I was sort of open to do anything, I was free.
You know that's history, that's why some people say that my stuff is retro, but I don't agree.
And where I grew up in Australia, surfing was a part of culture.
With the Solaris, however, I wanted to design a very simple, elegant dress watch
If I can feel freedom then I can create.
Doing anything in Japan as a sort of architecture - related project is just fantastic because they do everything so perfectly and so quickly. It's unlike anywhere else in the world.