[stackghost]

I would consider a DIY mechanical/analog watch to be far bigger news/more impressive than a smartwatch.

[bloggie]

To be honest there is not much to it, you buy the movement, put it in a case, and put the hands on it. you can get everything from aliexpress. it's easier and often cheaper to just buy a normal watch if you need one.

[Avicebron]

It's impressive you start with a lathe and make the movement yourself!

[saltcured]

Not nearly as impressive as designing and fabricating your own integrated circuits and display!

[NooneAtAll3]

buying movement is like buying whole PCB

DIY analogy would probably be about acquiring individual gears

[gamerslexus]

Is it different with a smartwatch? You buy the kit, it's not like you solder much as far as I understand.

[gamerslexus]

I thought so too, but after quick research apparently there are kits. For various values of "DIY", I guess...

[stackghost]

Sure but buying a movement kit is no different than buying a pcb. Writing code is not impressive any more.