Independents

The sector dial is a combination of onyx and highly polished metal components, a total of 27 parts, making it the most complex dial that Aaron has ever produced.  The watch has 72 hours of power reserve with twin barrels.  At 38mm in diameter, and 9.8mm in thickness (including the crystals), Aaron's new watch is classically sized. 

A total of 12 watches will be produced in the first batch, in both yellow gold and platinum.  Not surprisingly, all 12 are spoken for.

As with all of Aaron's watches, the finishing of the movement and dial components is one of the highlights of the timepiece, with expertly realized internal angles, cotes de geneve, and bombe anglage that very few watchmakers can execute at even a fraction of the quality.

Nearly every component of the watch is crafted by Aaron, save for the crystal and some of the jewels.  (Aaron even crafts some of the more specialized jewels himself).

Although Aaron does not submit the watch to official chronometric testing, he does test every timepiece himself and ensures that it operates at chronometric standards.  

In my humble opinion, Aaron is one of the most talented watchmakers in the world, a man who has spent his life dedicated to the craft.  He is a watchmaker of the old school variety, honing his craft by restoring antique timepieces, building uber complicated clocks and wristwatches all on his own.  A man, who at the age of 29, built his first wristwatch, the world's smallest triple axis tourbillon. 

In today's independent watch market flooded by fledgling talent, Aaron stands apart as a man with immense raw talent that has been refined throughout a lifetime of painstaking work, never taking the easy route, always pushing himself to the limits of his abilities.  I respect that, and I am very fond of his new creation. 

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