You possibly can simply disassemble this repairable smartwatch utilizing only a Phillips screwdriver

The Spectra is a brand new smartwatch designed from the bottom as much as be hackable and simple to restore. It was created by Pocuter, an organization that has spent the previous couple of years honing an experience in constructing small electronics like its tiny Pocuter One laptop. What makes the Spectra distinctive is that it’s repairable, but with a design that mirrors the Apple Watch which is far more durable to get into.

The wearable is now out there for preorder by means of a Kickstarter crowdfunding marketing campaign with supply anticipated as early as July 2025. Early backers can preorder one discounted to round $209, whereas full pricing is nearer to round $272. The Spectra is the corporate’s seventh Kickstarter marketing campaign, but additionally seems to be certainly one of its most bold. Three years into creating the prototype it nonetheless hasn’t totally finalized the {hardware}, so whereas there could also be much less threat with backing this one, there’s nonetheless some.

Powered by an Espressif ESP32-S3 processor “maxed out with 8MB RAM and 32MB executable flash reminiscence,” the Spectra has a 368×448 AMOLED show, a digital crown, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, health monitoring and environmental sensors, and a microSD slot inside permitting storage to theoretically be boosted to half a terabyte with a reminiscence card. That’s all stuffed inside a CNC milled aluminum body that the corporate plans to promote upgrades for, together with a stainless-steel different.

The Spectra’s inner design additionally prioritizes entry to the battery, iFixit found, with a mainboard that swings out of the way in which and using spring contacts as a substitute of a cable that must be indifferent. Small gadgets like wearables and earbuds sometimes have batteries which can be notoriously troublesome to swap, however like Fairphone’s Fairbuds, possibly the Spectra will encourage different firms to vary that.

The Pocuter staff “plans to offer substitute choices for each single half,” it informed iFixit, which shared simply how simple an unassembled prototype of the smartwatch is to construct and later disassemble. (Pocuter hasn’t specified if the ultimate watch will likely be shipped pre-assembled.) Seven Phillips head screws maintain all of it collectively, as a substitute of glues and epoxies that always make repairs overly difficult or completely not possible.

The wearable may even run a customized working system known as SpectraOS based mostly on JavaScript. Promised options embrace an interactive debugger streamlining app growth, safe utility sandboxing, and assist for Linux, macOS, and Home windows. It gained’t have entry to Apple or Google’s sturdy app shops, so taking full benefit of the Spectra could profit from some coding expertise, not simply primary screwdriver abilities.