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25 December 2021, 01:20 PM
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Location: Vancouver
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First Custom Watch...Finally Here....
Just received this and thought I’d put a quick review together.
I modified one of Benzinger’s models to reveal the balance - which is just the right amount of skeletonization in my opinion. Wait time, I think I ordered this in May, and received it today, on Christmas Eve. Pricing was very reasonable too for what I paid. His guilloche work is awesome, you can tell it’s done by hand and deep. The engraving is great too. If you love engraving and guilloche, then Benzinger is probably the watchmaker for you. Process wise, he basically drew out different ideas and iterations until we settled on something. He was super patient with me and the process was quite smooth despite the slight language barrier. The quality of work is quite good. Is it as pristine as something like the Gronefeld Principia or Lange Zeitwerk I’ve had? No. But at the price point and for the level of handwork + features Benzinger is doing, it’s 100% acceptable. It’s basically stuff you would find from other independents around this range. You won’t find thick anglage or extensive black polish here, but that’s not the kind of finishing you’re paying for - it’s all in the engraving. I am already thinking of a second watch. :) Btw he also included a rubber strap which is curved to fit the watch perfectly as well as a Milanese bracelet. I’ll probably keep it on the rubber. One other thing I’ll mention, his work seems to have improved noticeably from the other pics floating around. This watch has led me to put my Breguet Marine on the chopping block too. The last thing I wanted to mention is that I’m a lot happier with this watch than others because of how fun the process was with Benzinger. Being a part of that makes it feel much more impactful than watches I’ve had that are 10x the price. Lastly, these are really difficult to capture well via camera. Do not photograph well at all. In particular the blued wheels + screws look "faded" VS how vibrant they are in reality. The guilloche is very 3D as well, again, difficult to capture.    
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25 December 2021, 06:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Fabio
Location: Como - Italy
Posts: 4,811
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Congrats, love the idea of a very unique and customized watch.
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25 December 2021, 10:17 PM
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Real Name: Steven
Location: Glocal
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Major congrats!!! Looks stunning
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26 December 2021, 02:19 AM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: USA
Watch: P A T E K
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Congrats.
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26 December 2021, 03:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Madrid
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Congrats amazing watch.
Wear it in good health |
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26 December 2021, 06:43 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Real Name: Al
Location: Australia
Posts: 340
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Congratulations- that looks fantastic
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26 December 2021, 11:10 PM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,252
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Beautiful watch.
Congrats! |
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26 December 2021, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: UK
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Nice - congratulations!
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27 December 2021, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Real Name: Wayne
Location: NC
Watch: 226570
Posts: 3,484
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congratulations, Stunning watch.
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30 December 2021, 12:26 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Vancouver
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Thanks guys!
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30 December 2021, 12:35 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 77,926
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That’s a beautiful watch, congratulations
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30 December 2021, 12:33 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Real Name: Jake
Location: USA
Watch: VCO
Posts: 785
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Wow! Just incredible. Congrats!
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30 December 2021, 06:25 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Real Name: Al
Location: Australia
Posts: 340
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Posting a second congrats for being able to figure out that awful website. Your pics inspired me to check it out and after 10 minutes I still hadn’t been able to open up a single watch.
I will confess to being an idiot, but this is the first time (maybe second!) I’ve not been able to access any watch details on a website. A beautiful watch all the same
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4 January 2022, 04:24 PM
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Location: Vancouver
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