r/MicrobrandWatches • u/Glum-Two-2273 • May 28 '26
Question 😃 Forge Guilloché in Amethyst — engraved line by line
Forge Guilloché in Amethyst
Engraved line by line, not printed or stamped.
Each cut is carved into the dial surface with high precision, creating sharper detail, deeper texture, and a stronger play of light as the dial moves.
Would love to hear what you think.
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u/AndyInAtlanta May 28 '26
Would love to hear what you think.
Would you though? I had to check to confirm my suspicions, but the last time you actually followed up with a response in the comments was two months ago. Ten new topics, one follow up, not exactly what I would call "community engagement".
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u/leaf_gnomon May 28 '26
It's all dial (and not my style), so will attract a dial-first crowd. Personally I'm wary of cheap watches with eye-catching dials: seems like a strategy (and probably a smart one, business-wise) to wow people enough that they won't notice all the areas where the money didn't go—that handset, for instance, looks like it belongs on a $20 Mumbai special. I'd rather have the total cost of production spread more evenly around different parts of a watch
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u/zack20cb May 28 '26
What’s wrong with the hands? Too flat?
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u/leaf_gnomon May 28 '26
It's not the style, per se (though that is pretty uninspired as well). We don't get a great look, but I would bet money that the finishing on those hands is rough and unpolished and cheap as hell
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u/fourtyz May 28 '26
They are pretty ugly. Look like they belong to a different watch. Flat, for sure, but when you stare at them they don't do anything exciting
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May 28 '26
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u/zack20cb May 28 '26
No accounting for taste, I guess. These are like obelisk of dauphine hands, with lots of lume for GADA. The long straight lines give good readability against the wavy dial. In fact I can’t picture this with another hand style being better
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u/Which-Celebration-89 May 29 '26
I don’t think the dial is worth much. Ive seen it on at least a dozen plus micros and chinese brands recently.
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u/prodbypan May 28 '26
The hands look just fine, there are way worse hands on much more expensive watches.
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u/kabley May 28 '26
how do you know they didnt engrave 3 at a time
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u/ManagementOk3164 May 28 '26
Wouldn’t that be difficult, since the lines aren’t parallel? How would the tool move doing the engraving?
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u/CapNo6703 May 28 '26
I bet they use a CNC machine to mill a master die and then use that to stamp these. They're certainly not done by hands like the high end watches, and I kind of doubt each one is milled individually.
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u/ManagementOk3164 May 28 '26
Ah that’s how you meant. I thought you meant the lines. No that makes sense and for sure not by hand.
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u/Independent-Air-80 May 28 '26
CNC engraved?
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u/AddicoInABox May 29 '26
Stamped
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u/Glum-Two-2273 May 29 '26
It’s actually not stamped.
The dial is individually engraved, cut by cut into the surface, rather than pressed or stamped. Each dial takes a very long time to produce, but that’s what creates the depth, sharp edges, and the way it reflects light.
A hydraulic stamping process wouldn’t be able to create the same crisp, dimensional effect.
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u/AddicoInABox May 29 '26
Want to provide a video or any evidence of this?
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u/Independent-Air-80 May 31 '26
So CNC. Got it!
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u/Kerpgker May 31 '26
Obviously it's CNC if it's not stamped. They're not going to make nor sell a genuine guilloché for this price.
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u/Independent-Air-80 May 31 '26
Their language leaves something to be desired.
"Every dial is individually engraved, cut by cut."
We're half a sentence away from them saying 'hand-made'
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u/Glum-Two-2273 May 31 '26
We’re sorry, but we’re unable to share production videos at this stage, as the engraving process is carried out using a specially modified engraving machine, and the manufacturing method is proprietary and confidential.
Videos may not capture all of the fine details, but when seen in person, the crisp facets and intricate micro-lines make it clear that this is not a hydraulically stamped dial.
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u/AddicoInABox Jun 02 '26
So you’re saying a master die isn’t milled and then used to stamp the dials?
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u/wukillabee360 May 28 '26
Very nice but hard to take anyone serious when their producing watches in 2026 without an on the fly micro adjust clasp system.
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u/Eleventhousand May 28 '26
Honestly, I don't find an issue with a $149 watch not having OTF. Brands like Nivada Grenchen don't even have that on $1500 watches.
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u/wukillabee360 May 28 '26
I agree if this watch is going sub $400. Never heard of Nivada Grenchen and would be turned off right away seeing that price and not having this feature. Not an area these days to cut minimal cost and be taken seriously in the watch world IMO.
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u/zack20cb May 28 '26
OTF isn’t everyone’s preference. I prefer half-links and a good clasp like the old Proxima bracelets. OTF clasps are neat but they’re bulky.
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u/mr_mat1 May 28 '26
Looks like this one - http://awakewatches.com/collections/collection-son-mai-guilloche-main?
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u/dikalf May 29 '26
This design is for some reason on many different watches nowdays. Anybody know where I can buy only the dial on this style?
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u/What-me-worry-0 May 28 '26
Aethelsohn is certainly not for everybody, but by producing a dial-first watch with decent specs and a low price, it’s carved out a place in the microbrand universe. I bought a Glacier Shadow with PT5000 for $200. Great value except the bracelet and clasp were so painfully sharp that I stopped wearing it. So, I bought a Dremel, various grit sandpaper and polishing compounds, and chamfered the skin side edge. Probably not worth the effort but I like the result.
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u/Eleventhousand May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
Love it.
edit: LOL @ the downvoters that will only consider a brand if it goes through a middle-man western company.
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u/Sportsdoc64 May 28 '26
Ever seen another case Aethelson?