AndrewD
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Very well done ...
You are rightly proud of this one. The wrist shot shows that the proportions are perfect for your wrist. I love how the Unitas movement fills the case - a peeve with many watches from major manufactures. The dial is congruent with the pleasant engraved patterns, raised Breguet Arabic's and the blued leaf hands. Yes, I agree about the busy sub-seconds dial, but it doesn't distract from the overall look which is excellent.
Enjoy!
Andrew
Very pleased with this watch :-)
I had bought an NOS Unitas 6498 movement a few years ago. Have been looking for a suitable home for it since. This combination ticks almost all the right boxes. I wanted this watch to be as small as possible. At 41mm dia. without crown and 12mm thick I do...
Do tell more, please
The watch looks really slick, if dial is subject to customization I agree the digits could be spared or perhaps reduced to indices... Would be interested to read more on the case, dial, the process of putting it together, price point, availability? Thanks
Very nice....
certainly fills the case..! I didn't really notice the cluttered subdial until you said about it so not a big issue....the only thing I find a bit odd is the writing on the display back "All Stainless Steel Water Resistant" which doesn't mean much, it wou...
Nice!
Good work, Aditya... Would be very interested to know where you picked up the case, can you give us more details (or pm me) ? I have one or two Unitas movements kicking around too... Thanks! Rob
Thank you for the kind words gentlemen :-)
I got the case dial & hands from Otto Frei (hope it is all right to mention the name). Everything was straightforward except that the second hand needed to be trimmed a bit. I got the NOS movement a few years ago from ebay. The barrel bridge had to be fil...
Very classy looking watch . . . .
I fully agree with your obsevation about the second hand part. Could do w/o all the numbers. But still very classy.
A real charmer
I agree with you about the sub-dial but it's a small complaint to the overall package. While this watch might be a solid companion, I must admit to liking your skeleton model even more. All the best!
Very well done ...
You are rightly proud of this one. The wrist shot shows that the proportions are perfect for your wrist. I love how the Unitas movement fills the case - a peeve with many watches from major manufactures. The dial is congruent with the pleasant engraved pa...
Thank you everyone...
AndrewD, I too like the fact that the movement fills up the case. This case- movement combination does not need a movement ring. Perhaps, one day, I will decorate this movement. Then the rear view will be a bit easier on the eyes Aditya
I visited the place that does laser etching.............
........for some work today & got this done as well. I think it is a nice touch...
New hands
I had made these hands for one of my skeleton watches but they did not pass QC. It seemed a waste to leave them lying around. So I have put them in this. What do you think? ...
I say Roger Smith, watch out
Very nicely done and please don't stop sharing your watch-building projects with us. Cheers, Cazalea
Really neat project....
Thanks for sharing this with us. I'm a sucker for time only watches with small seconds registers, and this one works quite well for me. I can't decide which hands I prefer - I actually think both work quite well. Please keep posting as this one evolves. D...
Thanks Darren, these hands were originally...
.... made for the watch in this link- But the arrow heads turned out a little smaller than was agreed and the minute hand shank does not blue evenly (defective material). So I made a new pair for that watch. Nevertheless, I think they match this dial qui...
Very nice Aditya!
While I do agree with you that the watch would have been served better by a less cluttered seconds dial, it is nonetheless very nice. Well done sir.