Being subjected to new press releases everyday for watches that often bleed together and tend to all look the same after a while, I have come to appreciate brands and creators that veer toward the weird and wacky end of the spectrum. Even if it?s a product I can?t imagine owning (or one that I honestly don?t even like) I enjoy it when the strange stuff comes across my desk, sometimes for no other reason than it breaks up my day a little bit. At their best, the weird watches become truly desirable objects, and change the way you think about and interact with watches. I don?t know if the new Mecascape by Code41 reaches those heights, but it has certainly proven to be a fun distraction, and maybe it?s the type of weird watch adjacent product that will help to get you through the drudgery of another relentlessly average day. 
First things first: this isn?t a watch. The press materials claim that it?s also not a clock or a pocket watch, but I don?t know if I believe that. I mean, the good folks at Code41 have included a photo of this thing being removed from a pocket. And certainly any device that can be used to tell the time meets some definition of the word ?clock,? which is honestly what I think the Mecascape most closely resembles if we simply must slot it into a category. But, of course, we don?t have to do that. Maybe it?s better if we don?t try. 

According to Code41, the name ?Mecascape? is a combination of ?mechanical? and ?landscape.? The widescreen s...