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Mechanical Apple Watch from real e-waste Apple Watch
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Re: Mechanical Apple Watch from real e-waste Apple Watch
#162I always have had somewhat of an unrealistic dream of taking an Apple Watch, removing the screen completely and installing a super thin mechanical movement on top (or putting the guts into a more tranditional looking case). I think it would be possible to use a smaller battery once the screen isn't there, to make more room for the movement as well. I'd love to have the health tracking features, and while I don't have…
What you describe is the Withings ScanWatch: less screen, more battery duration, smartphone for data, ...
I’m looking for an actual Apple Watch, though. I’m all in on the Apple ecosystem so doesn’t really make sense otherwise.
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I actually think that a digital watch with solar cell, multiband receiver and led backlight is a greater engineering marvel.
I really like my Casio LCW-M100TSE [1]. It's a (mostly) analog watch with a solar cell, radio receiver and led backlight. Keeps perfect time (radio sync), never needs charging, battery changing or winding, has a titanium case and titanium band so is incredible light but nearly indestructable, and looks good without being overly pretentious or a statement of wealth. And most importantly, doesn't interrupt me with noti…
I own this, too, and used it as my only watch until a few days ago. Then the titanium mod for my GW-M5610U-1ER arrived by mail. I am wearing this now, but I wish it was as light as the LCW-M100TSE (which is 70g vs. 100g of my new one). Since I prefer pure digital watches which I grew up with I will stick to the G-Shock with titanium mod.
BTW, you forgot to mention that the LCW-M100TSE has a sapphire crystal, which is quite a unique feature in that price class. IMO it is the watch with the best value for the price.
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I know Americans enjoy the lowest consumers electronics prices in the world but in Europe it's at least 20 Euros which is more than 20 USD and even at 20 euros it's difficult to find, with most shops asking for more than that.
I remember paying $7 for mine at Walmart. It was on clearance.
It's crazy how much cheaper stuff is in the US compared to Europe.
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The battery of a 20$ Casio F-91W alone, will outlive several Apple watches.
Casio F-91W costs $16.96 here: https://www.amazon.com/Casio-F91W-Digital-Sports-Watch/dp/B0...
Introduced in 1989. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W
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I remember paying $7 for mine at Walmart. It was on clearance.
It's crazy how much cheaper stuff is in the US compared to Europe.
It's completely self-inflicted.
Duties, tariffs, out of control regulations and taxes to pay for underperforming civil servant's pension funds. It all adds up.
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It's crazy how much cheaper stuff is in the US compared to Europe.
It's completely self-inflicted. Duties, tariffs, out of control regulations and taxes to pay for underperforming civil servant's pension funds. It all adds up.
Also worker protections, public safety nets, and a general desire to not let corporations chew up and spit out people as if they were iron ore.
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That's why I just middle click to open everything on a new tab nowadays. Back button still works 90% of the times, but when it's hijacked it's incredibly annoying, and I have plenty of monitor width for the tabs.
Too bad some modern sites even somehow block middle clicks.
A website cannot block the right click "open as new tab" action, and since that's what my gesture based interaction add-on uses, I'm safe.
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#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's completely self-inflicted. Duties, tariffs, out of control regulations and taxes to pay for underperforming civil servant's pension funds. It all adds up.
Also worker protections, public safety nets, and a general desire to not let corporations chew up and spit out people as if they were iron ore.
Workers protections have nothing to do with consumer prices.
Re: Mechanical Apple Watch from real e-waste Apple Watch
#170I absolutely love this. I think a lot of techie types might not realize what an engineering marvel a mechanical watch movement is. I'm sure you all realize there are a lot of teeny tiny gears. But does the HN crowd realize there are 24 precious gems (lab-grown rubies and sapphires!!!!) inside the NH38 movement, serving as bearings and such? While the Apple Watch is in some ways orders of magnitude more advanced than…
It is a tiny loss to my life that my mechanical watch lies in a cupboard while a Garmin brandishes my skin, but entertains my need for self-data. A measurement only ankle bracelet would be a perfect solution. Who cares about exact time when you have thousands of gears giving you a few seconds drift per day.
Well, you've got two wrists: https://www.theverge.com/23522956/double-wristwatch-apple-wa...