A Timelord Strapped for Time
I love a good NATO strap, most adventure inspired watch enthusiasts are, but I’ve never really had any luck finding a comfortable leather one. For some reason with my wrist either the strap sits the watch case too much off my wrist, or the band itself doesn’t sit the watch case square on my wrist.…
Springing through Time
part 430; the click spring Meet the click spring, also know as my problem child. Something that is smaller than a hair, but as strong as a staple. I have currently lost two of these in rebuilding the SW200 movement. On slight shake of the hand while inserting it into the main plate, and…
Setbacks and Learnings of a Timelord (part 3)
Have you ever had a moment in the middle of a project that you were so excited for, as you know it draws you closer to the end? For me, that was this weekend. And with it, the heartache that come with failure. The Seamaster 300 style arrived and was amped! As I had done…
Journey of becoming “Timelord” (part 2)
Prototype “Bellingham Bay” After setting the hands on the dial (and figuring out the trick to setting the second hand), and pushing in the winding stem, it came to life! The Bellingham Bay is based off the classical Tudor Heritage Black Bay watch in case, bezel, and snowflake hands. The dial I had originally designed…
AJ Barse
Analog Explorer
