WESSEX WATCHES
way to make dials, it’s probably a good idea to fit a mechanical
movement under the hood. So if you do hold a Wessex up to your
ear more often than not you can expect to hear the stately pace of
the ETA (Unitas) 6497 or 6498 to be ticking away at 18,000 bph in
your ear. Typically these are in the form of the Elabore’ version, but
even here you can work with the company to customize not only
the dial, but even the movements inside and other options including
automatic winding mechanicals are available.
Most of Wessex’s watches are in the 43-44 mm case size
range and are water resistant to 5atm with a sapphire crystal back.
There are a few variations on the crowns currently offered so if you
are really keen to bring your own watch to life, Wessex can work
with you on the details.
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After the initial time to program the design, each dial takes
approximately 3-4 hours to produce. Process time for each dial
includes machining for 1.5-2 hours, and another 1.5-2 hours of hand
finishing.
The result of all this work is an exceptional, high quality, hand
produced and engraved dial normally found on watches costing
thousands, or even tens of thousands of dollars. Currently, most of
Wessex’s collection retails between $1,125-$2,500 USD at www.
wessexwatches.com. Now I almost never say this, but Jamie Boyd
is not charging enough for his watches. If you like the type, the time to
buy is sooner rather than later as I have little doubt that once Wessex
Watches establishes a name for itself in the watch world the prices are
bound to go up!