smc Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Hey all. I'm going to shell out the cash and sweat and produce a small batch of my own watches. This is going to be a fun project, and I don't expect to make money - but I might as well try to recoup my costs. I have a plan for the dial and hands that will take a significant portion of the production costs so I need to save some money 1st question... I need to source a movement that people will like. Apparently the japanese movenets are not a favorite, so how about an SW 200/300 or maybe a seagull ST21? This would be a watch sold on ebay etc for ~$500. This will be a robust diver, and I want it to be automatic. If you have an idea for a movement with a power reserve, that would be great as well. I'm looking for as cheap as I can get, and still have a watch people will buy. 2nd question... I'm using a macbook pro - what would you suggest as software to design the specs to give to the case manufacturer? I may have the cases done locally but having someone in china do it may make it possible to keep my total production cost to under $500. smc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztech Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 smc do a little search on the internet. Some years ago I was just surfing the web and was able to quite easily find manufacturers in China willing to produce cases/bracelets/etc. for me cheap. Whether it was from a parts catalogue put together to my specs or custom designed and made the prices were surprisingly cheap. I also found that most were willing to produce them in rather small numbers of say 30 to 50 pieces. Now I'm sure there are a multitude of hoops one must jump through to get a quality finished piece, but it might be something that you might want to explore. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smc Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thanks Ztech. To sum up my post, I was looking for an opinion on which movement to use and what software to use. smc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztech Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thanks Ztech. To sum up my post, I was looking for an opinion on which movement to use and what software to use. smc. Sorry smc. I forgot to answer that didn't I? Well, I have a SW 200 movement in one of my watches and it runs quite well. I wouldn't mind paying $500 for a nice watch with a SW movement in her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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