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I have always enjoyed looking at the development of your wonderful watches. You can definitely tell a lot of love and hard-work has gone into them. I think you can sell it now if you wanted to. I think that the only things I would personally change would be 1) instead of having ruby stones, having white stones instead, adding to sterile/industrial look, like the ones that moritz grossman uses 2) Have more extreme Anglage so that the edges are more emphasized 3) Have the back of the watch be finished in a way that is more similar to the Grand Seiko 8 Day Spring drive 4) enlarge the sink area around the screws, but not to finished them 5) this is just me but I like to have sharper hands, similar to Grand Seiko, FP Journe, and Breguet hands. Despite what I have said above, please know that these are just my opinions and please follow whatever you feel like would make your watch the best. There is an expression that I am a big fan of which is called "dancing on your ass" and means that it is easy to say a bunch of things but it is way harder to actual implement them. Again, a wonderful watch, I love the dial.












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Prototype update.

 
By: David L. : March 15th, 2019-03:13
Hello everyone, Here is a quick update and a couple of more decent pictures of my new handmade piece. (Prototype) I decided to make a new stainless steel case because the first one wasn't too user friendly. The crystal on the front is now enclosed and the...  

i like the design & the dial finish...

 
By: mahesh : March 15th, 2019-03:53
one question, is there access to change the strap easily ? keep us posted as you progress. Godspeed ! mahesh.,

Thank you. Yes, the strap is relatively easy to change, same as on most watches.

 
By: David L. : March 15th, 2019-04:08
You can't see it on the pictures but there are holes on the side of the case where the spring bar snaps in place. These holes are also used when the spring bar needs to be removed.

I like it!

 
By: andrewluff : March 15th, 2019-06:26
Great work indeed... really nice. Cheers Andrew

I really like it

 
By: sklim8 : March 15th, 2019-06:56
Couple thoughts 1. I do wonder how it looks on the wrist (wearability) 2. I think a similar concept round watch would also look great

Thanks, I'm glad you do.

 
By: David L. : March 15th, 2019-08:15
Regarding wearability it's not the most comfortable thing in the world, but it's not terrible either. Here is a wristshot if you are interested. ...  

Nice

 
By: xyz123abc : March 15th, 2019-06:59
I really like the industrial look combined with the trademarks of true workmanship. Very well done! And regulators are quite scarcely distributed.

Thank you very much.

 
By: David L. : March 15th, 2019-08:18
Yes, I feel like regulators are not very popular these days, but I personally always liked them.

If you like regulators, please check out this post

 
By: cazalea : March 15th, 2019-08:59
EVERY POSSIBLE REGULATOR? I spent weeks collecting about 70 variations. Here is a sample of non-round regulator dials: I guess I should check the listings to see if yours is covered. Cazalea ...  

Good work

 
By: sjlye : March 15th, 2019-07:53
Blued hands would be big improvement in looks and readability

My thought exactly

 
By: cazalea : March 15th, 2019-08:44
but otherwise - wonderful! I just watched the movie Hugo last night, and this has that same aura of being an impossible-yet-real, unique mechanical device

Thank you very much cazalea.

 
By: David L. : March 15th, 2019-10:46
I haven't seen that movie yet, but now that you mentioned an impossible-yet-real, unique mechanical device I'll check it out.

Another step ahead

 
By: tick28800 : March 15th, 2019-11:47
For an already great watch. I know pictures can lie a bit, but the one on the wrist tells me you can remove the empty space on the north and south of the sub dials to make it more compact. Also the main plate on the back should have some cote de Geneve to... 

Not a fan of regulators...

 
By: mdg : March 15th, 2019-14:15
...but would make an exception in this case. I love the way it looks hand-made. Clean it up too much and it would lose some charm imho. I actually cut out some paper in the watch dimensions (not height) and set it on my 7.25 inch wrist. It is quite a bit ... 

Thank you mdg I'm really glad you like it.

 
By: David L. : March 17th, 2019-02:07
Regarding the size of the watch, it's not small for sure but because the movement is relatively large a smaller case with the current design is nearly impossible. If I were to redesign the case and come up with a different position for the lugs I might be... 

Would love to see wrist shots...

 
By: mdg : March 19th, 2019-12:04
...and know how big your wrist is. My 40mm Sub is fine on my wrist as a reference. I just don’t see how this size could be worn by me without ‘hanging over.’ That said, it is beautiful and I applaud your effort. I think many of us have dreamed of doing so... 

Beautiful

 
By: Spencer Karrington : March 16th, 2019-02:44
I have always enjoyed looking at the development of your wonderful watches. You can definitely tell a lot of love and hard-work has gone into them. I think you can sell it now if you wanted to. I think that the only things I would personally change would ...  

Thank you for your input Spencer.

 
By: David L. : March 17th, 2019-02:14
Those are great points what you mentioned. I think the biggest "upgrade" would be as you pointed out to make the Anglage more dramatic. Only problem with that is because of the layout of the bridges (they are very narrow) the available space for the Angla... 

No problem

 
By: Spencer Karrington : March 18th, 2019-10:48
Thank you for your reply. I am sure that you will find a way to make the Anglage more emphasized. Good luck and again, beautiful watch

Thank you darrony.

 
By: David L. : March 24th, 2019-05:48
I'm working on two new sub dial designs. I'll share some pictures as soon as I finish them.

Spectacular, David!

 
By: CR : March 23rd, 2019-21:06
Your post and pics from last month caught my eye. It's beautifully designed and executed.