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I love this. This will be a very fun thread to follow, please keep it alive as your watches progress!
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nothing really new to add to this post ...
Just a picture. He sent me this yesterday. ![]() This is 4cm by 4cm and 5mm tantalum. it weights 135 grams This is how the raw material arrives, some of these slices of Tantalum will eventually become my watch. Very curious to discover how this will evolve :-)
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Shloud be ok now, just deleted a bunch of old messages
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Not the best pictures but definitely worth seeing them.
Reima just made these thicker than normal bridges, doing so he can do better anglage. As you can see the bevelling looks great and the sharp inward angles amazing. Then putting Geneva Stripes on the bridge Next step is making the holes bigger so the jewels will fit, hand engraving some text like 'Handmade in Finland'. And finally pt some white gold or platinum plating on it When I receive the watch I promise to take some good macro shots :-) Unfortunately All I have for the moment are these pics. Low quality and they're small. Look a bit OK on a smartphone but terrible on an iMac :-) ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Thanks for the pictures! The beveling and interior angles look amazing especially consider the price. I picked platinum plating as I have not noticed any other watch brands offering this choice. Now just have to be patient and wait for this to come in. We should also remind him to update his IG so we can keep the excitement going. ![]() |
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I also got an updated picture from him. It looks very nice and now I cannot wait to get it in my hand.
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Probably joining you guys soon. Thanks for bringing awareness to this independent Bruno.
Has anyone else ordered? How has your experience been? |
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Great thread.
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Mine will probably be ready within 4 weeks
No idea when we can meet to get it Next weeks there are a lot festivals I don’t want to miss
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Nope, not from Finland
But I want to speak him again so picking up in person would be the best I’m from a country where festivals are almost a part of our history lol From rock Werchter and so many more to tomorrow land…. You know the country ?
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Got this from Reima. It looks very nice.
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Well, the one above your post is mine :-)
I also have som pics but wanted to post them when I receive the watch and when I made my own pics. Will do some close ups too. I just spoke him and it should be ready one of the next weeks
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btw, the case you see in the background is NOT for this watch.
Mine (or ours cause eI know a few guys that ordered one) looks much better and is more complicated ( still round but made of 3 parts and different lugs) Again, I have a picture but the pic of the cat eis terrible LOL so I prefer to make my own pics before I post them ;-)
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Tried to contact him again last one was last year sadly i didnt get a reply…
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But I confess sometimes it takes too long before he answers… I had the same feeling a few times On the other hand sometimes he is very fast If you want to, I can WhatsApp him, do I give it a try? Your name in “Angelo”? You tried to reach him via Instagram or email? Btw, mine is as good as finished and I should get in within a couple of days He told me he would send me pics and if it’s ok for me he would ship it Pics cause last minute I changed something with the seconds sundial at 6 o’clock And I wanted the lugs a bit more polished But I’m waiting for the pics …. Which he would have send yesterday…. But I did not see them yet 🥴
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Understandable he’s busy and might have missed some message Thanks and looking forward on your piece! |
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![]() I even have to remind him to send me an invoice a few times and finally got it so I can pay him. On IG, if he is on a roll, he would chat for a little while and disappears for weeks. Try to email and DM him, I think eventually he will reply. He did mention that he has too many orders now that he "should" close his order book but at the same time he is bad at saying no. I suggested him to post more pictures of my watch in progress on IG so he can get more clients. He told me every time he posted something, he ended up with a flood of order so he is reluctant to do it now. I guess we all just need to be patient since AFAIK, he is a one man operation. |
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Fortunately i got his reply today! Thanks you two
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![]() Odd got this when replying to his email My first email was via the website Now how can i contact him lol |
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I have a feeling that his email is not always working. There were a couple of times he said he emailed something to me but they never showed up. So he ended up using IG DM. Including the last invoice for my dial change to enamel, he tried a couple of email addresses I provided to him but none of the emails came through. |
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I’ll nudge him on instagram on tuesday if this doesnt work since it’s a sunday and all Cheers |
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Just deposited to reima, I opt for a straight lug and a different color dial for the classic.. and exploring using zirconium for the case
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Zirconium is available? It is an interesting choice. Wonder if he can do palladium. palladium spot price is at multi year low so it may be good value. I always prefer Pd over Pt.
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