Ocean Diver Watch Blog

Below is the most recent version of the watch design specifications. This is the working drawing that I was asked to create and provide to the brand owner and manufacturer so that they could take my design and translate into mechanical drawings and eventually a prototype. Can wait to see how it works out.

I've been working directly with the watch manufacturer and sponsor/owner to fine tune my design and I have to say that I am very impressed with what I have heard and seen thus far. I just received the technical drawings for the 20-jewel automatic movement that will be powering the watch so that I can make sure that my dial design aligns perfectly with the day/date display wheels. I get to choose the model name for the watch too and so far I still like the original name I came up with "Ocean Diver" but have a few more days to think about it and come up with something better or different - my wife has been providing a lot of suggestions, most of which are combinations of our kid's names. Lots for me to do in getting my original design ready for the manufacturing team to create the technical/engineering drawings. I'm also looking at suitable straps for the watch and I'm currently leaning towards a black kevlar strap with white accent stitching. More to come...

For a very long time I have toyed with the idea of being a watch designer and some day having my own watch manufacturing company and seeing my ideas put into production. I've always been passionate about the design of watches and have a nice (some may say too big) collection of watches that I have put together over of the years. Well I don't have my own watch company yet, but as of this past weekend I have taken a step closer to realizing my dream - one of my favorite watch designs will be going into production! I have been sketching out my own ideas for watch designs for several years, based on all of the individual components that I like about the watches I own. My collection has gotten quite large because of my constant quest for the "perfect" watch - a watch that encompasses all of the required elements for a very functional and practical watch. An opportunity presented itself recent to submit some of my designs into a competition to have the winning design put...