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$27k Apple Watch clone | Does it measure up to the real thing?
Apr 30, 2024
More Apple news: http://www.cultofmac.com Swiss watch brand H. Moser produces a watch that looks extremely similar to our favorite smart watch. This one's recommended retail price though? $26,900. Find out more about H. Moser - http://www.h-moser.com Follow us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultofmac Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultofmac Instagram: https://instagram.com/cultofmac/
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Hey what's up guys, Stephen Cults of Mac here and on my wrist is a product you will
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all be rather familiar with, the Apple Watch. It retails for $169 for the Series 1 all the way up to $1500 for the Series 2 Hermes models
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In fact you could say it goes up to $17,000 if you include the now discontinued Apple
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Watch Edition. On this wrist though is the H. Moser Swiss Alp Watch
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A Swiss made traditional watch which looks almost identical to the Apple Watch but it
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only has one feature, telling the time. This ones RRP though, $26,900
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Let me explain why. H. Moser is a Swiss watch brand starting life all the way back in 1828 when it was originally founded
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The company has since gone on to producing thousands of high end watches that any diehard
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watch collector dreams of and they even won one of the most prestigious awards within
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the Swiss watch industry. Why am I telling you all of this? Well in order to understand the value of a high end Swiss watch you need to have some
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knowledge of its history. Back to this Swiss Alp watch though and it has by far one of the most unusual names I've
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ever come across. I avoided saying the full name in my intro as to be honest I didn't want to say it
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to camera. The watches full name is the H. Moser Swiss Alp Watch Z
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There's a few variations of the watch including the Brrrr which has this beautiful blue sunbear
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style as well as the minute retro grade which serves as the ultimate mechanical Apple Watch replacement
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While the names aren't what I'd like to say out loud, the styling and quality of these watches are something I'd proudly wear
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In terms of design it's a slight departure from H. Moser's usual offerings. Sure they've been making a watch similar to the Apple Watch for some time now, obviously
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trolling Apple, but this model features no indices or logo on the dial
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The only place you'll find markings of the luxury brand is on the clasp and on the crown
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It measures 38.2 x 44mm and is 10.3mm thick, making it slightly larger than the Apple Watch
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but it still wears well on most wrists. The case itself is made from white gold as are the leaf hands floating within, which
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is our first point of cost. This non-functioning model I have here is worth almost $10,000 just for the precious
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metals and craftsmanship alone. The watch features an in-house rectangular calibre movement with a 4-day power reserve
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Having an in-house movement is a must for a luxury brand. Many high-end watches will have a movement borrowed or bought from other watch manufacturers
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so having an in-house movement demands a higher cost. Also creating a rectangular movement is still difficult to this day, which is why more than
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often you see round watches. That $300 Michael Kors watch you or your girlfriend has is running a $6 Chinese movement that
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many fashion watches have. This is a handmade automatic movement, and as with any luxury brand, this comes at a cost
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It has an interchangeable Moser escapement and 27 jewels. It's a lovely movement that's nicely decorated
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For those of you that don't know, I'm an avid watch collector. And while my collection is humble to say the least, being able to try out any H. Moser
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watch is an honour. The only downside is, as I mentioned, the one I have here isn't functioning
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It's actually a prototype. So whilst the build quality and looks are up to the standard of that of the limited
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run of 20 watches, this one does not function. The Swiss Alp watch is meant to be mistaken as an Apple watch on standby, but it's designed
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for watch lovers who can't walk away from traditional watchmaking with the heart and soul of a living watch
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The same way that people who love cars look at electric Teslas and such
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H. Moser is a luxury watch brand, the same way that Rolex, Amiga or Patek are
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You're paying for the finishing, the time of construction, the precision. Just because this one looks very similar to an Apple watch, it doesn't make it cheap
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It's designed for a collector who loves both technology and horology and merging both of
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these is a stroke of genius from H. Moser. In addition, it's a limited piece
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All of this combined makes a compelling argument for any collector with plenty of cash in their pocket
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If I personally had that kind of cash spare for this watch, would I buy it
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To completely honest, no. But that's not down to the watch itself, that's just down to my taste
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But is it worth the $26,900 asking price? Well, to the right person, absolutely
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Well, that is it for this video. Thanks a lot to H. Moser for sending over the watch for me to take a look at
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But let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below. Would you pick one of these up if you had the budget
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Or would you just rather stick to the Apple watch? Let me know your thoughts down below. If you enjoyed this video, go ahead and give it a big thumbs up, it really helps me out
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I will catch you in the next one. Bye
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