Editor’s note: 202o, in one way or another, has made us all realise that life is not guaranteed, or going to go forever, and now there’s a way to remind yourself daily. While seemingly a grim proposition, the Tikker watch uses a “death calculation” based on an algorithm for life expectancy that’s used by the US government to find out how many days you have left. The watch’s official name is the ‘Happiness Watch’, but we preferred something more literal. We called it ‘The Death Watch’. It may seem on the surface that this information would be a draining reminder with each check of the time, but it really depends on your perspective; how you interpret the data, and what you choose to do with the information is all on you. Time+Tide’s Contributing Editor, and master storyteller Luke Benedictus spoke with Tikker Co-Founder Daniel Iketani about what the watch was actually designed for, and why he named it ‘The Happiness Watch’. Read on! Why are vampires invariably such jaded fellows? I reckon immortality has something to do with it. Sure, the wild hunger to feast on human blood must prove an inconvenient business at the best of times. And, yes, coffins make for uncomfortable…
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