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Has anyone make a Skeleton faced watch?

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Had the idea pop in my head and did a few quick “Make your own skeleton watch dial”, ect. And tried searching here to no matching topics.

So has anyone made a skeleton faced dial? How difficult was/could it be? Is it even possible to find the right parts?

 

Thanks for any insight 

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1 hour ago, HaydenE said:

So has anyone made a skeleton faced dial? How difficult was/could it be? Is it even possible to find the right parts?

You need to be good with lhe piercing saw and micro files. Try on scrap dial to get an idea. 

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2 minutes ago, transporter said:

You could try in a lathe,  that’s where I would start , at least then you can get a nice clean cut

How you can pierce in a lathe? 

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An alternative suggestion would be to etch the brass rather than cut it. This would take a little more prep work, and would still require finishing by hand, but you should be able to get some very fine detail that way with a little practice.

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9 hours ago, jdm said:

How you can pierce in a lathe? 

Sorry, I thought you just wanted to cut the centre out of the dial to expose the movement, like some of the modern Rotary gents watches

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I've often thought of trying the www.ponoko.com service. They can laser-cut and laser-engrave brass. It wouldn't have the craftsmanship and character of a hand-made cut but would be easier to get some crazy designs. I've got enough other projects going on that I haven't tried it yet though.

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