Hourly Bridge Automaton, 42mm Steel

Name: Hourly Bridge Automaton, 42mm Steel
Brand: First Backer
Price: 523.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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$523.00

Every Hour, A Moving Bridge. Mechanical automaton watch that lifts the LaSalle Street Bridge on your dial, turning time into Chicago art. ⌚

The Chicago Movable Bridge Automaton Watch reimagines Chicago's LaSalle Street Bridge as a living dial. At the top of every hour, the bridge deck on the face slowly rises and then settles under precise mechanical control, echoing the city's iconic movable span. Inside, the CAL.DCN06 mechanical movement uses 32 jewels and a separated power path to protect timekeeping while driving the automaton. A 316L stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, and exhibition back reveal Geneva stripes, blued screws, and a rotor engraved with the bridge's framework. Designed at about 42mm and 88g, it balances presence and comfort. Back The Chicago Movable Bridge Automaton Watch on Kickstarter now.

About

At DELCONA, we revere time not just as a measure, but as a memory in motion. Our watches are more than timekeepers - they are wearable monuments to precision, heritage, and personal expression. We draw inspiration from architecture and give it life through mechanics. Each DELCONA watch is a symphony of design and engineering, a sculpted artifact that resonates with meaning. To us, every tick is a heartbeat, and every hourly chime is a ritual. It invites the wearer to pause, listen, and reconnect with the rhythm of time. Our mission is to make time feel warm, to breathe emotion into engineering, and to craft instruments that unite order, strength, and aesthetic soul with every glance at the wrist.

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Reviews

Work in Chicago ; Born and raised in Chicago ; I love automatons! ; I love Chicago and the unique mechanism ; Stunning Watch ; Looked cool and was Chicago themed ; Im into watches and from Chicago, so I thought it was an interesting piece. ; Nostalgia for Chicago and love of watches. ; It looks good. I like watches. But I may back out, not sure yet. ; Rare movements like automaton and chiming watches are hard to purchase due to high purchasing wall. ; Lived in Chicago, just across from the bidge! ; I like the movement of the watch as the bridge opens and closes ; I collect watches ; Loved the design and I live in Chicago ; I like the complication and the fact that is an in-house movement ; Unique design, my wife and I met in Chicago, and I like supporting new designers. ; My husband collects watches and this watch is unique for his collection. Plus, he loves watches with ; Unique watch. This is what I look for. ; I live in Chicago I need this and I will help you sell hundreds ; A different style of watch. However I would have liked a slightly smaller case size ; I am an avid collector of micro brand watches. This was a special interest because I live in the Chi ; unique design of the watch ; I like the concept ; I praise innovation in horology! I support brands that dare designing out of the box! ; I am a watch collector and love mechanical watches. I Loved the design and thus backed the project. ; I love Chicago history and watches! ; the last release project was fulfilled and quality was good as per reviews ; It’s cool timepiece~ ; Im an independent watch enthusiast and I have a good friend who just moved to Chicago that Id like t ; watch design is quite interesting ; Unique iconic watch. Great for collectors ; Unique reward ; To ensure the project will come to fruition ; Interesting design ; loved the design ; Something unique and hope it stays memorable ; Im from chicago and kike the idea ; I love automaton and my only ones are quartz ; Like the design ; Uniqueness in design ; Second back. Like your production, support of microbrand. Like complications watches ; Funny design ; Really nice ; We see the last product had good reviews and also wanted to be a part of a unique watch design ; The unique design and moving bridge. ;