A timeless timepiece, ornately decorated

Aranwen's "Steampunk Cuff Bracelet" transcends all three words of its understated name. [Deviant Art via Ffffound]

Good price, too, for a handmade item: just $230 at her Etsy store. (Thanks, Snarp!)

[#1 posted by oohShiny , February 24, 2009 8:35 PM]

allow me to be the first to say "ooh! shiny!"

also "want" :)

[#2 posted by technogeek , February 24, 2009 8:51 PM]

Very nice. Steampunk meets Lensman? Of course one needs the proper outfit to carry it off, though there are several possibilities.

[#3 posted by strider_mt2k , February 24, 2009 9:24 PM]

Pretty!

Nicely done.

[#4 posted by Snarp , February 25, 2009 5:08 AM]

It is also for sale. She has some nice necklaces, too.

[#5 posted by Chrs , February 25, 2009 6:09 AM]

I remember, back in the day, the shitty "steampunk Nerf gun" mods that once showed up here for a brief time, but the tables have turned! Some of the most wonderfully constructed gewgaws are aiming for the same feel, but doing it right.

[#6 posted by stickyfinger , February 25, 2009 8:51 AM]

Did someone say "proper outfit"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTHypbLlkE

"Hawkmen soldiers - dive!"

[#7 posted by Anonymous , February 25, 2009 12:26 PM]

Hi, thanks for the feature and the lovely comments :D

-Vicky a.k.a Aranwen

[#8 posted by Enochrewt , February 25, 2009 1:15 PM]

#6: Greatest Movie of All Time.

[#9 posted by HeatherB , February 25, 2009 4:32 PM]

Oooooooooo! Preeettttiiiieeee.

[#10 posted by PaulR , February 26, 2009 4:02 AM]

I would have used a different font on the face. I'm not sure which, but something like Palatino Linotype or Tiranti Solid LET. And the watch hands need more, er, curilicueness. (Curlicueity?)

And with such a bold armband, why such a shy watch? It should be the size of the silver ring immediately around the watch.

[#11 posted by Phylth , February 26, 2009 6:29 AM]

This design has a digital watch as its centrepiece! To me it highlights the superficiality of (at least some) steampunk.

The automatic, self-winding, spring-powered mechanical wristwatch with emeralds as bearing surfaces and an open back and face surely has more baroque, victorian, gears-and-steam appeal than a dressed-up digital watch.

Try harder.