Independents

This report is sort of the progress report of his new project. Please see: ahci.watchprosite.com / He continues to work on to improve further and complete, and he showed me the second prototype and his old creation he made when he was still at the watchma...  

I was wondering, is it another type of broze he used for the 1st version that it did not oxidize much? When i was holding it few months back i was wondering why it still looks so "new". My bronze watch oxidized waaaay sooner. Very much looking forward to ... 

.... maybe have something to do with the surface treatment? Yes, he settled on 6497 with his own modifications (bridges, counterweight on the hairspring to eliminate position difference). Ken

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Many independents have started by modifying existing calibers, many of those being 6497 or 6498. It's a nice large, robust, simple caliber that's a good experimentation platform. I like that he hand folds the mokume gane, and only uses a hammer to form th... 

What I love about these watches is that they represent a hand-made craft that doesn't try to be anybody else's work. The aesthetic is personal to Mr. Kikuno. The labor-intensive process of creating the dials is one that no businessman would ever choose, b... 

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