Not all of my builds need be costly

[ubiquitous]

Here's a cheapie I just put together.

 

Started with an old enamel dial (ca. early 1900s) from a ladies' size 6 pocket watch. Picked this up in a small lot of two dials for a total of $12 for the pair:

 

Got a steel 38mm case for it ($100) and had an old 2836 laying around, so I put them together:

 

Paired with some hands ($16) and now I have a bargain beater (or maybe a gift candidate) 

 

 

I need to make some fine tuning/adjustments in centering the dial; all said and done, it's got a nice Chronoswiss look/feel to it with a little Speake-Marin influence with the dial.

 

Not bad for less than $150 out of pocket...

 

[deathb4dzhonor]

Wow! Like it.

[Original Scope]

I like it!

[amanamongmen]

very creative

[Ephry73]

[ubiquitous]

There are a couple of cracks in the enamel, and I wish the hands were slightly wider and maybe 1mm longer; would be good if the minute and seconds tips went to the minute chapter. All in all, turned out fairly decent for a pile of random parts 

[Olivax]

Very nice for the cost price!!

[Tonyyammine]

Thats nice work. I like watching your projects.

[highoeyazmuhudee]

pretty cool and unique