BESPOKE WATCHES
Nadeau watches specialises in custom made to order watches. We work with a specific customer to design and make a watch just for them. Every Nadeau custom timepiece is unique and never repeated.
To ensure we maintain the highest quality in our timepieces, we only work with a small number of customers at any one time, which allows us to focus completely on a design - skillfully building and assembling your watch at our workshop in Melbourne, Australia.
We utilise reliable mechanical movements in our timepieces, and then custom make the majority of other pieces in-house - including the hands, dial, index ring and even the box that it comes in.
EXAMPLE BUILDS
MW 1964
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This custom watch celebrates a client's milestone birthday and is designed around a unique skeletonised theme - featuring a four piece composite skeletonised dial, skeletonised movement, and skeletonised hands.
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XXI CUSTOM WATCH
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Designed as a wedding gift by a bride to be for her soon to be husband, this custom timepiece features a mix of deep black, bold red and silver accents. Comprising a four part composite dial, engraved crown and back, and a custom box and travel case.
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JPS TEAM BMW
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Commemorating the legendary 1980s Australian racing team, the JPS Team BMW timepiece features many references to the iconic black and gold BMW 635 CSi - one of the most significant Australian racing cars of the era.​
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FORLIN F1
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With references to Formula 1, the timepiece draws elements from the iconic wheels, tyres, font, and gauges used in motorsport.
A unique single hand design reminiscent of the traditional analogue speedometers and stopwatches, is coupled with laser cut carbon fibre - a staple of modern race cars and renowned for its strength and speed.
THE USPIAM
The USPIAM (a Latin word meaning: anywhere; somewhere) was designed around an Australian-centric theme. Inspired by the sandstone cliffs and hillsides around Sydney Australia, the dial was custom made from hawkesbury sandstone which was hand carved to showcase the unique grain and texture of the natural stone.
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WATER BEAR
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Wild and intriguing, this timepiece showcases a lush forest of green fibres. Inviting the wearer to observe time pass across another world encased in steel and glass.
SKIVER
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This timepiece takes its name from the incredibly thin and delicate full-grain leather used on the dial. The leather is skived (thinned by hand) prior to use, taking it to <1mm in thickness to ensure that it can squeeze between the mechanical movement and the hands turning above.
AZTEC
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The watch's minimalist design - foregoing index markers for a contrasting angular pattern - provides a striking look across the textured watch dial.
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CARBON
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This timepiece utilises a carbon fibre weave along with a high-polish index ring and case, and driven by a mechanical movement visible through the back. The choice of materials provides a salute strength and speed.
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ENAMEL
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Inspired by graffitied laneways and back alleys, the monochrome hand-painted face of this timepiece provides a distinctive and modern look.
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