MECCANICO DG WATCH BY DE GRISOGONO

Introducing the world's first mechanically powered digital watch

A god among watches, this is possibly the most sophisticated design you'll ever wear on your wrist. Born from the imagination of the owner of de Grisogono, Fazwa Gruosi, the Meccanico dG is the world's first mechanically powered digital watch. Bearing both an analogue display at the top of the dial and digital one at the bottom, this device is solely mechanical.

Clever, right? More than you think: beneath the analogue portion of the two-timezone watch is a numerical display driven by the intricate maze of 651 components. The numbers are then formed by the shifting motion of 23 cams and gears, all confined to a space no larger than the size of a matchbox. The design was released to coincide with the Geneva-based company's 15th birthday, and only 177 were ever produced in a colour selection of titanium, titanium and rubber, titanium and platinum, pink gold and red gold.

Sizing up at 58mm by 48m, this isn't a watch for those with skinny wrists, and nor is it one for those on a budget: it comes in at a cool £220,000. But we think it's worth it. Samuel Nathan

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Posted 9 May