{"id":376980,"date":"2025-12-30T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/376980\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:14:09","slug":"the-imac-g3-inspired-apple-watch-we-never-knew-we-desperately-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/376980\/","title":{"rendered":"The iMac G3-Inspired Apple Watch We Never Knew We Desperately Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The iMac G3 was discontinued in 2003, around the same time Apple began pivoting to its clean, color-free aesthetic. Cut to a few years later and Apple transitioned entirely to aluminum for its devices, ushering in an era of sleek, and a few more years later, Apple built a computer small enough for your wrist. That means there was a little over a decade between Apple\u2019s era of color, and the Apple Watch. Sadly, the two didn\u2019t coexist in the same timeline, but that doesn\u2019t mean a guy can\u2019t imagine, right?<\/p>\n

Saffy Creatives\u2019 Apple Watch G3 concept brings the two together in what I can only describe as sheer nostalgic dream-come-true. The two design worlds collide perfectly \u2013 the body of a Watch with the soul of Apple\u2019s G3 devices (tbh even the MacBook was absolute eye-candy). The results don\u2019t just look fantastic, they honestly look wearable \u2013 like I would absolutely like to be caught with this piece of hand-candy across my wrist, even if its vibrant colors feel less serious than the cool metallic finish of your standard Watch.<\/p>\n

Designer: Saffy Creatives<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s worth noting that this isn\u2019t just an existing watch with a plastic body. There are a few changes to the design itself to make it stand true to its inspiration. For starters, the watch has a chonky bezel, quite like the G3 iMac did. The bezel separates itself from the body by being made of an entirely separate plastic component. This is further reinforced by the watch\u2019s two-tone colorway. The bezel adopts a clear white plastic design, while the body itself goes for the transparent tinted plastic that G3 fans know too well. The watch ditches all perceivable metal components, barring probably the crown, which looks like metal anodized to match the body\u2019s color. The power button on the side is clear plastic, as are the lugs, and even the strap!<\/p>\n

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The G3 trend even carries to the Apple\u2019s colored logo, which features on the bezel of the watch. It\u2019s rare for the watch to have a logo on the front, but then again, it\u2019s entirely inconceivable for Apple to make a plastic watch. But, like I said, a guy can dream! The colorful logo sits on the front, right above the standard touchscreen display with its curved glass almost perfectly mirroring the iMac G3\u2019s CRT display.<\/p>\n

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The watch comes in a variety of colors, all celebrating that short but iconic era. You\u2019ve got the truly legendary Bondi Blue, along with the Strawberry, Lime, Tangerine, and Grape variants. Like I said, this is, for most parts, an entire redesign of the watch itself. It isn\u2019t really possible to make a watch case that captures the retro beauty of this watch \u2013 unless you expand the design outwards to give the watch a true bezel, or cut into the watch\u2019s screen to keep the exact proportions as shown here. That being said, I\u2019d like to see Spigen<\/a> or any other company try giving the Apple Watch a retro flavor. That being said, this iMac G3-inspired Watch Charger<\/a> from Spigen is perhaps the closest we\u2019ll ever come to seeing anything!<\/p>\n

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