The main 'body' of the watch has been
assembled last Friday. The components you see on the photo have been
manufactured entirely in our workshop - all except the ruby jewels. The
3/4 bridge has been finished with our custom design 'woven guilloche',
straight graining, anglage (chamfering), and high gloss black polish.
With another 'all time, in house first', the gold plating. Gold plating
is a trade in itself, getting an even surface layer that will not
interfere with tolerances, neither to thin or too thick, without any
blemish is quite a challenge. But we've got it!
The next step in the project is the manufacturing of our crown wheel,
ratchet wheel, click and click spring. Stay tuned for more!
At this stage we are not sure about dial and hands, but the movement
will be cased in a 45mm titanium case, the same one as with the previous
NH1 and NH2 Timascus models. NH3 will contain the most number of
Australian made watch parts, in house gold plating and unique finishes.
In other words, it will be our "most Australian made" watch ever.
Right now we are not taking orders because the final price is still to
be worked out. Our price target is $5,900 for standard dial and hands,
and $8,900 for our own in house dial and hands. The total production run
will be 25 watches. Expressions of interest are welcome, but no orders yet. Thank you for your ongoing support.
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