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Dick Tracy - The Official Watch

The world's first real working Dick Tracy watch.

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Dick Tracy - The Official Watch

Dick Tracy - The Official Watch

Dick Tracy - The Official Watch

Dick Tracy - The Official Watch

Dick Tracy - The Official Watch

The world's first real working Dick Tracy watch.

The world's first real working Dick Tracy watch.

The world's first real working Dick Tracy watch.

The world's first real working Dick Tracy watch.

Ivory & Horn
Ivory & Horn
Ivory & Horn
Ivory & Horn
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Darien, United States
$106,490 USD by 321 backers
$80,728 USD by 262 backers on Jul 13, 2018
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Overview
Since the first comic strip appearance of Dick Tracy's watch in 1946, its uniquely bold and classic look has made it one of the most recognizable timepieces. But, for over 70 years, we've only been able to dream of owning one—until now! By partnering with the official licensor, top-notch engineers, and a master watchmaker, our watch looks great, feels great, and makes the call—just like the real thing. Now, we need your support to manufacture the world's first real Dick Tracy watch.

 

 

As brothers, we've shared a lot growing up, including the dream of one day owning a real working Dick Tracy watch.

Not a toy or a smartwatch, but a high quality Dick Tracy watch that does three things: looks cool, tells time, and makes the call.  But, even after twenty five years of searching and waiting, it had yet to come true.  So, we made it ourselves!

 

 

 

Our design aims to capture the iconic look of the original Dick Tracy watch.

Designed by Nick Mathis (that's me!) with Autodesk's Fusion 360, the look and feel was iterated dozens of times right here in my own workshop using the Nomad 883 desktop CNC machine by Carbide3D.com and 3D printing from Shapeways.com.  The result is a blend of its iconic first comic strip appearance with the proper weight and comfort of a high quality timepiece that looks great with jeans or a suit.

 

 

This is not just a real Dick Tracy watch, it's the official one.

It wasn't enough for us to make the Dick Tracy watch real—we made it official.  By partnering with Tribune Content Agency, we developed a worldwide exclusively licensed timepiece that proudly represents the historic Dick Tracy brand.

 

 

Even Dick Tracy himself wears our watch!

The Dick Tracy team, Joe Staton and Mike Curtis, loved our 2016 model so much they drew it into the official Dick Tracy comic strip!  Now THAT'S official!

 

 

Longio Watch Company carefully crafts our design into a high quality timepiece.

Just like our popular 2016 models, the master watchmakers at Longio will continue to make the timepieces for our 2018 models with the same care and materials expected of a high quality dress watch.

 

 

Elite Manufacturing engineers and manufactures the Bluetooth speakerphone module.

Then, in 2017, we found the perfect engineering and manufacturing partner at Elite Manufacturing in Salem, NH to bring the watch to life.

Founded in 1986 by one of the originators of the SIM/SIP DRAM Module, Elite has decades of experience with designing and manufacturing microelectronic circuit assemblies right in the New Hampshire facility with their Tier 1 cutting-edge machineryThese geniuses (and Dick Tracy fans!) built an insanely compact speakerphone module that performs flawlessly with a clear sound on both ends of the call, battery life that lasts all day, and all the necessary functionality expected of a Bluetooth speakerphone wearable.

 

All the necessary details (plus a few extras) bring this historic watch to life.

Making the Dick Tracy watch real meant focusing on looking cool, telling time, and making calls.  But, we worked with our engineers to ensure our watch includes all the necessary features and specifications that make it useful and fun, too!

 

 

Choose from one of two strap lengths (regular or long) by measuring your wrist.

Want to know which strap length to choose?  Simply wrap a piece string or paper strip around your wrist, mark the intersection, then measure it on a ruler.  Likewise, you can use a flexible tape measure, if you have one.  If your wrist measures between 6.5" to 8.25", you can wear a regular.  If your wrist is 8" to 9.75", you may want to choose long.

 

 

After the success of our 2016 models, we're ready to take it to the next level.

In 2016, we made a collectible Dick Tracy timepiece to celebrate 70 years since its first comic strip appearance.  We've shipped them all over the world to hundreds of Dick Tracy watch fans just like us.  Thanks to their incredible support, we were able to fund the engineering for our 2018 models!

 

 

We need to raise $30,000 to manufacture our dream watch.

Manufacturing in low volume can make a product too expensive for the buyers and high volume manufacturing (to lower the retail price) is often too expensive for the makers.  This problem often keeps people from making great products like the Dick Tracy watch and can only be solved in two ways: hire experienced engineers to balance cost with quality (check!) and raise enough funds to manufacture in large volume (gulp!).

Backing this project makes it possible to manufacture a limited edition run of 1000 watches. Each timepiece itself will be made by Longio and all Bluetooth modules will be manufactured and assembled into the watches by Elite Manufacturing.  Once complete, Nick and Charlie will personally quality assure, polish, package, and ship each watch right to your door.

Together, if we reach our goal, we will finally make the world's first real working Dick Tracy watch!

 

 

We've got some great perks to share with you!

Partnering with the kind folks at Loot Crate, The Penman Hat Co., and artist Joe Staton, we've put together some amazing perks to thank you for your support!  Check them out in the perks section and choose your favorites!

 

 

We like to get things done on time.

And that's why we make ourselves a handy timeline.  Check out our milestone for completing Dick Tracy | The Official Watch 2018.

 

 

Our team of experienced professionals are excited to bring this watch to life.

Every successful project is a team effort and ours is no exception.  In addition to our experience with product design, project management, marketing, and shipping, our partners each add decades of experience to ensure a timely and quality completion of Dick Tracy | The Official Watch.

 

 

 

RISKS & CHALLENGES

We've got a great team to help us manage challenges and opportunities during manufacturing.

As with any hardware product, challenges and opportunities may arise during the manufacturing phase that can delay production.  If this happens, we have an incredible team to help ensure a timely and quality completion of Dick Tracy | The Official Watch LE2018.

If you have any questions or concerns, always feel free to reach out to us through this Indiegogo campaign or through our website at www.dicktracy.watch.

 

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