Repeatedly states that he's not by any means an expert, then proceeds to carry out a range of tasks like an absolute boss far beyond the skills of 99.9% of people. Nice work! I would love to be able to create something to that calibre (🙄) and if I could I would wear it with pride everyday!

Can’t say anything that’s not already been said…please just do whatever the hell you want & post it! Thank you David!

2:08 "So all I have to really put this back together is my own intelligence and knowledge, so we might be in trouble." The way that you nonchalantly slip that piece of gold into your commentary is the real charm of this channel 😂

this video is a piece of art

David! Everything about this is fantastically, gloriously nuts, right from “ I know! I’ll make a dial myself!” to actually doing it. Genuinely inspirational. And plenty of laughs too. Thank you for the kind words, wishing you and the lovely Mrs SavingTime a great Christmas. Alec.

What a great channel. Fantastic commentary. Brilliant craftsmanship. Wow. Please more dial making.

Thank you so much for making this video! I've been wanting to make a dial that is similarly complex, and being able to see someone do it and point out the potential problems and how much work is involved, is incredibly helpful. I definitely underestimated the time and work required to clean up the mill work. Having a 3D printer for templates and fixtures is also something I'm going to have to do. Really impressed with how well this turned out. This looks nothing like a first try - Really lovely looking watch!

That's a lovely finished dial

I think it's an excellent direction.

Awesome job You’re genuinely trying to do the whole thing You’ve given us all something to aspire to

You don’t have to be interested in watch making to be thoroughly entertained by this content. I watch for the comedy!! 😂😂. Please keep ‘em coming David!

WOW! Amazing amount of work you put in here! It’s pretty impressive that you’re able to also film your process and share with the world. You should be very proud!

Amazing. Next person to comment on how you did something wrong, ask them for pictures of their hand made dial. Congratulations.

Pretty cool what you can acheive even with very basic tools. It may not be absolute perfection, but as you said, to master a craft, you have to start doing something, or you'll never improve and get better at it. It's really looking very good for a first try, and knowing what you would do better or different the next time is important too. Honestly i would not have expected a low cost chinese cnc to be able to make anything useful at that tiny scale.

Absolutely Fantastic! The best thing that I have watched in a long time. I was totally riveted to the screen. I am so glad I found your channel and I will be an avid watcher. Your narration is also fantastic as is your workmanship. I also have been a watch collector and am a newbie to watchmaking. It is really interesting to me. Great stuff and long may it continue. Thank you very much.

Brilliant work David. I love the extras - strap making, dial making.... They're are already TONS of videos on watch cleaning, assembly, etc. Thanks for the work. Fascinating and great outcome!

Super effort, brilliant outcome, Cheers.

I loved that video. Plenty of plain watch restoration videos out there, but I loved the way you explain your steps, and attempt something more complex and difficult than just putting it back together.

Thats so cool!! I would like to make some sort of skeleton watch transforming one of those vintage watches, and this has inspired me!

Love it!! Best wishes from Limerick Eire.

Love this!

Awesome!!

Wonderful job!

Absolutely fantastic. I'm so impressed at the dedication to learning and improving. For a first stab at making a dial, you must be over the moon at the result. Also, since you started it, I'd like to let viewers know that David sourced a part for me, and also graciously refused to take money for it. What a gent. Happy holidays to you and Mrs ST.

Amazing results!

Looks awesome!!!

Looks good 😊

Nice job !!

Your humility is as impressive as your skills. The painstaking detail work really paid off in a stunning and unique result.

Very nice looking watch you did a good job!

Very nice !!!!!!

Cool man! Nice design! 😁

You are incredibly talented. Keep up the amazing work.

OK Numbers - solder two posts to back using silver hard and corresponding drill holes and solder post using silver solder (soft) you've basically made a flat earing so you need earing posts or silver wire and make your own posts. Or position and solder straight on. These days they use microwelds to solder but we used hand held guns and two pipes with a bottle next to our legs lmao. Edit when you solder on it will leave a tiny cone of solder round the base of the post which will leave the number slightly proud. To stop that 1) File it away using much finer needle files till they sit flat. Drill through watch face. Push posts through holes. Nip ends off and file. Now either toffee hammer them flat and make a kind of rivet head by doing it (no solder method) 2) nip off flush, file flat and solder with silver soft file flat with dremmel or pendant drill and soft rubber wheel. (no idea what they're called now but that's what we used to call them. Same constancy as the ink rubber on an old school rubber. Polishing and filing nightmare had me biting my hand. The saw frame will make a lovely edge which would just need a light sand wrapped round a dremel frazing ball or old dremel drill bit. But if you want it shiny then use a pendant drill with black polishing wheel (slightly abrasive rubber) then finish off with flour sand paper. We used to get letter transfers and put them on the silver sheet and use saw frame to cut round them. We wouod practice cutting the letters out of two pence You also need finer needle files yours was like a bastard file lmao. I'd struggle with that. That effect you were looking for with brushed metal you did OK but the reason it wasn't great was paper was too rough and you can't keep angle exact. My first job every day was to make up the sanding batons. A piece of hardwood 30 cm long and 8 or 10ml by I'd guess 20ml. Sheet of sanding paper in 3 grades. Fold them round the batons and tape at one end. As you use it up you rip it round the baton to expose fresh. Hold item on a jewllers pillar to catch light and in one smooth motion slide the paper across. Never back and forth. One slide along by hand. Blowing debris off each swipe. But what we had great success with later on with was doing that then barrel rolling rings in a barrel with soapy water and metal beads. Balls and rod like beads the size of small rice. For an hour or so. Rings sanded then barrel rolled. The shanks had such crisp clean edges it was gorgeous and they had a matt finish. Good luck hope that's helped

Very informative and entertaining.

