The watch combines an analog display with a digital screen inside a steel and fiberglass case that’s water-resistant to 300 meters. While Kickstarter is typically used by newer brands to establish themselves, that didn’t stop Alpina, a Swiss watch brand established in 1883, from utilizing the platform to launch its “outdoors smartwatch.” Unveiled in 2018, the Alpina AlpinerX crowd-funded $1,663,111 from 2,795 backers. At launch time in 2017, the LIV Rebel collection had four main models in its lineup: quartz GMT, quartz Day-Date Chronograph, automatic Three Hand, and automatic Chronograph-each available in a variety of colorways and produced in a limited run. These Swiss-made watches sport bold cases that are somewhere in between a rectangle and a barrel, which house dynamic dials with plenty of color and texture. The Rebel was the third campaign launched by micro watch brand LIV on Kickstarter and its most successful with $1,703,914 pledged by 2,909 backers. These design award-winning smartwatches let wearers take advantage of powerful Google apps like Assistant, Fitness, and Play, straight from the wrist. The project included both the Ticwatch E (Express) with translucent cases and interchangeable watch bands and the Ticwatch S (Sport) with built-in GPS and breathable watch bands.
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Powered by Android Wear but compatible with both Android and iOS, the TicWatch S & E by Mobvoi campaign raised an impressive $3,203,762 by 19,251 backers in 2017. The collection housed three main models-the Venice moon phase, the Rome three-hander, and the Milano triple calendar-each available with the choice of a quartz or automatic movement. At that time, it was the most funded timepiece (non-smartwatch) project on the platform and the 18th most funded campaign in Kickstarter’s history. And when the color touchscreen is activated, the watch provides all the essential smartwatch functions from app notifications to fitness tracking-even moving the hands out of the way for unobstructed reading.įilippo Loreti is another watch brand that has enjoyed multiple successful Kickstarter campaigns, but their best was one from 2016 with $5,170,445 pledged by 18,550 backers.
This hybrid smartwatch was designed in Switzerland, and even when the touchscreen is off, the wearer can still read the time just like on a traditional analog watch. Touted as the world’s first smartwatch with mechanical hands over a touchscreen, the ZeTime Kickstarter campaign from 2017 banked $5,333,792 from 26,828 backers. The space-themed timepieces have SuperLuminova accents on the dial that glow like stars in the night sky, an orbiting planetary system for the hands, ribbed Horween leather straps, and a Cupola-style space window grille. Available in quartz or automatic editions, along with a wide choice of dial, case, and strap colors, the Xeric NASA Trappist-1 Kickstarter campaign attracted 17,974 backers to pledge $5,405,412, becoming the most funded (non-smartwatch) timepiece project to date. Xeric NASA Trappist-1 Apollo 11 50th AnniversaryĢ019 marked the 50th anniversary of the NASA Apollo 11 Moon Landing when Neil Armstrong took his “one small step” on the lunar surface resulting in “one giant leap for mankind.” To celebrate, Xeric-a company behind no less than 11 Kickstarter watch campaigns-unveiled a collection of limited-edition NASA Trappist-1 watches, complete with the space agency’s famous logo on the dial. A big appeal of the Pebble Time is its quick-release pin to permit wearers to switch out watch straps in less than 10 seconds.ĭespite Pebble’s Kickstarter success, the company was shut down in 2016 and their intellectual property was acquired by Fitbit for $23 million. Thanks to 78,471 backers, the Pebble Time Smartwatch, which has a color e-paper display, a seven-day battery life, a microphone for voice replies, and a water-resistant case you could swim with, raised $20,338,986! That’s the most funded Kickstarter campaign for watches ever done. While Pebble has enjoyed many successful Kickstarter campaigns, its most funded campaign was back in 2015 with the Pebble Time Smartwatch.
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Take a look at eight of the most funded watch Kickstarter campaigns ever launched, plus a bonus entry at the end worth a mention. As expected, the convenience of Kickstarter has bred a whole new crop of micro watch brands-some more successful than others. However, Kickstarter has transformed the process by allowing savvy entrepreneurs to first present their ideas to a willing audience, and if all goes well, use the funds raised from pre-orders to make watches. Before the concept of crowd-funding, a bulging bank account was required to bring a watch from conception to manufacturing to distribution. It’s no secret that Kickstarter has changed the wristwatch landscape dramatically.
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