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Watchparts ready for the pot
Penpal
Grand Master
Must have needed a hand or two,banding together,for a timely session,lets face it a propitious date,wheely good blanks,variety of faces,advice to watch now or later,being stuck up without class awareness,cast in good faith,point to success at different intervals.
well shown,made Brad ,shared with us.
Peter.
well shown,made Brad ,shared with us.
Peter.
Morse
Graduate Member
Dedication there Brad. Are they all sold?
Dave
Dave
Cumbrian Craig
Fellow
Nice work. Look forward to seeing a pen. Very skilful Brad
Regards
Craig
Regards
Craig
Very nice mate 
angelo49
Registered
They're going to make some beautiful pens
!!!NICE!!!
!!!NICE!!!
Les ELm
Executive Member
Looking good so far.
Les
good so far.Les
PetrolP
Full Member
Looking excellent
You've done quite a lot of these, must go like clockwork now!
Peter
You've done quite a lot of these, must go like clockwork now!
Peter
Excellent job Brad, but doesn't "time fly" when you are enjoying yourself..
wm460
Grand Master
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I noticed a lot were set at 5 O'clock, is that beer O'clock?
Bucks
Fellow
They look stunning Brad
Well I have to put a time on them, so 5 O'clock seemed a time everyone can relate to .. ie .. Going Home Time or as you say Beer O'clock.
Plus it mean I only have to shape the small hand
The purple one is an order, only taken him 8 months to tell me the time he wanted. His nieces birth time.
The rest are for myself to sell once I put a kit on them and upgrade the nibs.
I have sold the blanks before but to be honest there are only a few people out there willing to pay the price, well in this country anyway.
The time involved means a high price.
Decorating the tube, taking the watch apart, shaping the dial and attaching hands. Every cog has to have the spindle knocked out then they have to be shaped and attached to the tube. Sorting through to get the right pieces. Then they have to be cast in PR, I use PR because of the crystal clear finish. So there's a lot of work involved.
Curious what you would think they are worth, or what you would pay ?. Say a one piece blank would be how much ? and a two piece would be ?
Brad
Morse
Graduate Member
Thanks for the info Brad.
PM sent.
Dave
PM sent.
Dave
Well I have to put a time on them, so 5 O'clock seemed a time everyone can relate to .. ie .. Going Home Time or as you say Beer O'clock.
Plus it mean I only have to shape the small hand
If you look at advertising pictures for clocks and watches you'll find that they are almost always set to 10 past 10. Advertising people know what they are doing. 10 past 10 smiles at you.
But does it mean anything to anyone .....
No, there's no meaning implied. It's purely aesthetic. Symmetrical and smiling makes it pleasing to look at and, for a manufacturer, it has the added advantage of not obscuring the maker's logo.
How do you bend the parts to curve round the tubes? I imagine they are quite stiff. Hammer then on a little anvil maybe or do you have some sort of press?
How do you bend the parts to curve round the tubes? I imagine they are quite stiff. Hammer then on a little anvil maybe or do you have some sort of press?