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M'Bob
·At least in the US, car customization has a long history and has been (mostly) highly esteemed, at least for the effort and attempt at individuality. The results of course are not always to everyone’s tastes nor aesthetics, but nonetheless...
In the watch world, we have our “Frankens,” but it doesn’t seem that watch customizing, aside from skeletizing and movement adorning, is really a thing for the common collector. I know, it’s not a perfect analogy between car and watches, but still: why do people seem disinclined to individualize their higher-end watches? It’s fun and can be quite gratifying.
Here’s a 1171 bracelet I did years ago, high-polishing the outer links because I think it goes better with the watch. On the 300 below, I find the center links way too flashy, so I’m contemplating reversing the original finish, by putting the brushed finish in the center, and polishing the outer links. That would make it closer to the original layout on the flat-links. Anyone else?
In the watch world, we have our “Frankens,” but it doesn’t seem that watch customizing, aside from skeletizing and movement adorning, is really a thing for the common collector. I know, it’s not a perfect analogy between car and watches, but still: why do people seem disinclined to individualize their higher-end watches? It’s fun and can be quite gratifying.
Here’s a 1171 bracelet I did years ago, high-polishing the outer links because I think it goes better with the watch. On the 300 below, I find the center links way too flashy, so I’m contemplating reversing the original finish, by putting the brushed finish in the center, and polishing the outer links. That would make it closer to the original layout on the flat-links. Anyone else?
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