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It's available as a watch OR a bracelet. The watch is pretty ugly but the bracelet seems OK. It'd be nice to have a tool on you even when you don't feel like carrying a full size multitool.



I'm planning on picking up the bracelet in steel.

GENIUS!

That's pretty cool. I might actually pick up a bracelet in that black.

Do you need a separate tool to unscrew the tools?

I'm assuming you fold the band to expose the tool and use it that way?

Yeah, I stared at it wondering how you accessed the parts and then realized you just bend the band to expose them.

Where is the bottle opener

Folding the bad exposes two tools though so if you need to deal with anything remotely flush you would be SOL

Great idea though.

Edit: Also no blade or bottle opener?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Where is the bottle opener

Never opened a bottle with a screwdriver before?

A lighter, but not a screwdriver.

 Desubot wrote:
Folding the bad exposes two tools though so if you need to deal with anything remotely flush you would be SOL

Great idea though.

Edit: Also no blade or bottle opener?

Bottle opener is in the clasp. Therefore, it is not optional on either model. As it should be!

Granted the flatheads on this thing might make it a bit of a challenge. Might not have enough leverage.

 d-usa wrote:
Do you need a separate tool to unscrew the tools?

You just fold the bracelet to use the tools. The screws themselves look like they're designed to be opened with a coin if for whatever reason you need to add or remove links "in the field."

That looks impractical. I can't imagine you could get much leverage using the hand, and possibly wrist, cutting band.

 NuggzTheNinja wrote:

 Desubot wrote:
Folding the bad exposes two tools though so if you need to deal with anything remotely flush you would be SOL

Great idea though.

Edit: Also no blade or bottle opener?

Bottle opener is in the clasp. Therefore, it is not optional on either model. As it should be!

 NuggzTheNinja wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
Do you need a separate tool to unscrew the tools?

You just fold the bracelet to use the tools. The screws themselves look like they're designed to be opened with a coin if for whatever reason you need to add or remove links "in the field."

That makes sense.

I was looking at the picture with the individual pieces/tools which had me thinking "that's great, but how do you get them apart".

 Grey Templar wrote:
Granted the flatheads on this thing might make it a bit of a challenge. Might not have enough leverage.

Yeah it won't replace a real multitool in my pack or on my belt when camping. Its real utility is in the fact that you can ALWAYS have it on you.

TBH my greatest concern with this thing is it being a deathtrap for women's hair. My watch is bad enough...damn helium escape valve crown!

If anything else it will be cool at parties

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
If anything else it will be cool at parties

Jewelry usually is.

A solution looking for a problem.
I don't think any of those tools are really long enough, and you certainly wont generate enough torque to do anything meaningful with it.
I doubt it'll be any use at all as a multitool.

 marv335 wrote:
A solution looking for a problem.
I don't think any of those tools are really long enough, and you certainly wont generate enough torque to do anything meaningful with it.
I doubt it'll be any use at all as a multitool.

How much torque do you need to loosen or tighten a little screw? I'm not sure if you're understanding the concept fully - have you ever held a bike chain? You can generate plenty of torque with that.

My EDC knife is held together with torx (star screws)...if I needed to disassemble it for cleaning or wanted to tighten the screws this would be perfect.

Some optics are attached or adjusted using Allen keys. Actually, my laptop is also held together with Allen keys. Some optics require flatheads. Again, not a lot of torque required.

Not a fan. You do a lot of heavy work and bracelets get in the way, I have to take off my watch for a lot of things.

The hex drivers/wrenches are going to put a lot of torque onto the hinges in a direction I don't think will tolerate it (if you are dealing with rusted or highly tightened bolts, which again in my case tends to be likely).

Just does not seem practical, especially if it is your emergency tool. I wouldn't trust it.

I thought I was the last biped on earth (the amount of coffee I drink could not rightly be called human) who wore a watch.

Agreed with CJ. This screams bad idea. Unless you're James Bond, in which case it needs a tiny Martini glass too.

Casio? No! Curio!

Other than the initial 'oooh, neat-o' impulse buyers, I imagine it won't be considered by too many. Heck, I see paracord bracelets as having more utility.

Sooo Useless MUUST HAVE

The bracelet is genius. I will pick one up for sure.


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 Desubot wrote:
Folding the bad exposes two tools though so if you need to deal with anything remotely flush you would be SOL

Great idea though.

Edit: Also no blade or bottle opener?

Pffft. Bottle opener ? that's what carabiners are for.

Pretty cool, i will likely get one. It won't replace my multi tool, but i wear bracelets a lot anyhow, and its kind of cool that i can have a stand in multitool with me when i'm wearing one.

 Frazzled wrote:

Agreed with CJ. This screams bad idea. Unless you're James Bond, in which case it needs a tiny Martini glass too.

Or a 2-3 thousand dollar price tag.

Sure it won't replace the individual tools, but who carries a tool box on their person at all times. That would be cool for a quick fix. Very clever really.

 dogma wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

Agreed with CJ. This screams bad idea. Unless you're James Bond, in which case it needs a tiny Martini glass too.

Or a 2-3 thousand dollar price tag.

And a nice dinner jacket.

I cannot picture you have access to much control with all the palm, and possibly hand, slicing music group.