Just a sneak peek……..

[LiamB]

Thought I’d show off a watch project that I have been working on. Wanted to create vintage inspired watches. Tell me what you think so far! 

[Angrybear]

Absolutely love that. Please tell us more about it. 

[LiamB]

It’s been a project I have been working on for almost two years. 38mm so it is not “oversized”, stainless steel case, acrylic crystal, silver dial and blued steel hands. It is powered by a Sellitia sw210-1.  
With the cost of beautiful vintage watches going through the roof, I wanted to make something similar but affordable.  I am young (23) and have been disappointed by the unaffordable cost of vintage watches these days. It’s my goal to make quality vintage inspired watches at a reasonable price point. 
 

It was designed and is assembled by myself in Canada !

 

[LittleWatchShop]

You printed the dial?

[LiamB]

Although it was my original intention to make the dial myself, I ended up having it made for me. I ran into issues plating the dial. I attempted to plate it with cyanide free baths (I didn’t really want to work with cyanide) however I learned with time that the white silver is only achievable with cyanide. Plating is a project I will come back to in the future when I have money to invest in different technology. I actually got fairly good at pad printing the dial blanks and all ready had the etched plates with my dial design so I was very disappointed that I didn’t get it all to work out! 
 

 

 

[LittleWatchShop]

It is impressive.  If you did it yourself, even more so.  Anyway...nice job.

[BillM]

Well done, very beautiful watch and proportioned very well.  

[Juec]

It's lovely. Well done.

[Orhorolgy]

That came out looking beautiful!

Excellent job! 

[Stretch]

Not a fan of the logo on the dial, only because the font is too modern for the vintage look, but love the dial itself and the watch as a whole.  Fantastic achievement and look forward to seeing your next project.

[Michael1962]

Nice work! Looks great.