Mickey Mouse custom case?

[LittleWatchShop]

Here of late, I am running a real Mickey Mouse Operation!!

After fixing a MM watch broken case with a donor, I have an extra movement left over with no case.  So I had this crazy idea to make a MM case.  Lots of details to work out, but here is the early stage.  I don't know if I want to make it a pendant watch, or put it on a stand.  That is TBD.

One challenging issue is how to make the bezel and attach it firmly.  3D printing has its limitations.

 

[tomh207]

2 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

Here of late, I am running a real Mickey Mouse Operation!!

After fixing a MM watch broken case with a donor, I have an extra movement left over with no case.  So I had this crazy idea to make a MM case.  Lots of details to work out, but here is the early stage.  I don't know if I want to make it a pendant watch, or put it on a stand.  That is TBD.

One challenging issue is how to make the bezel and attach it firmly.  3D printing has its limitations.

 

Something in metal with one of your several lathes?

 

Tom

[LittleWatchShop]

[Karon]

I'm currently working on a custom Mickey Mouse case project that I got from a recent repair. I used a donor to repair the case of my broken MM watch and I had an extra movement and the case was gone. This gave us the idea to design a custom Mickey Mouse case, but there are still many details to consider in the early stages. Whether it will be a pendant watch or a grand clock is yet to be decided. One of the challenges I face is finding a good way to manufacture and securely attach the bezel given the limitations of 3D printing.

[LittleWatchShop]

2 hours ago, Karon said:

limitations of 3D printing

Indeed. At these small dimensions, 3D printing is very crude.

My bezel here uses a glass crystal and is friction fit. Good for desktop, but not for wearing.

[LittleWatchShop]

Finally got some black filament loaded in the printer.

[RichardHarris123]

Not into Mickey Mouse or Mickey Mouse watches but that's cool. 

[LittleWatchShop]

32 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Not into Mickey Mouse or Mickey Mouse watches but that's cool. 

Me either really, but I had to fix a watch for a friend and needed a donor.  Got a lot of five MMs in the deal.  Had an orphaned movement.