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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Hello all!! Yesterday I had an sms on my mobile: "The watch is ready!". I got a watchmaker in my town and he build watches for me. This one was a long waited project as after choosing all ingredients( It took me time to agree with myself...) , I couldn't wait offcourse to see the result. Just as I presumed, it was a winner... The case was custom made in Germany, the dial and hands are from the famous Bill-Yao at MIIK. I had planed a 2824-2 ETA for it: A tip-top silver machine with anti-shock system or incabloc. The case made of bead-blasted stainless-steel was a nice surprised with a domed sapphire glass with anti-reflect coating inside, dust shield/shroud covering totally the movement, screw back and crown. A little gap between the shield and the case back, allowed my watch-maker to sit a suspension ring who would absorbe shocks on the movement. He also set some powerfull orange lume on the bezel dot. Over that, I made myself some black seal skin straps on orange stitches. To situate dimensions, case is 44mm diameter and 18.5mm thick from back to top crystal with 22m lugs. The all watch look a bit bigger due to the 53mm between the massives lug to lug tips. I love it: Let's have some pictures to enjoy that unique custom piece!!yahoo.gif       |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Awesome Will.... it.  |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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Impressive!! the strap goes well with it, very well infact. Very clean wrist hogger you have, a lovely watch, wear it with pride!  |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Incredible Will, congrats and well done |
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natevan70 3T WIS 
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Looks great Will |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Paladin 3T WIS 
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And KoBill it is! |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Really nice, William! Again, I bow to this Your Highness. It's that very wide bezel sidewalk and case design that grabs me plus, of course, those hands. It surely is a no-nonsense watch suited for your trip to the cabin.  Enjoy it with lots of whisky and good health, amigoyahoo.gif |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Very Cool Will !!!!....Congrats on a awesome mod!  |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thanks a bunch to all of you guys! More I wear it and more I love it |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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I bet it feels great to own a one-of-a-kind that you designed. Very nice. Congratulations! |
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elemental 3T WIS
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Paladin wrote: And KoBill it is! ahahhahaa..snort...ahahahaa...people in my lab think im crazy for laughing in a room by myself |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Nice looking custom though the big expanse of sterile bezel throws me a little, Will. |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thanks Willieboy and Elemental! Yes Mark  , the bezel is showing huge like that: It gives a very tough look to the watch and makes it somehow bigger.I was a bit unsure at the beginning but since I had it all mounted, it feels like a great alternative to the classical full numbered diving bezels as the dot is still very visible and make it able to time calculation even in the darkhand6.gif Last edited on Wed May 5th, 2010 04:39 pm by Hammerfjord |
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SHADY 3T WIS 
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wow congrats on the custom... |
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1mowatch 3T WIS 
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"""I made myself some black seal skin straps on orange stitches""" You made the strap?? I want one!! No I want two!! Hell maybe I want three. Great looking watch and super cool looking strap! Did I say I want one?? |
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Devin 3T WIS 
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Great work Will! I really like it! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thank you guys! Yes, I make straps even for others but the ordering have to be SURE. I'm tired of dead-beats... |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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wow, what a monster ! the bezel is incredibly huge Great custom watch ! |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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Pretty cool mod Bill.... love that bezel!! congrats |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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LOVE IT Looks beefy |
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stew77 Admin 
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That is a very cool custom piece there William!!!! Nicely done, and that stark, wide bezel really gives this one a unique look!!! Great choice on the nicely done blasted finish which really goes well with the overall design of this one IMO. Congrats and enjoy!!!  |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thank you all guys! I appriciate all your cool comments |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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I'm late to the party, but never too late for a compliment I guess! |
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