After years of searching: Making my own watch.

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Hello watchlovers. It's Paul from the Netherlands.

Over the years i've bought many watches. First Seiko divers, followed by Omega, Rolex and Grand Seiko.
In 2016 i started a online watch business in selling, trading used modern watches.
My personal taste for divers changed into dresswatches. So i got into Longines, Omega, Zenith, Jaeger le Coultre, Minerva and ended up with Patek, Vacheron and A. Lange. I really liked the style of the '50. Three part jumbo cases.

Beginning 2024 i thought about to step out of buying/selling watches online and thought about creating my own dress watch because the watches i really liked were too expensive to wear on daily basis.
And in the more reasonable priced category there were a lot of dress watches that did not fit my personal needs. (too big, too thick, small seconds in the wrong place or not balanced, a closed caseback, etc...). So i started to design my personal watch with the right specifications (for my taste). In short....

By the end of 2024 i sold all my watches and closed my account on chrono24 and here we are ... The prototypes are almost ready. Diameter 38mm, 8.5mm thickness (incl. domed sapphire), Lug to lug 47mm, Handwound movement from La Joux-Perret.

 
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welcome Paul,
that looks like it is going to be a very nice watch in that classical style ! Very well designed numerals with plenty of "body" and the subtile curve in the hand is a nice detail as well. Please also show the gold dial version as you never know .......
Best of luck with the process.
 
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Looking good! Love the case style and will look forward to see the final products! Good luck with your venture!
 
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Nice! "Grab the bull by the horns" and get it done.
 
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George Daniels once asked me whe I was going to make my own watch.

Nice to see that this tradition is not forgotten.

A freind of mine (and my mentor) made clocks, was often asked what part was the hardest one to make.

His responce was "The first one."
 
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That's the correct response!

Never made a watch from scratch (other than "kits") but making guitars, that statement rings true.
 
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That black gloss dial is going to look spectacular with the silver leaf hands, a true "dress watch".
 
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Thanks. Here's a sneakpeak. It is not finished. No movement. No sapphire and bezel. I hope within 3/4 weeks.

 
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Thanks. Here's a sneakpeak. It is not finished. No movement. No sapphire and bezel. I hope within 3/4 weeks.


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What is the origin of the "Angelier" name for this watch?
 
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Great, Paul! The measures are cool, esp. the thickness! May I make propositions? 馃槈