Good choice...I personally wear an M24 in white dial....note that that is a test dial....the definitive version is shown in the picture with the boxes watches.
I'm a newbie here, what is the kick-starter section about?
is there a private message function on this forum so that I can post You some information?
Good choice...I personally wear an M24 in white dial....note that that is a test dial....the definitive version is shown in the picture with the boxes watches.
I'm a newbie here, what is the kick-starter section about?
is there a private message function on this forum so that I can post You some information?
The PM facility requires you to have 50 posts so you can not use it yet.
The kickstarter section was started so that people could promote their watches but there is also a section for headed `official watch makers forum' .
It is generally considered bad manners to join the forum and immediately post about watches that you are trying to sell rather than contacting the forum owner @Royand asking permission. Yoy may find that this thread gets moved.
As for the watch, it looks good and a bit different but 36mm is way too small for me as even 40mm is at my lower limit. Price point and build time will be important and probably best to post this information on the forum than send individual pms.
What's the movement? What's teh case material? What type of lume? Do you regulate them prior to shipment? What's your warranty period? Does it transfer to second owners?
Please don't just say Swiss ETA mvement. We know where ETA makes their ebauches. There is watch expertise here that probably far exceeds your own, so be aware of the audience you're speaking to.
So, one of the biggest issues when you're trying to build a case from the head of a screw.....is the lack of space.
the cal ETA 2671 was chosen for its compact size.
the lugs was another big trouble. They're machined on 8 axle lathe and anchored to the case.
the basic material for the M24 is stainless steel AISI 304 and alumec 89 for some details.
as an option, we can use different materials (titanium, copper, bronze...) and the customer is free to provide us a hex nut and screw to be transformed.
We have 3 different dial colours: white, blue and black.
Notice that, on demand, it is possible to build a M27 model (41 mm).
I do actually quite like that, good effort, would be nice to have a rotating bezel and also the 3 and 9 numbers on there, possibly date also . Is it waterproof?
Hi, it looks pretty good, but isn't it a problem that the Victoria inox, which has been a huge success, has already done something similar and has been available for nearly 3-years?
Hi, it looks pretty good, but isn't it a problem that the Victoria inox, which has been a huge success, has already done something similar and has been available for nearly 3-years?
Wow 2800! That's quite a high price for a new brand even with the unique manufacturing, I was fairly interested until then. Best wishes for the future.
It's not easy to show quality and all the work behind machining with some pics.
Visiting our assembly workshop in Como would be much more instructive.
What I do not accept is how someone deal lightly with it, without knowing how many efforts, including economic, we have done to have the M24 here today.
Comparing it to a quartz, mass-headed watch you can find on amazon for 200 bucks...
Well it wasn't really a slating, just pointing out a few factors you're gong to have to contend with.
I'm sure you have put in a lot of effort and hard work to get to where you are and as I said, I wish you well. But at the price you are charging (£2476) there are many other watches that grab my attention more, not least a brand new Omega SMP, which I can pick up for less than the price of your watch.
When you request feedback or opinions, you should strap in, put on your mask, and prepare for the best and the worst that people may offer. Remember it's not personal (or oughtn't be). If you try to defend or joust with the feedback you receive, then you've lost your cool. Keep your hair on and accept and record all the feedback you get, with grace.
If you can't do that, stop trawling through watch forums trying to get interest or critique.
It's been interesting reading this thread and I wish you all the best in your venture, but in my mind the biggest problem you have is price, I know your watch is automatic and the I.N.O.X mentioned earlier is quartz but yours is still six times the price of the I.N.O.X (and that is the price on Victorinox's website so can probably be had cheaper)
Most of your customers will not be watch enthusiasts I would presume (there just aren't that many of us to keep a business afloat) so your customers will probably be motivated by either A) Aesthetics or B) Brand status,and then also price obviously. The problem you have in my mind is that at the price point you are talking about potential customers will see the Victorinox at a much much lower price and be tempted towards that instead of yours. if the potential customer is more brand led than price led you still have the problem of being an unknown as you are new so they are likely again to be tempted towards a bigger (known) brand name. This problem will be compounded by your pricing as it isn't the sort of figure people would be willing to take a chance on (if it was a couple of hundred pounds they might)
Having said all that if you can get pricing, advertising etc all sorted I wish you all the best :thumbsup:
I understand the effort that has gone into the watch, but to you it will hold more value as you designed/invented it and it's your baby that you don't want to sell off 'cheap'. For your customers it's a nice, unusual watch, but unheard of and expensive.
I don't think it should be built on demand, I think you should make a fair few and then sell them. There is no need to build on demand, people want things faster these days so they just want to click and buy and get it delivered in a few days. The retail price must in some way mirror the cost price as you don't yet have a recognisable, desired brand. That has to be built up over many years.
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