LiamB Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 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! 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrybear Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Absolutely love that. Please tell us more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamB Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 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 ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWatchShop Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 You printed the dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamB Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWatchShop Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 It is impressive. If you did it yourself, even more so. Anyway...nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Well done, very beautiful watch and proportioned very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juec Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 It's lovely. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orhorolgy Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 That came out looking beautiful! Excellent job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1962 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Nice work! Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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