Thanks!

Looks awesome ❤❤❤

KEEP ON WATCHING!!!!

This amount of effort you have put in to give this time piece a new lease of nice is incredible. This is a fantastic job done!

Cool, definitely more of this!

Very impressive. Well done. Thank you for sharing.

Very nice!

It came out nice , good job !

Keep going! Make some more dials!

Looks great! Cant wait to see how much better your dials start turning out.

I absolutely thoroughly enjoyed this video

Nicely done! I learned a lot.😁

Groovy job with the dial!

Amazing video as always, was laughing the whole way through, I love it

Groovy man!

Wonderful!!

Thanks I enjoyed that

I am amazed by the Colors : when you look upward it seems with yellow Colors with less constraint than when looking from little aside where you almost see dark numbers and light plate (sorry for the English). Thus is a really good job.

Nice work and great result!

This is amazing and inspiring. Thank you!

Beautiful ! Fantastic dial job !

Great video and really impressed with your courage to have a go at a really complicated and time consuming project. It has given me inspiration to continue on my own journey. Please continue with more videos along the same line. Cheers.

Great job! I truly enjoy your videos.

That’s amazing thanks for sharing

that was bloody awesome. Thank you

Outstanding job.

Bravo, simply superb.

Well done.

Wow, incredibly nice job. Inspirational

Great video David. It’s nice to see new techniques and experiences in watchmaking. Thanks for sharing.

Great job David well done really enjoyed the video start to end, it's great to see such a varied content.

Beautiful watch keep the channel going

Wow just wow.

Really great job. Congratulations!

Nice! Looks great!

Dial is a lovely piece of work, first job or not. Eye-catching without flamboyance. As for future videos, I think you should pursue whatever projects bring you the best balance of challenge vs. satisfaction, and rest assured others will find the work just as absorbing as in this one.

I enjoy your lighthearted, self-aware, self-deprecating approach to your work. Especially because your work is so F-ing precise and well finished.

Hi David, I'm extremely impressed by your work, this is amazing to try like this and to keep going. Love it, continue like this, this is what we like.

great work mate. looks fantastic.

Fantastic.. I loved watching.. Truly an incredible piece of art.. I loved the watch.

The dial looks good. I, too, like to learn and build “things” to keep my mind occupied and one thing I have learned is the simple fact that the more you do it - the better you get at it. I say keep it up and you can only get better! So, go do more.

I like the job you did. It looks nice.

Its a good direction. I enjoyed the video and commentary.

That came out quite amazing.

A lot of work! Great job. I love the dial and your channel.

An idea brought to reality. Unique. Something you can be proud of.

Very enjoyable

Really nice!! Going from straps to watch repair and to watch dial making. Amazing. Keep going.

Lots of work but fascinating and much appreciated, thank you for your hard work we all appreciate it !

Please, please, please make more of these!!!

What a job. You are a true watchmaker. Enjoyable to see how the dial come out. Well done

Thanks for this! Having watched hundreds of watch repair videos, I believe yours might be the only video on YT of a self proclaimed amateur successfully making a gorgeous dial from scratch. Cracking job!

I love your wit and sense of humor! Nice work

Looks amazing 👏custom name was a nice touch also ,looking forward to seeing more attempt in the future 👍

Fantastic You taught me so much!!! You are such a great teacher Words cannot express my many thanks I truly believe I have learned more on this video that any of the other of the hundreds of overhaul and service videos that have seen My complements for your superb efforts GK

Nice! Yes, please do more dial making stuffs! Thx!

Hi sir really love your work and love to see more custom work on watch♥️

Job well done! Enjoy your videos and the fact that you use close up to record the work. I have learned from your videos and may attempt to try cleaning and lubricating a few of my old pocket watches. Thank you and keep the videos coming.

Amazing work as always 😃😃

I like your homemade watch dial. 😊

Awesome work !

I very much enjoyed seeing your first foray into dial-making. I would watch similar videos in future

The dial looks warm and casual, and not only the story behind is beautiful, but I have to say: also the dial looks really charming, despite having imperfections.

That was the best watch repair video I’ve seen for a long time. Your work on the dial was super impressive and making the strap just so good to watch. More like this please. 👍

Wow my friend what a job, and I can appreciate the work that has gone into this. Well done David 👍👍👍👍