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Benjamin Briggs
Production Differences

Production Differences

As promised, this is a comparison of the prototype watches with the final production version. There are two main differences, and they are both tweaks to the handset. Firstly the second hand has been redesigned to match the original 1945 WWW more closely. Secondly, the hour hand has been shorted very slightly to better fit the larger numerals like 10 and 11. I hope you agree with me that these minor changes are welcomed. As a side note, yes, this does indeed mean all the watches are now in the UK. Boxing will begin next week so expect another update...

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Benjamin Briggs
On To The Final Stretch

On To The Final Stretch

I will probably be increasing the tempo over the next few weeks as everything comes together so I'll keep this update brief. As I mentioned, assembly is well underway, and all of the automatic watches are complete and on their way to the UK to be strapped, boxed & packaged. We are expecting the first batch of the hand-wound movements to arrive next week. This puts us well on the way to begin shipping all watches in December. You can see the slight changes to the hands in these early pictures, but I'll post an update with a proper side...

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Benjamin Briggs
Assembly has began!

Assembly has began!

Just mini-update with some brilliant news, the dials and hands have arrived. We now have everything we need to begin assembling the first watches. We are still waiting on is the last of the hand-wound movements from Sellita but we expect those in the next few weeks. I'll keep you updated as thing start coming together this month. Very exciting. Thank you & stay safe 

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Benjamin Briggs
It's starting to get exiting!

It's starting to get exiting!

Things are all falling into place, and we have now finally received all cases from our manufacture. They have turned out great. I'm so pleased with the bead-blasted finished.  The etching also looks fantastic.  The next things to arrive should be the dials and hands; then our watchmakers can begin assembling. We are running precisely to the new, Covid amended, schedule, so our confidence in shipping all the watches in December is still very high. It's not long now.

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