It’s ticking!
Almost a month after I ordered all the pieces, the alpha version of my new watch is ready and ticking!
The last part arrived about 10 days ago and it took about 5 hours to get it all together. Unfortunately, the bezel came with a small dent and a new one is on the way. The hour hand has a bit of metal showing and another one is en route as well.
After the initial casing and regulating in the dial up position for 48 hours, I decided to do a final cleaning of the case and install the winding rotor. Since I’m a moron, I dropped the movement onto the case when installing it for the final time! :wallbash: The freaking dial got scratched and a new one is on order.
Anyways, after another week of regulating, I wore it for the first time today. So far, the movement runs really well and is +3.5 to +7 seconds per day depending on the position. We’ll see how it runs with wear.
Here are some images from the build:
- Case:
- Diameter: 40mm (44.2mm with crown)
- Lug Width: 20mm
- Height: 11.85m
- Lug to Lug: 47.5mm
- Bezel: 120 clicks (unidirectional)
- Crown: triple-lock, screw-down
- Crystal: sapphire (AR coated on inside)
- Water Resistance: pending
- Weight: 88g (including strap)
- Dial:
- Diameter: 28.0mm (26.75mm viewable)
- Lume: SuperLuminova C1
- Movement:
- Seagull ST21 (ETA 2824-2 equivalent)
- Decoration: Côtes de Genève, perlage, nickel plated
- Diameter: 25.6mm
- Height: 4.6mm
- 28,000 BPH (beats per hour)
- Accuracy: +3.5 to +7 seconds/day (measured)