Again, shoutout to MMLLC and Mark! Just made a preorder, this thing looks crazy and finally is a subtle but strong way to show off my Bitcoin-nerdiness.
Just imagine, a friendly meeting with some random unexpecting collegues. One asks about your "curious looking watch". And bammm: You go off on a rant about how this things supports the Bitcoin network, has ASICs inside, allows lightning transactions....
@k33lin: Welcome to the forum! Would love to see some updates from time to time.
And: Any ETA yet?
Just imagine, a friendly meeting with some random unexpecting collegues. One asks about your "curious looking watch". And bammm: You go off on a rant about how this things supports the Bitcoin network, has ASICs inside, allows lightning transactions....
@k33lin: Welcome to the forum! Would love to see some updates from time to time.
And: Any ETA yet?
Thank you! That's exactly what happens when we and others wear the v1 ! It's a conversation piece.
I will keep that in mind that there is interest on this forum for updates. You should see real prototype images released in the coming few months.
Will keep you all posted.
a) durability - is it really possible to make this thing able to last unless you just keep it locked away? Solar panels are not the most stable things I know.
b) Usually even for a tiny bit of energy you need quite the area of solar panels - can you even get enough out of this one to make any difference?
I really wish this works - but yeah, can't help but wonder.
Very prudent concerns. Durability will indeed be tested by us throughout the manufacturing process to ensure the watch can provide long lasting enjoyment. I actually ran QC for a sourcing firm in China when I worked there and will utilize those same techniques and processes for our upcoming watch. In any case we know solar power has been used on watches for decades and used frequently on even tougher watches like g - shock etc. Here's a link https://blog.watchdoctor.biz/2018/01/06/solar-powered-watches/
As for the amount of energy: We don't have all the answers at this point. However the initial numbers seem to add up. Prototyping and testing will be the next step for us to get hard data.
We are working on something new that pushes to the edge and which some people might not think is possible, but that's what we're building in the Bitcoin space for. This is where it's ALL happening. As elon musk said once in an interview "It[technology] only gets better if smart people work like crazy to make it better. That's how any technology actually gets better. And by itself technology...if people don't work on it, it actually will decline."
