Some objects have a second life that's more interesting than their first. This started as a vintage Pulsar ladies quartz bracelet watch. Octagonal gold tone case, fine linear brushed band with matching shoulder treatment, and a quartz movement that represented genuinely new technology when this piece was made. Pulsar was one of the pioneering quartz watch brands of the 1970s. The electronic components inside, the resistor, capacitor, and circuit board now visible through the crystal, are the actual technology that disrupted and eventually displaced the entire mechanical watch industry. There is a certain irony in making them the centerpiece of a steampunk piece. It works.
The dial and hands are gone, opening the case to display the quartz movement. On top of those components float just over 1.5 carats of mixed genuine gemstones: opal and sapphire as the two anchor stones, accompanied by topaz, quartz, and citrine. The opal brings its characteristic play of color, the sapphire its deep blue, the smaller stones catching and scattering light across the mechanical backdrop with every movement of the wrist. The original crystal remains in place, good condition with age appropriate wear, containing everything beneath it.
The caseback is stainless steel with original Pulsar branding and serial markings intact. The band is original to the watch, the same fine linear brushed texture carrying from band through shoulders to case in one continuous design language. The fold-over deployment clasp is marked stainless steel.
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Condition:
Age appropriate wear on band and case exterior consistent with a vintage piece. Crystal in good condition. Band has original finish throughout with no significant damage. Gemstones float loose under the crystal and will shift with movement. This is an intentional conversion sold as a wearable art piece, not a functioning timepiece.
Why It Stands Out:
Unlike mass-produced steampunk jewelry, this bracelet is built from a genuine vintage Pulsar watch. The electronic components you see through the crystal are the actual quartz technology that ran this watch for decades, and the same technology that changed the watch industry permanently. Combined with real gemstones and one deliberate conversion decision, the result is a wearable art piece that cannot be exactly duplicated, because the starting material was already one of a kind.
The bracelet format is the detail that separates this from the pendant conversions. It sits on the wrist the way it always did, wears the way a watch should, and tells a completely different story than it used to. Opal, sapphire, topaz, quartz, and citrine floating over a quartz circuit board inside a 1970s Pulsar case. The steampunk aesthetic exists in the space between what a thing was and what it became. This one covers the full distance.
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