The Dive Watch Connection

Since I have been quiet on the watch front for quite some time, I thought a quick note here as a little update is on the cards.

The costs of producing watches have been hard with the Australian dollar and inconsistent sales.
As many of you know, I have a CNC machine and was working to produce the case in-house. Harder than I thought! But , things are coming along and I have a glimpse of the Forrest through the trees.
So while nothing in the very short term is happening, I just wanted to say that I have changed the business model and things are happening (slowly) behind the scenes.
Buckles have been a big help for me, in terms of running this machine and putting the finish on parts. I still have a day and night job to contend with and two young girls whom I am a taxi and ATM for, but I am getting a lot of machine time.
Next year when things are up and running, I am adding a second machine and will try to transition from full time employment into running a full time business. Maybe wishful thinking, but I am an optimist !

I have some way to go to producing a finished product, but it is happening and will actually happen!
Thanks to everyone here for the support over the years , it is and has been very much appreciated.

Good to hear. Best of luck with this.

That's great, Todd. Keep us abreast!

Good to hear from you Todd. Let me know if you have DLC buckle for my DLC CD1.

That’s great Todd! Best wishes going forward


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Awesome.

Excellent Todd. Looking forward to what’s next.

Thanks for the update--good luck...

kempoman wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:42 pm

Good to hear from you Todd. Let me know if you have DLC buckle for my DLC CD1.

I had one done here in Australia.
The CSIRO is a government department and just so happened they are the only people in the country who do DLC. Sent them two buckles and waited as long as you would expect a government department to make you wait. Got the buckles back with a note saying they could likely do better on a series.

I wrote back saying I was "confused" because even the cheapest back yard Chinese company would not have sent this embarrassment . If they only"think" they can do better, then they have serious issues to work out.
It was really really bad!
So no DLC anything planned at this point.
That CD-1 DLC you have, more than likely will be 1of 8 only. Ever.

Alright Todd, I have to be happy with the DLC Isofrane buckle for now but proud to keep a 1/8 in the collections.
Keep up the good work man.

Wow, can't wait to see what you come up with for your next project.

I've often wondered why there aren't more in house cases. Would you mind sharing what you found difficult? Do you have a five axis machine?

thanks for the update Todd; all the best

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:13 am

I've often wondered why there aren't more in house cases. Would you mind sharing what you found difficult? Do you have a five axis machine?

4 axis machine. All of it! Had to learn it all from scratch, with no help other than YouTube. Have a busy family life at the same time and work shift work. So has been hard to get time at the machine.
I didn't know what an end mill was when I started. Seriously

Thanks for the update, Todd. Keep at it! Look forward to future project releases.

Todd, you know you have my support for sure.

t20569cald wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:13 am

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:13 am

I've often wondered why there aren't more in house cases. Would you mind sharing what you found difficult? Do you have a five axis machine?

4 axis machine. All of it! Had to learn it all from scratch, with no help other than YouTube. Have a busy family life at the same time and work shift work. So has been hard to get time at the machine.
I didn't know what an end mill was when I started. Seriously

That's some cool DIY. Kudos.

Be sure to make some of those cool machining videos.

Very cool Todd, keep us in the loop.

Can’t wait to see the result. Thanks Todd and keep us updated with your exciting news!


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Look forward to seeing what's in store

In house production is a huge plus ! Best of luck and keep us posted.

Good to hear and thanks for the update Todd.

Best of luck in transitioning to it full time, always a difficult step!

Great to hear, would love to see your next project. I still admire the DLC CD2 that I was
lucky enough to buy here on the DWC, it's one of the most honest tool watches ever.

Now that does look nice!

Hoping to see a new Aegir in 2019!