Watch Parts Made into Mechanical Creatures

Intricately crafted from watch components, with the occasional automotive light bulb thrown in, jeweler Justin Gershenson-Gates solders together these beautiful mechanical creatures. Many reference terrestrial critters and are even anatomically correct. Others are borne of Justin’s imagination, and make me imagine a planet far, far away populated by mech-insects.

“A friendly little bug with a mean little stinger.”

It’s not all arachnids! This dragonfly is entirely soldered together, and rests on a winding stem attached to a watch case ring stand.

This scorpion’s exoskeleton makes obvious use of former watch faces, and has an anatomically correct 6-segment tail.

Another spider, the legs are made from multiple winding stems.

On another planet, this creature is probably alive!

About the size of a common house spider, the “Spider” series all have small lightbulbs in place of their abdomen.

[via Colossal]