LG G Watch Charging Stand

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I recently purchased the Black Stainless Steel Watch Band for my LG G Watch, which looks great but makes it impossible to use the charging cradle flat as designed. The watch band doesn't open completely, so you have to put the cradle inside the band to charge the watch. This isn't terrible, but it's not great either. Charging a watch flat on a table has no added utility. I set out to design a stand that holds the charging cradle so the watch can be placed on it from one side. If the cradle is tilted at enough of an angle, it will also allow you to use your watch as a clock. The G Watch is perfect for this since its screen is always on. So I was naively thinking I was the first person to have this idea, but that's okay. This is probably a common occurrence for people when they first get into 3D printing. I soldiered on and created something that meets my needs perfectly. Now it sits on my nightstand. It's very stable and working great as a clock. The stand is set up for use with the original USB cable, which would likely need to be modified if using a different cable. A friction fit cable management channel has curved corners to avoid bending the cable too sharply. I then went a little nuts and chamfered all the edges in the model, but I think it looks pretty nice when printed. There were a few flaws in my print, but I blame those on improper printer calibration rather than my modeling. Print settings used for sample prints include no rafts, supports at 0.2mm resolution, 20% infill, and extrusion temperature at 230.0°C. Bed temperature was set to 60.0°C using Toner Plastics' PLA filament from Micro Center in red 1.75mm. Print time was approximately four hours.