Journal · notes from the bench
Notes from the bench.
Three notes so far: why the back is open, how the plate is finished, and why the hands rest at 10:08. The bench writes when there is something worth saying, newest first.
Why a display back
A case back you can see through costs a sapphire and six screws. What it buys is the reason to own a mechanical watch at all.
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Perlage, by hand or by machine
Overlapping circles on a plate nobody will look at. On the difference between finishing and decoration.
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Setting the hands at 10:08
Every watch in every photograph shows the same time. Where the habit comes from, and why the Forty shows yours instead.
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Reserve
Reserve the Forty.
Forty pieces across three finishes. A deposit holds one; the balance is due when the watch is cased. The checkout on this template is a demo and nothing is charged.
