M'Bob
·Full disclaimer: what I’m about to say does in fact take into account that watch get-togethers are primarily social events - the watches are secondary. In spite of this:
I reviewed what was on the wrists of most participants at the Speedy Tuesday event in Tokyo, and the majority of them were beautiful, high-end Speedmasters. That we’ve all seen before.
In the 1960’s in America, there was a craze of custom cars, and George Barris could certainly be counted as one of the top-tier participants. He made custom cars for film, television, and private customers. Like with watches, while many well-heeled car buyers could afford the most expensive, exclusive automobiles, they very well could see a neighbor driving something very close. There was nothing particularly creative or unique about that.
George flexed his creative muscles, and came up with cars that stretched the imagination. You may not find every rendering suits your aesthetic judgment, but you can be sure it was different, and made you look at cars in a new and different way.
![IMG_3283.jpeg IMG_3283.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674405-f93a68be8f3295c668b54b404bdfee1f.jpg?hash=-Tpovo8ylc)
To wit: it can be fun with watches, to break out of the period- correct mold, and mix and match parts to create something different and fun to look at.
Here’s my custom FOIS.
Brown dial, original flat-link, and 1863 movement.
![IMG_2328.jpeg IMG_2328.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674427-4f50dd0dd9f5f2f665f45bf399381080.jpg?hash=T1DdDdn18v)
Let’s see yours!
I reviewed what was on the wrists of most participants at the Speedy Tuesday event in Tokyo, and the majority of them were beautiful, high-end Speedmasters. That we’ve all seen before.
In the 1960’s in America, there was a craze of custom cars, and George Barris could certainly be counted as one of the top-tier participants. He made custom cars for film, television, and private customers. Like with watches, while many well-heeled car buyers could afford the most expensive, exclusive automobiles, they very well could see a neighbor driving something very close. There was nothing particularly creative or unique about that.
George flexed his creative muscles, and came up with cars that stretched the imagination. You may not find every rendering suits your aesthetic judgment, but you can be sure it was different, and made you look at cars in a new and different way.
![IMG_3278.jpeg IMG_3278.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674400-6af9360bcafc8ec9c78c766658fad52e.jpg?hash=avk2C8r8js)
![IMG_3279.jpeg IMG_3279.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674401-79502cf9dba72ef6e6ca2286ef8416e4.jpg?hash=eVAs-dunLv)
![IMG_3280.jpeg IMG_3280.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674402-ed0335ca68270ea24fc5493e8758b38c.jpg?hash=7QM1ymgnDq)
![IMG_3281.png IMG_3281.png](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674403-a8b8cacd7d7a72696e6373ff123b51f6.jpg?hash=qLjKzX16cm)
![IMG_3282.jpeg IMG_3282.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674404-054d7955e43edce42b2ae501a67ff9b2.jpg?hash=BU15VeQ-3O)
![IMG_3283.jpeg IMG_3283.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674405-f93a68be8f3295c668b54b404bdfee1f.jpg?hash=-Tpovo8ylc)
To wit: it can be fun with watches, to break out of the period- correct mold, and mix and match parts to create something different and fun to look at.
Here’s my custom FOIS.
Brown dial, original flat-link, and 1863 movement.
![IMG_2158.jpeg IMG_2158.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674424-b05cfd5b07178acde1d2d45e36d74432.jpg?hash=sFz9WwcXis)
![IMG_2157.jpeg IMG_2157.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674426-a8ea7f850a5fec494e2890b0b9576b93.jpg?hash=qOp_hQpf7E)
![IMG_2328.jpeg IMG_2328.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1674/1674427-4f50dd0dd9f5f2f665f45bf399381080.jpg?hash=T1DdDdn18v)
Let’s see yours!