Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin, I met Mr. Dufour last year, and you hit the point. Thanks Jean-Michel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 6:33 PM Subject: [Leica] KISS (was: Leica of watches) > Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote: > > > Have a look at: > > > > http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/customhouse/111/Dufour.htm > > On this site, we can read the following quotation from the designer and > maker of the watch 'Simplicity': "In the watchmaking craft, it is > easier to make something more complicated than it needs to be." > > This is true of a great many things. Jokingly referred to as creeping > featurism, I find it one of the most annoying aspects of modern product > design. It's largely why I don't own a digital camera. And it's why I > love using Leica rangefinders. > > M. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html