The atelier

Five steps, in the same order every time. The point isn't speed. It's that nothing reaches the next bench with a mark the last one should have caught.

Hands holding a brushing block against a case clamped in a wooden holder, north window light.
  1. 01RawA titanium blank, straight from the cut.
  2. 02MachinedCase, lugs and bevel take their final geometry.
  3. 03BrushedThe flanks get their grain, one direction only.
  4. 04PolishedThe bevel is polished until it holds a single line of light.
  5. 05FinishedChecked under the loupe before anything moves on.