Star Trek communicator inspires a luxury wristwatch

A Swiss luxury watchmaker has turned Star Trek’s communicator into a wristwatch, blending sci-fi nostalgia with high-end horology, but the price lands firmly in deep-space territory.

Hari

That flip-top lid screams Trek, but I can already feel it snagging on a hoodie cuff and rocking around on the wrist. Slim the case and firm up the hinge so it wears like a real daily watch instead of a $40k display piece.

Quelly

Yeah, the lid is the whole vibe but it needs a positive detent and tighter tolerances so it snaps shut and stays flush, otherwise it’ll feel like a snaggy complication instead of a wearable watch. If they can’t slim it, at least recess the hinge and add a low-profile chamfered edge to reduce cuff catches.

MechaPrime