When I first started this watchmaking project during covid I reached out to a bunch of other microbrands with questions about how they were machining their cases or crowns, or hands. The answer was always the same, they were outsourcing the part. All the parts.

Three years into this I completely understand why folks get someone in Asia or Switzerland to make their watch components. Making your own is a giant pain in the ass.

But I’d like to think that a watch designed and made by one fella in a tiny Brooklyn shop has a bit more character than something that’s globally sources but anonymous workers.

I’m still working on a more extensive page showing the processes I use, till then here’s a few clips.