Independent in Time

Cased in Keaton's design, made in Sisters and finished by Keaton's hands in his workshop. A stunning piece of work.

Details of the circular graining on the mainplate, superb anglage, perlage behind the balance and hand frosting on the pallet fork bridge.

Here Keaton has created a completely new dial, with polished & blued steel applied arabics, hand frosted mainsurface and 18K RG nameplates

Amongst other Independent watches!

Showing off the fine hand finishing, with the tourbillon styled black polished balance bridge, that holds Keaton's own designed and made balance wheel

This pic shows the circular graining on the 3/4 plate, and Keaton's lovely click for the main spring.

Love the classical elements of traditional fine hand made watchmaking, screwed chatons for the jewel, lovely anglage (bevelled edges), black polish on the tourbillon styled balance bridge and the circular graining on the German Silver 3/4 plate and outer balance cocks.

Pic. courtesy of KM Independent

Pic. courtesy of KM Independent.

Pic. courtesy of KM Independent

Pic. courtesy of KM Independent

Keaton's first serially produced model, cased in a 42mm SS "off the shelf" Fricker case. Soon to be recased later in 2014 in his own designed SS case. Manually would with a power reserve of 50+hrs.

The stunning hand wound caliber Keaton designed and made in Oregon. His own balance wheel, it is an excercise in dedicated passionate artisanal watchmaking. Classical elements of traditional watchmaking are to be found, a screwed chaton, gorgeous black polishing of steel parts, anglage (bevelling) and circular graining across large swathes of the German Silver 3/4 plate, not for the faint of heart!

Different lighting reveals the amazing differing finishes of the various parts.

A close up the balance wheel and bridge he designed.

Another image with reflected light.

Again another light condition reveals elements of the hand finishing

This is the third piece completed in the series. New hand finishing to the mainplate, bluing of the screws, bluing of the center black polished steel chaton and an 18K RG balance bridge.

#3, #1 & the proto calibers.