I like to bounce around the forums because I hate to miss anything (which I do anyway) and found that Mr. Charles Ginault is back on the scene. Who is Charles? I'll let him tell you in his own words...
"Hi, I am Charles. I collect fine Swiss-made timepieces, and also I am a watchmaker by passion.
I’ve been working as an industrial designer for the past 12 years, and I started learning about watchmaking 6 years ago as a hobby. What can I say, gears in motion just has its own fascinating quality.
During the years, most of my learning and work focused on the movement part of the watch as the making of a watch exteriors posses no challenge to a veteran industrial designer.
However, one shocking news changed all that. It was a sad day for most avid watch fans when Rolex announced the discontinuation of their production of their dacade old tradition, the Rolex Submariner 16610.
The Rolex Submariner is a modern horological marvel. Its design, water proof character, and functionality appeals to professionals at large. The Rolex Submariner Date 16610, in my point of view, is the most sophisticated in design from the line's incarnation in 1945.
I’ve decided to take on a project; to build a homage Submariner 16610 which I call the Base Module 1, based on my experience, resources, and understanding of the fine Swiss time piece in honor of this century old design.
In the following days, I will summarize and convert my project log, which was hand written, into digital form and update it here on a Watchmaking blog and the forum for every Rolex fans to share."
He started a thread on another forum >>>
His Web Site is here >>>
Why am I so thrilled with this guy? It first started when I found this image online some time ago...
Now he's invested in some serious equipment and is using his talents to build custom homage Rolex watches, which are currently under development. The attention to detail and precision is only matched by his passion to create something that would make gen owners swoon over.
One of the samples he's put together gives me the goosebumps...
Check out his site to find more examples of what he's working on, and visit the forum link above to follow his latest progress- or keep checking his site for updates.
"Hi, I am Charles. I collect fine Swiss-made timepieces, and also I am a watchmaker by passion.
I’ve been working as an industrial designer for the past 12 years, and I started learning about watchmaking 6 years ago as a hobby. What can I say, gears in motion just has its own fascinating quality.
During the years, most of my learning and work focused on the movement part of the watch as the making of a watch exteriors posses no challenge to a veteran industrial designer.
However, one shocking news changed all that. It was a sad day for most avid watch fans when Rolex announced the discontinuation of their production of their dacade old tradition, the Rolex Submariner 16610.
The Rolex Submariner is a modern horological marvel. Its design, water proof character, and functionality appeals to professionals at large. The Rolex Submariner Date 16610, in my point of view, is the most sophisticated in design from the line's incarnation in 1945.
I’ve decided to take on a project; to build a homage Submariner 16610 which I call the Base Module 1, based on my experience, resources, and understanding of the fine Swiss time piece in honor of this century old design.
In the following days, I will summarize and convert my project log, which was hand written, into digital form and update it here on a Watchmaking blog and the forum for every Rolex fans to share."
He started a thread on another forum >>>
His Web Site is here >>>
Why am I so thrilled with this guy? It first started when I found this image online some time ago...
Now he's invested in some serious equipment and is using his talents to build custom homage Rolex watches, which are currently under development. The attention to detail and precision is only matched by his passion to create something that would make gen owners swoon over.
One of the samples he's put together gives me the goosebumps...
Check out his site to find more examples of what he's working on, and visit the forum link above to follow his latest progress- or keep checking his site for updates.
