Steampunk Watch Write Erase Time

Japan-based industrial designer “FRISK_P” specializes in creating Steampunk-inspired masterpieces, and each one is unique in their own right. One of her most recent projects was a wristwatch, called “Automaton” that continually writes and erases the current time. That’s right, a mechanism picks up a quill, writes the time on a tablet, and then wipes the surface clean. Continue reading for two more videos and information.

“FRISK_P uses software like 3D CAD and Fusion 360 to design all the parts of his steampunk wristwatches, and then brings them into the real world using a 3D printer. For her amazing automaton watch, she apparently incorporated three servomotors and a microcomputer board as well, but that’s about all I could make out from the article,” reports Oddity Central.

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