Please don?t let this be a late April Fools joke??. The name of the watch, the playful tone of the press release itself (which, truth be told, is completely in line with the overarching image of the brand), and the unusual choice to produce a single hand timekeeper all had me thinking I might be getting punked. As a lover of all things somewhat strange in the world of horology, I was relieved when I determined that the Meta was, in fact, a real watch. At least, that?s my working assumption. I suppose Defakto could still be pulling one over on me. And you. Meta indeed.
Defakto Meta
Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial: Black
Dimensions: 40 x 44 x 9.8mm Crystal: Sapphire    Â
Water Resistance: 5 ATM
Crown: Push/pull             Â
Movement: ETA 2824-2Â
Strap/bracelet: Leather strap
Price: ~$900
Reference Number: MET-PVD-SW
Expected Release: Available nowÂ
Defakto calls the Meta an ?approx-watch? (told you they were playful). Telling the time with just one hand, getting an exact, to the second reading of the time at any one moment is impossible. The idea here is that once you get used to the experience of seeing the time expressed with one hand, it?s easy and intuitive to look at your wrist and get a general sense of what time it is.
As a design object, the Meta seems to be telling us that if we can?t make do with a genera...
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