This Belt-Driven Beauty Is the Ultimate Steampunk Wristwatch

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When you’ve already built one of the most unique belt-driven watches around, what do you do for an encore? Well, you can take that innovative analog watch, add brass gears and cogs to the works inside it, wrap it in a beautiful bronze-clad case, add steel rivets, springs and screws, and turn it into one of the ultimate steampunk accessories, of course.

When you’ve already built one of the most unique belt-driven watches around, what do you do for an encore? Well, you can take that innovative analog watch, add brass gears and cogs to the works inside it, wrap it in a beautiful bronze-clad case, add steel rivets, springs and screws, and turn it into one of the ultimate steampunk accessories, of course.

The Devon Tread 1 made waves when it was released, as its novel design uses four “interwoven time belts”, just 2 microns thick, which are driven by four microstep motors, powered by rechargeable lithium polymer batteries. But the steampunk version of the Tread is head and shoulders above the first one, at least as far as design details and style are concerned.

The Devon Tread 1 made waves when it was released, as its novel design uses four “interwoven time belts”, just 2 microns thick, which are driven by four microstep motors, powered by rechargeable lithium polymer batteries. But the steampunk version of the Tread is head and shoulders above the first one, at least as far as design details and style are concerned.

Here’s the intro video for the original Tread 1, which sells for about $15,000:

Here’s the intro video for the original Tread 1, which sells for about $15,000:

“Four extremely compact microstep motors drive the movement of the four belts with efficiency, exacting power, and steadfast accuracy. The lubricant-free pulley system moves freely thanks to the integration of jeweled bearings. The temperature-compensated crystal provides data to the onboard microprocessor that drives the four microstep motors.”

The Devon Steampunk will only be produced in a limited run of 150 copies, selling for about $25,000, according to Watchismo.