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How I Made My Own Apple Watch – in China

December 18, 2025 by Scotty Allen

I tried to build a working Apple Watch in the Huaqiangbei, the world’s largest electronics markets in Shenzhen China, in just one week. The goal was to buy individual parts, and machine a brand-new watch body from scratch. Nestworks (a new desktop CNC startup in Huaqiangbei) took on the challenge with their mill, but a […]

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