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My No.3 Skeleton Wristwatch

 

Hello,

I have been sharing some skeleton watches I make for some time now, here-

ahci.watchprosite.com

and here

ahci.watchprosite.com

Some have got attention out of all proportion to their merit but here is another one. It still needs to be plated but I cannot wait to share it! So here are some quick & dirty pictures.

Below you can see it with 'Sambhare' hands. I find it unlikely that in the entire history of watchmaking nobody has made this style of hands. Nevertheless I feel today they are sufficiently distinct to be given my name smile











Overall I am very pleased with the results. The case is 36mm without the crown. All in all a great size. The risk is that my wife might requisition it!

What I like is that the movement started life as a wristwatch movement. So this is not a pocket watch movement slapped onto your wrist smile. Also, it has direct centre seconds, so the layout is refreshingly different and no second hand slop!




I also made a contrasting pair of 'dagger' hands.







What do you think?
 This message has been edited by aditya on 2012-06-09 03:22:58

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Thanks for sharing this!

 
By: Gary G : June 9th, 2012-07:58
I have appreciated your work on your first two skeleton watches and think you have done a great job starting with very few resources. I hope you will not be too offended if I say that I find this watch less compelling than your prior two efforts. I though... 

Thanks for your reply.

 
By: aditya : June 9th, 2012-10:31
Your inputs are invaluable Well it is a much smaller watch. Everything is very tightly packed in and it is difficult to achieve the empty spaces as in my previous two designs. Here is a side by side shot of no.1 and no.3 (sorry for the poor quality pictur...  

I'll give you my 2cents worth...

 
By: Tim Jackson : June 9th, 2012-12:34
Hi Aditya, I'm afraid I don't see a coherence in design with the third effort, as I did in the second one. The second one had feeling of a well thought out design concept that was carried throughout the movement. I very much like it. Your third piece, doe... 

Thanks for your thoughts.

 
By: aditya : June 10th, 2012-23:01
It's a shame nobody likes it. Of all the watches I have made I find this the most likeable. I feel it has a good balance of skeletonisation and readability. I am particularly happy about the proportion of the hands with the case/ movement. For me, this on... 

I was hoping you might get other opinions, positive rather than negative!

 
By: Tim Jackson : June 11th, 2012-16:52
But that is reality sometimes...I hope you took it as constructive criticism and not just a put down, as that was my intention. Please keep up your efforts, don't be discouraged by the two dissenting opinions of one of your watches. I certainly don't have... 

If we all had the same tastes...

 
By: aditya : June 14th, 2012-10:16
... there would only be one watch :-). Once again, thanks for your thoughts.

I like the exposed balance a lot

 
By: cazalea : June 13th, 2012-07:31
I've never seen the balance and its spring in a watch be so completely exposed. You cut the balance cock down a lot! If I may focus on the area I mention, I was wondering what it was for a second when I saw it from behind I suppose the question of persona...  

I wish I could have opened the balance a bit more from the front..

 
By: aditya : June 14th, 2012-10:23
.. but this movement is very tightly packed together and I am afraid to remove any more material :-). Thanks for your comments, by the way!

Here they are :-)

 
By: aditya : July 11th, 2012-21:32
...  

While I Never Been Into...

 
By: elliot55 : July 12th, 2012-07:38
... skeletonized watches but... Your pieces are very nice and the hands are tres original. Please do not be discouraged by the critiques... these folks know what they like and listening to Purist opinions will definitely lead to the road of success. All t... 

Thank you for the kind words! [nt]

 
By: aditya : July 13th, 2012-19:21

Interesting hands NT [nt]

 
By: R.Murphy : June 14th, 2012-10:50

Still in anticipation state

 
By: aldossari_faisal : July 13th, 2012-01:36
Seeing your Number three piece being presented to us is a mere pleasure in it self , my opinion is more of a personal observation rather than technical criticism , to me this piece is a marking of new beginning , where you made your mind on certain standa... 

Thank you for the encouraging words! [nt]

 
By: aditya : July 13th, 2012-19:22

Great Stuff!

 
By: Whirling : July 14th, 2012-19:27
I love both your No. 2 and No. 3! I understand you're still experimenting with details of your aesthetic and refining some of your techniques, but that is all part of the excitement for us to witness. I'd be glad to wear one of your watches on my wrist. W...