While smartwatches continue to nibble on traditional mechanical timepieces ‘market share, Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie sticks to the’ if you can’t beat them, join ’em ”approach with the latest version of his Apple inspired Swiss Alp Watch which now even includes a mechanical spinning loading icon.
Then the Swiss Alp Watch first debuted in 2016, it was even introduced with a tongue-in-cheek video parodying Apple’s product launches. But it wasn’t just Apple’s marketing that H. Moser pursued. W.ith its boxy case, the Swiss Alp Watch looked like a clone of the Apple Watch, but only on the outside. Inside was a genuine Swiss timepiece that had to be wound to maintain the timepiece’s sole ‘application’ –indicate the time – work. Only 50 were produced, with a $ 25,000 price tag to appeal to dedicated watch enthusiasts who want a wearable statement about not jumping on the smartwatch bandwagon.
Five years later, H. Moser revealed how the Latest upgrade from Swiss Alp Watch– another shot in Apple’s annual upgrade cycle for its smart wearables. The always-The original Swiss Alp Watch’s visible face a dead giveaway that it wasn’t from Apple, but it’s harder to distinguish the final upgrade from the most recent Apple Watch iterations.
The reflective surface of the original Swiss Alp Watch has been painted over with the same light-absorbing (more than 99% of the visible light) Vantablack paint that caused a museum visitor fall into a two meter hole that looked like it had been painted on the floor. In combination with black painted hour and minute hands, this makes the latest upgrade look like it has a real OLED screen.
W.although the first Swiss Alp Watch used a smaller traditional dial to display the movements of the timepiece’s seconds hand the latest upgrade, it has been replaced by a spinning gradient disc revealed by a series of openings that mimic the loading icon most often seen on Apple’s smartphones. But under the face You will find H. Moser’s Caliber HMC 324 timepiece that runs for approximately 96 hours between windings.
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Just like the original, the Swiss Alp Watch, The final upgrade is limited to just 50 pcs –but they are now priced at $ 30,800. For that much money you can buy nearly 40 of the most expensive Apple Watch Series 6 models and wear a different one every day for well over a month. But while the latest upgrade doesn’t include apps, it will take longer than the Apple Watch before needing a power-up.