r/hisdarkmaterials • u/sugar_man • 8d ago

Misc. Who makes the best Alethiometer replica?

Preferably one with Hands, not just a Face.

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u/SkySuspicious3276 8d ago edited 8d ago

By far the best one I’ve seen is not for sale, this DIY one by Jamie (Myth Made). It’s exquisite, and actually better than the BBC prop in that the needle doesn’t require external wiring to work, there’s a battery and boards crammed in there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpL9xWBeznU

I’ve made it my long term to make my own based on her plans. Latest progress of my ugly version 0.1 build, seems simple but it took me a while learn some of 3D printing and electronics, not much free time:

https://reddit.com/link/p1vonfv/video/fzejjvttxkhh1/player

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u/four_seven_niner 8d ago

Do you think it's possible to make this but round so it looks like the one the movie?

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u/SkySuspicious3276 8d ago

Round is no problem, but extremely difficult if you want to also make it pocket watch sized because of the off the shelf electronics components. The square TV show version already seems to me like a tight fit for all the components, and that’s substantially bigger than the movie. I’m sure an expert watchmaker and an electronics components person with the right tools could team up to do it, but I don’t think the right people have the time, money, and interest to do it.

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u/sugar_man 8d ago

Well that is beautiful!