XXI CUSTOM WATCH
Custom made & personal
Designed as a wedding gift by a bride to be for her soon to be husband, this custom timepiece include references to the recipient's wedding day, family and his favourite sporting team. It is intended as a reminder of whats most important in life - love, family and laughter.
Featuring a mix of deep black, bold red and silver accents, the watch includes a four part composite dial, engraved crown and back, and a custom box and travel case.
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
Laser cut index ring - 0.3mm, 0.8mm and 0.2mm carbon fibre
Airbrushing the index ring and dial
Laser engraved case back
Customising the leather travel case
WATCH SPECS
The design includes:
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four piece precision cut watch dial
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hand wound Swiss movement visible through an exhibition case back
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custom colour mix - including Musou Black, the world's blackest paint
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polished stainless steel watch case
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laser engraved case back and crown
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black leather band with quick change connection
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custom leather travel case with matching logos
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custom made watch box
MECHANICAL MOVEMENT
​ETA 6497
Drive type: Hand wound mechanical movement
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Manufacture: Swiss made by ETA
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Power reserve: 46 hours on a full wind
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Diameter: 36.6mm
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Jewels: 17
The ETA 6497 movement has been used in luxury timepieces for almost 70 years and has a reputation of being a beautiful, reliable and long lasting Swiss movement.
The base design for this movement was originally developed for use in pocket watches, and slowly transitioned into wristwatches as the popularity of larger modern wrist watches gained momentum through the 1980s to today.
Over the years this movement has been used by major watch manufactures such as IWC, Panerai and Omega.
CARBON FIBRE INDEX RING
Carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer is a lightweight material many times stronger than steel for its weight. Making it a favoured material in the aerospace, aviation and racing industries.
The index ring of the watch makes use of three layers of specially sourced carbon fibre weave - including a 0.3mm base, 0.8mm middle, and a 0.2mm top ring. All laser cut with intricate numbers and markers.
UNIQUE COLOURS
MUSOU BLACK
A standout feature of this timepiece is the incredibly deep black used across the watch face. The specialty coating, known as Musou Black, is the world's blackest paint. Able to absorb 99.4% of light it creates a virtual black hole in the centre of the watch face - creating a standout backdrop for the red and silver accents.
CUSTOM RED
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The red paint used is a special mix made just for this watch - designed to reference the iconic AC Milan colour, but with an ultra matte finish to compliment the depth of the Mousu Black, it is a further bespoke design element for an already complex and unique watch.
DESIGN CUES
AC MILAN
Taking inspiration from symbols and colours of the team, the timepiece includes several AC MIlan design cues. The most striking of which are the lines used on the dial of the watch,and the engraving on the watch crown.
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Additionally, all of the typeface used - including the numbers and lettering on the dial, the wording on the back of the watch and on the travel case - make use of the official 2023 AC Milan font.
FAMILY REFERENCES
The watch was designed with a number of special family references throughout.
The face of the watch notes the family initials 'RM' along with 44-20 in roman numerals.
The back of the watch includes further family references - including VMZA - the initials for each member of your family.
WEDDING DATE
Designed as a way to commemorate their special day, the watch features the client's wedding date written in roman numerals in a number of locations across the watch, case and this booklet.
