Watch making and clock making is something rarely accomplished nowadays by a single craftsman. Watches are normally made within a company of people, each making a component like the glass, case, face etc. Now and again I like to test my own abilities in all these fields. An opportunity arose when a friend of mine asked me if it would be possible to make a watch as a gift for his mother on her 50th birthday. I thought about it a while, and decided to make a period tank watch. This watch is made of 18ct white gold, with an 18ct rose gold face, and is stepped at the sides. As it was for a woman, and a celebration, I chose to set the ends of the watch with pink, yellow and blue sapphires, and white diamonds. As it was her 50th birthday, I also decided to highlight the 50th minute. Last of all, I chose to use a calves’ leather tan strap. When I handed him the watch, my friend said: “ there’s only one watch like that and only one mum like mine.”
Do you create the watch movement, too?
Posted by: James Waterton | November 17, 2005 at 12:29 PM