Great work Dave! If you’re going for fully drilled lugs, just check that they don’t break out of the chamfer awkwardly.
Evening all,
I was pondering the shape and size of a watch case for an upcoming project.
Handily I have some tools.
So I knocked up a quick CAD model of the blank before fitting for the movement etc.:
Then fired up the 3D printer:
Think that'll work in metal.
Of course the printer was loaded with Glow in the Dark plastic, so here's the obligatory lume shot:
Dave
Great work Dave! If you’re going for fully drilled lugs, just check that they don’t break out of the chamfer awkwardly.
That is brilliant , you just started new trend
You think I should put a dial and movement on it?
I was just going to file under prototype, but it could be a watch I guess...
Davek
Why not, so far it looks original . Always worth to try
I think it's a cool idea, but personally I wouldn't buy it! I can't stand plastic/resin watches.
Great lateral thinking and use of technology !!!
Hands/face in full lume plastic too, the possibilities are endless.....
Add me to the fan-base.
What kind of dial will you go for?
Right now it's plain dayglo yellow.
I'll post some pictures later.
Dave
Made some hands, did some painting:
Next to assemble and Wear :)
Dave
Today was the first time I had a chance to take some photos of the finished watch.
I made a crown from a scrap of brass, and the case back is 316 stainless.
The Lume is pretty good:
Freshly charged for a few seconds with an LED torch, F5.6, 6400 ISO, 1/2 second exposure.
The plastic fades out quite fast, although to night adjusted eyes the watch is easy to find...
There are many more build photos on my photobucket, but I also tend to tweet as I'm going along on projects - If your interested follow @SolutionsbyDave
Dave
indeed maybe you found a standard for watchmaking!