DIY Watchmaking Kit | Vintage Dress Watch - DWC-Mosel Series Details：
A DIY watch kit for those who love classic vintage dress watches. Adorned with metal applied-indices, a beautiful domed sunray dial and Acrylite 8N / K1 glass vintage domed crystal, this is a beautiful daily driver with a nice vintage vibe.
The DIY kit includes:
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Complete components of one 38.5mm dress mechanical watch
Watch Case: 38.5mm DWC Mosel Vintage Dress Watch Case
- Material: SS316L Stainless Steel
- Crystal: Sapphire High-domed K1 crystal with Anti-Reflective coating / Acrylite 8N vintage high-domed crystal
- Case size: 38.5mm
- Lug size: 20mm
- Lug-to-lug: 45.5mm
- Thickness: ~12.5mm including crystal, around 7.5mm excluding crystal
- Water-resistant: 3ATM (assuming correct assembly)
Case Back: Stainless steel Exhibition case back with High-domed (Acrylite 8N / K1 glass) crystal Watch dial: 32.8mm DWC Mosel Classic Sunray Dial (Blue)
Hands: Mosel series Silver Watch Hands (3 hands) - (Pack of 2) Movement: Miyota 8215 (Made in Japan) Strap: 20mm DWC Sarto Leather Strap (Brown) - Watchmaking tool options:
- DWC Essential tools for this experience
- DWC Professional watchmaker tools with Box upgrade
- No tools - for those who already have watch repair tools. Please make sure you have hand removal tools and hand-setting tools (usually not included in watch repair kits)
- Complete video instructions in 3 languages (English, Cantonese and Mandarin)
Time required：120~ mins (Simply enjoy the watchmaking process at your own pace)
Mod potential：★★★ (You can mod this watch with other DWC components, such as custom dial, custom rotors, hands and cases)
Difficulty Level: ★★★★
- Due to the thin and fine nature of a dress watch second hand, these second hands are slightly more difficult to install when compared to our other tool/sport watches powered by Seiko NH movements
- Key challenge: second hand installation
K1 Hardened Glass vs Acrylite 8N:
Our Mosel case comes in 2 variants, one with K1 glass and the other with Acrylite 8N. Acrylite 8N is a high-quality acrylic that will give you the most authentic vintage look, while K1 glass will offer a balance between the vintage vibe and practicality as it is much harder than acrylic and offers a vastly improved anti-scratch capability (even better than other mineral crystal watches).
Our K1 glass Mosel case variant is also decorated with brushed/polished hybrid finishing for a more premium, sophisticated look.
MIYOTA 8315 MOVEMENT - 60HR POWER RESERVE UPGRADE
Upgrade your movement to a Miyota 8315 movement to enjoy:
- 60-hour power reserve (a considerable upgrade from 8215's 42-hour power reserve). This means you can take your watch off for the whole weekend and your watch will still be running on Monday.
- Hack-second or stop-second feature allows you to set the time precisely
- Heat blued steel screws decoration
- Côtes de Genève movement finish
DWC PRO WATCHMAKING TOOL KIT:
This is our Pro Tool Kit, a DWC in-house design from top to bottom. This is a lot more than a mere step up from standard Amazon watch-making tools; it is a collection of tools we designed and crafted to give you the best watchmaking experience possible.
And in watchmaking, just like many other crafts, the quality of the tools does affect the quality of the outcome.
Learn more about it here: What Makes a Good Watchmaking Tool
Modding suggestions:
A Miyota made original rotor customized by us. A perfect icing on the cake for the watch you assembled yourself. Best paired with an exhibition case back. Design your custom rotor with us