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joshjet

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Feb 15, 2015
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Here are some pictures of 3D printed models of the 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch next to the Motorola and Samsung competitors. The lesson learned from this exercise was that the Moto and Samsung watches were simply "too big" but both Apple sizes felt right. Could very well be biased by the material.
 

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That's awesome. Thank you for doing that. Can we please get photos of you wearing both Apple watch sizes on your wrist independently? So one photo of each size on your wrist without any other watches.
 
Individual watch scans..

Here ya go...
 

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We were having trouble with the larger size printing with the gray material. The lip is a bit of a challenge to print and kept warping just enough to cause problems. The clear material print was the first one that worked.
 
Yeah, I didn't expect Motorola is that big ('ugly')... when compare to AppleWatch. I guess Apple gets the size right (as usual).
 
bravo sir. My photoshop skills trumped by 3D printing.

38 looks great. so much power in such a small form factor. I think that's the one.
 
Here are some pictures of 3D printed models of the 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch next to the Motorola and Samsung competitors. The lesson learned from this exercise was that the Moto and Samsung watches were simply "too big" but both Apple sizes felt right. Could very well be biased by the material.

Is there anyway you could get your hands on a Pebble Smartwatch (Original, not steel) and compare that to both sizes of the Apple Watch? That is what I have now and I'm very curious as to that size difference...
 
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