Pen "Schimmel Fine Pens" made by disassembling vintage watches apart

The history of the watch is long, Wikipedia'sWatchesAccording to the item, "The oldest record of the wristwatch is said to have been described in the 1790 catalog of Geneva's watchmaker (Jake Draw & amp; Le Shaw)." In modern times, there are not too many lovers of watches attracted to the design at the time, but the gear of the mechanical watch will stop someday. I decided to disassemble the vintage clocks that are no longer used apart and make a pen "Schimmel Fine PensProject called. Currently we are looking for investment at Kickstarter of Cloud Funding Platform.

Schimmel Fine Pens. A Vintage Watch Parts Steampunk Pen by Chad Schimmel - Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1075538949/schimmel-fine-pens-you-deserve-a-vintage-watch-par

What kind of design is a pen using vintage watch parts? You can check it from the following movie.


Schimmel, the author, started sending Schimmel Fine Pens to people all over the world and started the Kickstarter campaign this time to collect funds for purchasing a new machine for producing works.


Pen with parts of watch with Mickey Mouse design ......


It seems that it handles pens of various designs such as a removable pen of a body, a pen with a big dial attached. It is said that he is also making a pen using parts of about 100 pieces of watch.


Using the parts of the vintage watch, how is the pen made? You can check it from the following movie.

Shablow Pen - YouTube


It seems to make a pen using this vintage clock that was put in a wooden box.


"Clocks of the Second World War era and dedicated wooden box" and an explanation is included. A considerable vintage item that has been around 70 years since the end of the war.


First disassemble the watch and remove the dial.


Attach the dial to the part to be the body of the pen.


A lot of gears were taken out.


After attaching the gear to the body and decorating, firmly solidify with acrylic.


While wetting with water, I will carefully scrape acrylic using several kinds of file.


A brilliantly polished body was completed.


Pen ass and mouthpiece, clip is attached and it is completed. The pen fits perfectly in a wooden box dedicated to watches.


Schimmel Fine Pens is currently investing for $ 125 (about 13,000 yen), part of the body was designed with parts of the vintage watch, titanium and chrome metal accents as part of the investment You can get a ballpoint pen. When shipping to the outside of the United States is necessary, a shipping fee of 13 dollars (about 1300 yen) is required separately.


The deadline is 3:28 am on July 26 in Japan time.