We are working on several other sizes of watch cases currently and will have a single and a triple up within weeks.
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This one I designed around the F-117 Stealth Fighter, incorporating a few characteristics of the shapes
found on the aircraft. The front panel when viewed from the side has the same profile as the F-117 when viewed from the side.
The cockpit windows has a jagged edge on a few sides so I added that detail the top window cutout. Not only does it have the
stealth theme but by incorporating those shapes it allowed me to show off some really nice machined patterns. Here are
the specs on this case, this one is a 5 watch model.Exterior Dimensions 6"T x 7"W x 17"LInterior Dimensions
5.375"W x 16.375"L x 1.875"T height from top of interior lid to top of inserts.Insert Dimensions 1.75"T
x 2.25"W x 4"L with over 3/4" of spacing between each slot. Each slot lined with Microsuede. The entire
main structure of the case is made from machined down .336" thick carbon fiber, this allowed me to machine the channels
and details I needed for the bonding process while still maintaining the .3" thickness fully throughout the body. This
case has over 12 sq ft of solid .3" 670 carbon fiber used on it. The interior watch insert boxes are made out of .15"
thick carbon fiber and then those are encased in yet another .25" thick carbon fiber box that is attached to all sides
for extra rigidity all hidden away within the case. On top of that I've lined the interior with the .15" carbon fiber
so it would lock in the row of boxes even more as well as cover the machined carbon inside, I wanted the pattern to flow the
same as the exterior on this case. For the lid it was the same .3" material used for everything except the lining
which is the same .15" 670 used on the bottom structure. I machined down the window shapes and repeated it on a mirrored
piece for the interior to lock the glass in, both pieces are .3" but machined to fit perfectly and lock the glass down.
With everything I had seen out there for cases, any kind of case is that the glass is always extra thin and cheap. As you
can see I like to build things with excessive strength so I decided to custom order .25" thick tempered glass.
A total of over 60 hrs labor, 15 of which were on a mill, over 10 sq ft of various thickness of carbon
fiber after it's all done.
