TIME FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Bespoke mechanical watches - custom made in Melbourne Australia
BESPOKE WATCHES
Nadeau watches specialises in custom made timepieces.
We utilise mechanical movements in all our timepieces (usually Swiss or Japanese), and custom make the hands, dial, index ring and even the box in-house at our workshop Melbourne Australia, to create incredibly unique timepieces unlike anything you've seen before.
The process starts with a central design idea for a new watch build, which is then developed into a 3D CAD model - bringing the idea to life. We then select an appropriate movement to drive the timepiece and get to work custom fabricating and sourcing the remaining components.
Each finished watch is presented in a custom made watch box with a personalised booklet chronicling the bespoke design and build process.
HOW TO ORDER YOUR CUSTOM TIMEPIECE
The first step to your unique timepiece starts here. The button below will take you to our contact form where you can provide a description of your ideal watch so that we can get started on a design.
Don't worry if you don't have that all figured out yet, we can pull some ideas together for you. Just give us an indication of the watches you like, and the ones you don't. You can also put in any other information you'd like us to know - e.g. if its a gift, or commemorating a special occasion.
ABOUT US
Nadeau Watches is a different kind of watch company.
Dedicated to timepieces that tell a story, we closely with customers to design a unique watch with lifelong importance to them. Key features of the watch are handmade in-house at our workshop in Melbourne Australia to ensure a high quality of finish and then coupled with a beautiful Swiss or Japanese mechanical movement for reliable timekeeping.
WHY THE NAME 'NADEAU'?
Our name is tied to the idea of maintaining hope in a troubled time - encapsulated by E. B. White (author of classic books such as Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web and The Elements of Style) in a letter he wrote to a Mr. Nadeau in 1973. Mr. Nadeau had sought E.B's opinion on the problems facing the world, to which he received the following response:
Letter
North Brooklin, Maine
30 March 1973
Dear Mr. Nadeau:
As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.
Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society—things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man's curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
Sincerely,
E. B. White
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