A French company (SilMach) backed by Timex Group is claiming to have opened a new chapter in watchmaking with the creation of a silicon motor that matches the accuracy of quartz-based movements with the elegance of a mechanical watch’s sweeping hands.
So this is pretty much just an advertisement. A total of 69 (giggidy) people so far have pre ordered this watch on Kickstarter.
It’s an overpriced watch with cheap materials and a novel motor. Hell, they even want 300 pounds for an extra leather strap.
All the intricate gears and gems and precise parts/machinery that makes high end watched actually have a bit of merit to their cost…none of it is in this watch. The thing though be 150. Not 1800.
I wonder how long the battery lasts. However, some big watches with conventional mechanisms use standard small movements with lots of free space (I could extend the battery life by sticking 4 more SR626SW cells there) so a larger battery could be an option.
There’s no way I’d buy one right now. I do own a couple of the more affordable Timex watches and about half a dozen, really inexpensive, novelty Chinese watches.