A buddy asked me how many builds I have done over the years and honestly could not come up with a number. I ballparked somewhere between 75-100 over the years….. he then asked me the oldest one I had….. and I didn’t have anything that old as I tended to sell watches to finance new ideas for builds or repurpose parts from existing builds.
Do I have builds I regret selling. Yes.
Long story short, I made a few watches for him in 2008-2009 that he still had and I managed to trade one back today. Lets call it 13 years old.
I’ve always liked single hand watches. I’ve bought 3 meistersingers over the years, built 3-4 single hand watches but never kept one because I assumed the parts would always be around when I wanted to build another. These specific dials are now impossible to find. There is now a variation on eBay that doesn’t quite do it for me.
Ingredients:
Kemmner dial and hands
Vintage 6497/8 I think - the caseback is stuck
(for now) Silix 3646 (47mm) case
A soft @blueradish strap with a Quizats knife buckle
