Lathe aluminium alloy

Making inner movement holders.
Their material is extra super duralumin ANB79.
It is aluminium alloy, but the strength is high.

Here the two case backs

Lathe work for case back is done.
Diameter is 39mm and crystal size is 27mm.

Processing case back

Good morning.
I do a continuance of the work of the case back now.
Chamfering and hairline processing are still left.

Stainless bezels

Today I finished two bezels.
Because diameter of crystals to use is 34mm, I made the space for them with 33.97-8mm.

Bronze cases

Raw copper color is beautiful.
Hairline finish has not been yet done.

Their surface will be coated with patina...

Crown

I made new crown for release version.

I changed the depth of seven ditches from 0.5mm to 0.3mm. In addition, I lowered an angle of the chamfering of both sides.
Diameter is 7.5mm.

Left is prototype, right is new version.

Making hands

I tried to make new hands...taken from 0.4mm thick carbon steel plate.
The yellow hand of prototype was made by 0.8mm thick brass.

Surface is hairlined and side is polished.

Then tempered to be colored. Brown-steel and blue gray-steel I made.

Actually, it will be brown to be easy to recognize.
However, the blue-gray gives a more mechanical and cool impression. That color changes from silver to black by the angle of the reflection.

Turning bronze

Cutting a bronze case part.

About the meaning of 'INTERIMLAMB'

My brand name 'INTERIMLAMB' means a person in the middle of the life.
It is an idea that a person(=lamb) growing up in between(=interim) the birth and the death.

And it expresses the concept of my work at the same time.
In a sense I want to embody by a noncommittal design.
I imagine the scene somebody wear my watch is talked "it is a slightly strange watch" from his friend or a person of the neighboring seat.

All things have become the product in the present age.
The fashion is directed.
The choices continue increasing, but the most of the product which we find there are uniform.
Whether I chose it or was it forced?
I want to live in the small solitary island apart from the very large continent of the mass marketing.
Galapagos is unique.

I will make the watch which everybody does NOT want.
Let's produce a primitive compound with simplicity than a complicated chemosynthetic material.
The thing which it is simple, but has you use it habitually with attachment for a long time.
I hope that my poor English is understood...

1st model prototype is completed

Hi.
I began my small workshop 'INTERIMLAMB' to make original wristwatches.
I am making case,crown,dial and hand by mini-lathe and mill. No CNC.

This is the prototype of my first model 'IDLER'.
The case is made from stainless-steel and bronze.

Diameter is 40mm (bezel is 40.5mm).
Lug to lud is 50mm.
Thickness is 11mm.
Width of lug is 20mm.
Crystal is sapphire.
Movement is SWISS ETA2824-2 Non calender version.

I like the color and texture of bronze.
Thanks.