Amateur watch design
In my free time sometimes I like designing and modeling watch concepts in Blender. Here is the latest one - my take on an integrated sports watch. What do you think? Like it? Hate it? Meh? If it's to be made, would anyone want to actually wear one?
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Alex
Professional software engineer. Amateur 2D/3D artist/designer.
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I’d wear it - send it over to TER if you ever make it and we’d review it for you
I'd like to see more brushed finishing- its a bit too shiny for my taste. Love the dial texture.
I'd like to see more brushed finishing- its a bit too shiny for my taste. Love the dial texture.
Yeah, I see what you mean. This angle in particular has too much contrast. Here is the front view. Slightly better in this regard IMO. Will play around with it some more. Thanks!
Yeah, I see what you mean. This angle in particular has too much contrast. Here is the front view. Slightly better in this regard IMO. Will play around with it some more. Thanks!
It looks great man honestly. Love the hour markers, the baton hands. Also really like the 2 small stripes on the second hand, those are really cool! Quite distinctive and definitely something I'd consider wearing. Looking forward to seeing more of your designs 😀
I think it looks really good. I really like the flat sides on the otherwise round bezel. The aesthetic appeal of a watch is probably my most important purchase criteria, but several other factors come into play as well. I like the design enough to consider buying depending on movement, fit & finish, etc.
That's really nice! It sort of reminds me of the Citizen series 8 automatics.
Very nice 👌🏻
That's really nice! It sort of reminds me of the Citizen series 8 automatics.
The 830 model. Yeah I can see it.
Biggest issue for me is the case and bracelet seem to be talking two different languages.
Really loving the sheered-off-circle bezel though. If ¥ou could work that in as a central motif in the design of the bracelet ¥ou’d really have a contender here.
How many facets are on this thing?!? In all seriousness, I don't mind this.
Without wanting to look too far ahead, if you had to build watch #2, what would be the distinguishing characteristics of this design, that would carry over? (eg for Cartier, it's the Roman numeral dial, for GS, its the textured dials, case finishing, Spring Drive)
How many facets are on this thing?!? In all seriousness, I don't mind this.
Without wanting to look too far ahead, if you had to build watch #2, what would be the distinguishing characteristics of this design, that would carry over? (eg for Cartier, it's the Roman numeral dial, for GS, its the textured dials, case finishing, Spring Drive)
I think it has to be the bezel shape. I've done a couple of more concepts with this shape (see one of them below), and I really think it works for a sport watch. So this was my thinking, typical case diameter/bracelet size proportions are 40mm/20mm. This works really well. My beef with this was always the crown. Either it has no guards, and just oddly sticks out and ruins the aesthetic of the case design. Or with guards, it breaks the symmetry. If you offset the guards on the other side with extra case material (think PF Nautilus), it looks good, but... two things, to keep proportions elegant, bracelet widths needs to be increased, and it just doesn't work with a round bezel IMO, so the Nautilus face and bezel are not round.
So one day I though, what if I partially compromise on just the bezel roundness and came up with this shape. The symmetry is preserved, face is round crown is neatly tucked away in crown guards. Proportions are still 40/20.