Prototype One
The Prototype One was the culmination of my runaway covid hobby of repairing old watches. I wanted one watch but in the process of building that watch it became clear that unless I was going to marry rich or win the lottery, I’d need to make and sell a few extras.
The original plan was to build the watches at a local maker space on their manual lathe and mills. This effort went on for about six months before the results led me to building my own cnc machinery capable of meeting the tolerances needed. The design stayed the same though, as simple as I could make it without compromising the final goal of making myself a robust and elegant, go anywhere watch.
A 316L Stainless case measures 10mm thick with 1.5mm sapphire crystals protecting the front and back. A simple 18-8 stainless snapping holds the rear sapphire against a 1mm o-ring seal and allows the seal to improve as water pressure rises. The dial is a fully engraved piece of brass with inlaid lacquer markings and superluminova X1 numbers. The black finish is a black oxide coating chemically grown onto the surface of the brass after the engraving and inlay.
1095 steel hands are also filled with lume and the second hand has a red/orange enamel coat.
The watch is powered by a Swiss Sellita Sw300 automatic movement with a 56 hour power reserve.
Edition of 9 pieces
The P1 is my first attempt at watchmaking and still a design I love. 316 stainless case, brass dial that’s fully machined, paint filled and dipped in a chemical which blackens the brass and gives a beautiful relief to the markings, steel hands and a snap ring holding the rear sapphire in for a unique view of the Sellita SW300 movement beating inside. The crown is a Swiss made 6.5mm screw down and water resistance has been tested to 100m.
There’s only one of these pieces left Case no. 7/9
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316L Stainless Steel case bead blasted for added surface toughness and a satin finish.
1095 Steel hands.
Brass dial and movement holder.
6.5mm 316L Screw Down Crown with triple o-ring seals.
Domed 31.5mm x 1.5mm AR Coated Sapphire crystal in front. 33.5mm x 1.5mm Sapphire Crystal in Back.
Sellita SW-300-2 Automatic Movement Elabore Grade.
Super-Luminova lume in hands and dial hour markings.
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38mm Case Diameter
10mm Case Thickness
56 hour power reserve
Water resistance checked to 100m
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Initials or a name may be engraved on your case.
Your watch will ship with a FKM (Viton) Vulcanized Rubber band. Ask about color options at time of ordering.
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As a single human watchmaking factory the delivery time of your timepiece is somewhat flexible. I’m slowly streamlining the process of standardizing parts and tools to speed up the manufacturing but even still, expect three months from order to delivery. Maybe less. Maybe a lil bit more. I’ll keep you in the loop.
