Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
Like TBS said, custom stuff costs big bux,handmade stuff,the finest watch I ever owned was a Blancpain Moonphase,100% handmade,took them right at a year to do,all in house,watch is long gone.
Heres another example of a rather simple one off,that would cost some serious coin today.
Back in the day when the Canadians were putting out bids for the SARS watch,they also wanted a bid on a Quartz model,so some buds of mine made one (only one) we had a freind who is the finest machinist bar none make the case, bezel, screwback,No CNC stuff,all by hand using his antiquated bridgport and one of my old flatbelt lathes,100s of hrs of machining and hand fitting went into this watch,The finest quartz Mvmt, was used (Rhonda),the mineral crystal is 5mm thick,it is a screwback with full military specs laser engraved on the cover,The Canucks decided they did not want a quartz model( another venture in the tank I still wear this watch almost every day,it is a perfect timekeeper with date,will run circles around any Rolex or patek ever made as to keeping time (as will a $20 casio) just lacking in the cache dept.
That is a beastly looking watch. Your friend does very good work. It looks like something out of Sinn's line up made sweet, sweet baby with a Seiko (sumo or 007, maybe both).