* * * * *
                                        
                           Too much time on his hands
                                        
> In these days of “fast” and “convenient” I decided to commence a work of
> “painstaking” and “craftsmanship”, making my own wristwatch. I have had the
> idea for a certain arrangement of the watch dial, as on the image at the
> right, for a while now. My investigations into available movements showed
> that no production movement would give me this layout. After a long period
> of indecision and wondering what I was really getting myself into I decided
> to make my own movement, followed by the case and dial.
> 

Via  The Mess That Greenspan Made [1], “Making a Watch by Hand [2]”

I also have a few readers that might be interested in making a wrist watch by
hand. I personally would have gone with a pocket watch, but that's me.

[1] http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2006/07/friday-
[2] http://web.ticino.com/dcorson/watch/

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

.