Vortic, a watch company based in the Fort Collins area of the state of Colorado, is launching a beautiful new titanium watch that fully embraces the ethos of 3D-printing timepiece construction.
What makes this titanium watch unique is the fact that every single piece is assembled by hand in Vortic's shop, with every single component being traceable back to the original place of manufacturer. The 3D-printed construction lends a touch of class as well as high-tech precision.
The watch, dubbed the Journeyman, is currently the subject of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Should it be up your alley, you can pledge $795 to land a truly unique and beautiful watch for $200 less than what it will cost you once it hits the conventional retail market. It's a small price to pay for a timepiece that seamlessly blends gorgeous design and innovative engineering.
What's Driving This Trend
- Mechanically Handcrafted Watches
- Opportunities for handcrafted watches, that utilize new technologies for precision and aesthetic design, disrupting the luxury watch market.
- 3d-printed Luxury Goods
- Opportunities to leverage 3D-printing technology and customization features to create bespoke products, disrupting traditional manufacturing processes.
- Crowdfunding for Unique Goods
- Opportunities to utilize crowdfunding platforms to launch niche products with a dedicated customer base, disrupting traditional retail channels.
Who This Affects Most
- Watchmaking
- Opportunities to incorporate innovative 3D-printing technology into traditional watchmaking processes and customization features.
- Custom Product Manufacturing
- Opportunities to leverage 3D-printing technology to create unique products with bespoke features and shortcuts to conventional retail distribution.
- Luxury Goods Retail
- Opportunities to tap into consumers' desires for bespoke products and crowd-supported small-batch manufacturers for mutually beneficial sourcing and distribution collaborations.
