Official Launch of the El Skawronek - an original phoband

[fotoman]

Edit - Images optimized - sorry for the large files before

So, as everyone knows i steal my ideas from other folks - and i have many many thanks to those who helped me get this watch together - first and foremost chris5264 who basically had the idea to start with - tourby who worked with me to get the case and movement right and pizzanoo who worked with me to get the movement

- This is a super fine watch, exactly what i wanted and frankly i couldn't have been happier.

Enjoy the eye porn

Your looking at a

Swiss tourby Case

Swiss Tourby Pilot hands SL

Asian movement

beck superior pvd deployant

gen croc strap

more on my new photo styling in another thread

[cornerstone]

You have a real talking point with that one - I can imagine it getting a lot of looks and comments out and about.

[jkarpas]

very nice indeed.. how durable is the pvd coating on this one?

[fotoman]

very nice indeed.. how durable is the pvd coating on this one?

Its a $300 case. same factory that makes like SINN and other cases - its from Tourby - swiss, best you can get - in the real world

its polished - its AWESOME. i wish they made other polished pvd watches - a polished PO would be AWESOME

[fotoman]

i forgot to mention one of the things i was always hesitant about skeletons was because the hands get lost and you can't read it.

THIS you can read and you don't lose any of the cool parts of the movement

[pizzanooo]

Absolutely beautiful looking piece. Man am I envious, only thing missing is, it is`nt on MY wrist.

Now I may half to copy you.

Pizzanooo.

[phaedo]

Lookin good, thinking about building my own watch too. As long as I have the skills to actually do it.

[KB]

Mark one up for phoband.....................great work buddy.

Ken

[fotoman]

Lookin good, thinking about building my own watch too. As long as I have the skills to actually do it.

i kust took the parts to a local watchmaker. he out it together for me no prob

[phaedo]

i kust took the parts to a local watchmaker. he out it together for me no prob

That's some good advice, would make the process a lot easier. My biggest problem I see is I would get too adventurous in what I wanted on the dial in way of complications and not be able to find a movement I could put in it

[fotoman]

That's some good advice, would make the process a lot easier. My biggest problem I see is I would get too adventurous in what I wanted on the dial in way of complications and not be able to find a movement I could put in it

actually findng compatable parts really sucks case hand movement. thats why i go with stuff that is already proven to work

[LeGambleur]

Sweet!

Could you give us a wrist shot?

[chris5264]

Great work phoband!! I admit, I like your strap and buckle much better than the ones I used. The hands are growing on me, it really gives it a very original look and I know first hand the lum in great on those. I'm considering putting in a nice upgraded skeleton movement in mine with blued hands. Anyway,,,nice work and congrats...

[bosk]

super nice....I'm tempted to do one with a silver skeleton movement. Tourby's case is especially nice. Does it come with super AR?

-bosk

[chris5264]

super nice....I'm tempted to do one with a silver skeleton movement. Tourby's case is especially nice. Does it come with super AR?

-bosk

IMO,,,the AR is the best out there...I don't think it is external, which is more a matter of preference, but the internal AR is great.

Also, I think the silver would work well too..

[fotoman]

thanks again chris the strap was only 50 bucks

the ar is eh that is one thing i am thinking of doing

[fotoman]

Sweet!

Could you give us a wrist shot?

Your command is my wish

[rkdk]

Yo Phoband. Just a quick question. Love your new watch. About a year a go i had the same idea with the same movement and a radiomir pvd case. How ever i never managed to get the hour hand to saty put. I even tried to manufacture a see through dial.

Do you have any idea how your watchsmith managed this? id love to finish this project.

[fotoman]

Yo Phoband. Just a quick question. Love your new watch. About a year a go i had the same idea with the same movement and a radiomir pvd case. How ever i never managed to get the hour hand to saty put. I even tried to manufacture a see through dial.

Do you have any idea how your watchsmith managed this? id love to finish this project.

The hour hand that i used was made for this movement. So, you may want to get hands that specifically fit the movement.

[chris5264]

Photoband,,,again,,,great work on this project. I'm curious if you know how your watchmaker dealt with putting on the hands? The issue I've worked for a LONG time was how to make sure the hour wheel would stay down if the watch were turned upside down. Recently after taking apart an Asian skeleton I discovered that at least some of these use a small o-ring on the cannon pinion, it sits practically on top of the min hand. This really works great as I used this on my version of the El Skawronek, I

[fotoman]

he speaks brokebn english spanish native so i can try to ask but i may have to bring my wife to translate

[rkdk]

Do you have any idea where i could order the cylinder, or the hand set? Seems like such an obvious solution. Would love to finish that project.

[ubiquitous]

Cool stuff, Pho! What's even neater... Depending on your taste, you can even wear this one a la destro if desired!

[iglutikut]

Photoband that is an awesome looking watch.. wear it proudly.. I bet it will be hard for any onlooker to NOT notice..

Well done!!!!

[t]

the skeleton movements on IWC reps needs a small plastic inner ring for hour hand or they will not fit correct... Pho