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Functional mechanical watch
« on: May 25, 2010, 08:12:54 PM »
I made a model of a watch, including its movement. It's my own design, though I took a lot of ideas for the case and dials from IWC watches.

Render with casing removed:

Movement, top view:

Movement from the bottom:

Just the moving bits of the movement:


Video:
Watch movement animation
The animation isn't keyframed, i.e. the gear train is actually functional and is driven by the main wheel. Each cog and pinion does something and has the correct amount of teeth, the ratios of their radii are accurate etc. It's my own design - by no means a particularly efficient one, but it is a functional movement (or rather a simulation thereof). I may post some more videos of it on my Youtube channel later on.

What do you think?





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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2010, 08:56:30 PM »
Amazing dude, truly amazing.

Do you have any W.I.P shots?

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2010, 03:09:13 AM »
woah this is awesome O:
do u do this just for fun?

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2010, 03:28:17 AM »
This is fucking amazing and totally awesome.
Fucking great work man, must have taken some time D:

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2010, 03:45:40 AM »
Holy fuck!Amazing..what else :ninja:

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2010, 03:51:28 AM »
Holy fuck!Amazing..what else :ninja:

Nespresso ?

Btw rly good work , my father work on the wath and clock too :P

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2010, 04:23:16 AM »
Fucking awesome work man :mellow:

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2010, 05:30:35 AM »
Wow that's really impressive dude. I'm a huge fan of your artwork too, have it stored on my computer. Made any new pictures recently?

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2010, 07:17:08 AM »
My god, you're a true inspiration man. These are just amazing. I'm really glad we have such talented people in this community. :)

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2010, 04:29:02 PM »
Do you have any W.I.P shots?
I don't, but I could do some untextured/wireframe renders if you'd like to have a closer look at the mesh.
do u do this just for fun?
Yeah, I do all my artwork for fun. Also, I've always wanted to know how mechanical watches and clocks work, and I figured the best way to learn would be to make one myself.
Made any new pictures recently?
Nothing worth showing, apart from this watch. I've been pretty busy with final exams and such recently. I just got accepted into university today though, so now I have nothing but free time for a few months.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2010, 04:42:15 PM »
Pretty much what everyone said so far about your work summed up my opinion.

And I may sound like a total idiot, but I never thought the wheel in the far left could be rotating so fast. lol

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2010, 06:36:35 PM »
Some wireframe shots would be nice :)

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2010, 12:28:49 AM »
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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2010, 12:40:53 AM »
Cant tell the difference between this and the original one, as a matter of fact:this one looks even better.
great job.

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Re: Functional mechanical watch
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2010, 07:48:11 AM »
You just took pictures of your own watch you bastard :P

 

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