A Lego Split-Seconds Chronograph Is a Cheap Start to a DIY Swiss Watch

It turns out there ’s no reason to set down $ 20,000 on an expensive Swiss picket if you happen to have a box full of Technics lying about , because someone hasbuilt a working schism - seconds chronographusing nothing but Lego .

A split - irregular chronograph functions like an analog stopwatch , except with an additional seconds hand that can be randomly stopped and used to time two events that start at the same moment . As far as watchmaking goes , it ’s not the most complicated motion to build — unless you limit yourself to only using a plastic edifice toy dog ; then it ’s quite an acquirement .

With enough pieces you could finally build yourself a complete mechanically skillful watch , as long as you ’re not disturbed about accuracy , fit it on your wrist , or how how well it would pair with a nice sport coat . [ YouTubeviaHodinkee ]