YouTuber turns old Apple Watch into mechanical watch

2023-06-21 15:44:23

When one Apple Watch breaks, gets old or its battery degrades to the point where it is no longer viable to continue using the watch for long periods, many people just throw it in a drawer somewhere and end up buying another newer model – which is not usually the case. case with traditional analogue models.

O YouTuber NanoRobotGeekhowever, tried to give a more dignified end to a Apple Watch Series 1 stainless steel she found on eBay for just $50. Despite still running normally, the watch might only last a few hours on a single charge, which rendered it basically useless.

It was there that he had the idea of ​​transforming the wearable on a traditional mechanical watch, which would be free of any issues involving the battery or lack of Apple support. The result? One “dumbwatch” quite elegant and that still maintains the original look of the device — with the right to a dial inspired by one of the watchfaces watchOS originals.

For this, the YouTuber had to go through the rather complicated task of opening the Apple Watch and removing all of its parts. In place of components like the S1 chip and the Taptic Enginehe installed a mechanism Seiko NH38plus a rotor Silver Côtes De Genève and other more technical watchmaking pieces.

The Digital Crown even works as an analog crown!

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A Digital Crown it even works as an analogue crown!

On the front, we have a very minimalist dial with a cutout on the left side that allows us to see the insides of the model. A Digital Crown it also works with an analogue crown — albeit with some limitations — despite not being in line with the watch’s internal mechanism.

He also replaced the array of sensors on the bottom of the watch with a piece of mineral glass that lets you see all of the watch’s components in full working order, and even took care to engrave the Apple logo on one of the pieces to give it a touch. even more elegant to the watch.

In addition to documenting the entire process on video, the YouTuber also registered the step by step of the project in textin case you want to try something similar with your war-old Apple Watch.

And then there would be this “dumbwatch”?

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