As a member of the generation that saw significant technological changes in its lifetime, I learned to live with and accept change. Now, in the midst of these transformations, there's one type of object that amazes me because of its defiant permanence, unchanged amid a wave of constant renovation: my automatic watches.
Unlike current timepieces that need a battery, automatic watches are entirely mechanical. Apart from occasional winding, they wind themselves through the motion of the wearer's wrist. Thanks to this clever mechanism, automatic watches accompany us without resting from sunrise to sunset and beyond.
To me, they're a testament to the power and ingenuity of the human mind. Years of work, research and innovation, with a steady hand and a magnifying glass as the main tools, led to the creation of a delicate instrument that doubles as a work of art and allows us to see time as it is: a constant flow of seconds, shown by the seamless gliding of the secondhand over the dial. Unlike their digital counterparts, automatic watches will keep ticking for as long as they're on someone's wrist. And if I'm still there, I'll be thankful for their service and also suddenly aware that it's time for me to go to bed.
I am Francisco Solares-Larrave, and this is my timely perspective.
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