DIRK ERNST FASSBENDER Custom watch #1
2013-01-10, This is my first custom made watch out of no name parts ordered via internet.
Case: Satin stainless steel 47 mm from www.sk-watchparts.com with a mineral glass and a screw polished stainless steel bottom and
mineral glass, 50,00 €
Strap: 22 mm extra thick leather from www.poljot24.de, 18,00 €
Movement: 6498 mechanical, most probably a Sea-Gull St36 movement
36,6 mm in diameter, manual winding, 17 jewels, monometallic balance
from www.helenarou.com, 50,00 €
Dial: Black Luminous Dial which perfectly fits the Swiss Movement ETA 6498
Diameter is 39mm from www.helenarou.com, 20,00 €
Hands: Silver anodized super lume watch hands
hole sizes: 1,15 mm minute, 2 mm hour and 0,27 mm sec
Hand from center hole to tip: 5mm
hand from center hole to tip: 11,75mm
hand from center hole to tip: 16,00mm
from www.helenarou.com, 15,00 €
Total 153,00 € including VAT and customs for the parts from China.
What will I change for the next one: Not much, if possible I would get a little bigger dial and some slightly longer hands.