What is NH3?
A quick overview: a few years ago, our journey started with our
'rebelde' project—the creation of a small Australian watch brand. The
second phase of this project was a desire to design and make watch
components in Australia, which culminated with NH1—the first watch ever
"Manufactured in Australia". This was then followed by our NH2—an exotic
Timascus watch mechanism. While the NH3 follows the same blueprint, it
contains even more components manufactured 'in house', including a
newly-developed guilloche titanium dial and titanium hands. As such, it
is a major step in our journey.
What else is new?
A new dial and hands are the most obvious feature of the NH3. In
addition, it contains numerous components developed and machined in our
workshop, especially those in the winding system. All these components
required us developing and manufacturing fixtures, jigs and holding
tools in-house, as well as unique processes like gear hobbing and gold
plating, to name just a few.
What makes the NH3 so special?
Titanium guilloche as well as internal timascus parts are not just a
first in Australia, but at this point in time, to our knowledge, no
other watchmaker—small or large—offers such a special 'threat' to watch
collectors and enthusiasts. It is also the culmination of years of
research and development, or as we like to say: this is our best, most
independent watch to date.
Taking orders now
As of August 1, 2021, we will have our first, fully working NH3 watch.
We are very close to finalising our design, and mainplates and bridges
are already in production. The first watches from the batch of 25 are
expected to be ready for delivery in three months, with the final pieces
reaching their new owners by Christmas. Our price: $A7900 including
GST. To secure your watch, a 50 per cent deposit is required upfront,
with balance payable before delivery.
Securing your serial number
If you wish to secure a particular serial number, full payment is
required upfront. Numbers 02/25 to 25/25 are available on a 'first in,
best dressed' basis.
Technical details
The NH3 features a brass gold-plated movement, manual winding, and a
Timascus crown wheel 'hat'. Hand-polished screws and components are
featured in the winding section. It also boasts a guilloche titanium
dial and titanium hands, titanium case with see-through case back, and
sapphire crystal. Case size: 45mm. The watch comes with black and brown
croco calf leather straps. Water resistant to 10bar. Power reserve 36
hours.
Customization and personalization
While creating a custom guilloche pattern and hands style is a
possibility, our goal is to offer the NH3 at a very attractive price.
However, should you wish to have a custom guilloche dial, custom hands
or hands/indices in a colour other than blue, we are happy to discuss
your individual requirements. If you prefer to have the mechanism
finished with rhodium rather than gold, the additional rhodium plating
process would cost A$500 per watch. Please keep in mind that custom
watches will require full payment upfront and will be subject to
additional manufacturing and assembly time.
Ready to order?
The best way to place your order is via email: nick@clockmaker.com.au
Placing your order sooner rather than later is appreciated. Our
watchmaking machining capabilities are shared with other contract
manufacturing projects. For that reason, even under 'normal' conditions,
machine time allocation has to be planned at least two months in
advance.
As always, we appreciate your support for 'Manufactured in Australia'. Thank you for your patronage.
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