For most people, the strength of a watch collection rests completely on the name value which can be found in it. It’s all about building a collection incorporating prestigious names like Rolex and Patek Philippe. But others want something a little bit more unique in their collection – and they have found a way to do it!
These people have gone to amazing lengths to produce amazing wrist watches at home! In this post we will look at the people who have put painstaking effort in at home to produce their own home made horological masterpiece!
The DIY Digital Wrist Watch
This wristwatch is a one of the most amazing wrist watches, it was created with the intention of fitting as much into the watch as possible. It’s has a 1.3 inch OLED display which doesn’t require a backlight (mainly because it looked cool, according to creator Zak Kemble) and very powerful hardware. But more impressive is the amount of work which has gone into the software inside the watch. There are games, apps, alarms and animations for everything on the watch.
In terms of home made wrist watches, this is better than anyone could possibly expect – it’s up there with some of best commercial watches. It’s even waterproof!
The OLED OSHWatch
This watch was covered in our 8 Extraordinary Watches Which Will Make You Go Wow post. It is a smartwatch developed at home by Jared Stanson simply because he had an OLED lying around and wondered if he could create his own watch with it. He started developing the watch in early 2013 and was wearing a completed the watch in July 2014.
Jared spent a lot of time programming the software on the watch so it works like an actual smartwatch. While it might be a bit easier to buy an Apple Watch – it can be a little bit more exciting to have a one of a kind smartwatch on your wrist (even if you won’t get to play Angry Birds on it!)
Tom’s Homemade Wrist Watch
This watch doesn’t have a specific name, but it is a very impressive home made watch. Everything has been made at home – the case, the movement – everything! Not only does everything look incredible – it all works incredibly well too!
The creation of this watch was covered step by step on his blog. From the original development of a prototype, through the manufacturing of the watch parts and movement all the way to the moment the creation is completed. This really is one of the most amazing wrist watches which will surprise everyone who sees it as no-one will believe that it was made at home.
Conclusion
These are impressive examples of people who have worked hard to develop amazing wrist watches in the comfort of their own homes. It takes a lot of skill to develop your own watch – not only in terms of creating a cool looking watch, but also programming the software or putting together the movement. While they might not exactly be the next Apple Watch or Junghans masterpiece, the effort that has gone into making them is amazing and the creators deserve a lot of credit!
