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What do you guys think?
My first watch build, I made it for an up coming event where im going to be wearing a brown suit. Thought it would be a good oppurtunity to create my first watch! I used Gemini first to generate how it would look together. I did a fully arabic theme where I even swapped the date wheel with an arabic numeric one.
u/aghz2001 — 23 hours ago
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Another copper dial
Working on my second copper dial from copper coins. This one I’m skeletonizing to pair with a vintage skeletonized 6498. I added a few pics of my process. After I have the dial feet soldered on, then I’ll add patina to the copper. Still trying to decide if I will recess a small subdial for the second hand
u/Glad-Carpenter4449 — 19 hours ago
DIY watch club
Has anyone purchased a watch from DIY Watch Club and not been able to access the instructions? My partner and I have both tried and it keeps coming up with this message. Have tried contacting them via IG and FB but so far no response. Quite disappointing as my partner recieved the watch today for his birthday and was excited to get into building the watch.
u/Cassandra11111 — 12 hours ago
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In house pad printing, worth it?
Let’s say someone makes 50 custom logoed dials a month, which is more worthwhile and/or economical: buying a pad printer and all the equipment for it and doing it in house(include starting with no knowladge at all) OR struggling with pad printing a specific dial in china or from the supplier, they know how to and they do a good job, and the cost is lower, but they have to have the specific dial that im sourcing at hand to print on it.
u/Brave_Maintenance708 — 11 hours ago
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Felsa 4122 Question
Hi does anyone know where the dial feet locations / how far apart the dial feet would be on a felsa 4211 movement?
u/FairReputation994 — 15 hours ago
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Sourcing steel hands for flame bluing
I’m looking for steel hands that would fit an ETA2824, but everything I’m finding seems to be nickel plated brass or stainless steel. For bluing, stainless steel isn’t ideal. Could anyone offer a recommendation for sourcing high carbon steel hands?
u/Foppful — 21 hours ago
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Strapsco europe shipping
I want to buy two straps that i can only find in strapsco, which ships from the USA. Anyone from the EU that buys there? Do you usually pay extra custom fees or does it go under the radar?
u/xXSantyXx — 21 hours ago
Week