Caliper launched their first watch, the View, in March 2016 after a successful Kickstarter campaign that managed to raise over 250% of their original goal. Today they produce 8 different varieties of the View watch that all are self-winding by using the wearers body movements.

 We were lucky enough to get our hands on the View A10, it’s design is based on technical instruments from the mid-20th century and features a black case and band milled from 316L Steel, with black ion plating chemically bonded to the steal and a sapphire scratch resistant glass face and back which reveals the moving components of the interior. The View A10 is water resistant up to 100m, comes with a 3year warranty and up to 40 hours running time.

First impressions were that the watch has a tactile weight to it, at 116g you have got your money’s worth without it over compensating and it feels just heavy enough to remind you there is something on your wrist without being uncomfortable. Being able to watch all the components spinning and flicking around on the inside is strangely satisfying but it also gives you a quick reference as to whether its working or not. Although it will keep winding itself up whilst you move, if you take it off at night you may find it dead in the morning, in this case you just need to give it a few manual winds to get it up and running again.

One issue we came across was with the strap closure. Firstly, to adjust to your wrist size you need to use a small screw driver (not included) in order to slide the clasp into the appropriate position, this took a couple of attempts. The other thing about the closure clasp was that the clip kept popping open and I would worry that after a few months this would progress to the entire clasp coming loose with the possibility of it falling off, it seems strange that such an expensive piece would have such a basic design flaw.

 We found the Caliper Timepiece View A10 a beautiful watch, simple but elegant and innovative in its clever self-charging way, if you prefer style over fashion and function over flash this could be the ideal watch for you. RRP $375

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4.5 out of 5

Pros

Self-winding (and manual)

Comfortable weight

Glass face and back exposes interior

Waterproof up to 100m

Scratch resistant glass

Cons

Case diameter 38mm could be too small for larger wrists

Clasp on our sample kept popping open

No screw driver included to adjust strap