If you’re working on a more budget-conscious build, there are some parts where you can safely cut corners while allotting more of the budget on where it matters. In this guide, we’ll go over the parts that you can save on, and which ones you need to splurge on for a reliable watch.

A vintage-inspired watch doesn't mean it has to be fragile that you have to lock it up inside your drawer! You can make something retro and make it your everyday beater as well. In this article, we provide a few inspirations so you can build your own GADA vintage timepiece.

Vintage watches have a pull that's hard to explain. The warm proportions, the dials with their own personality, the tool-watch honesty, and the sense that each one has been somewhere. The problem is that originals can be expensive, fragile, and a headache to service when the parts are scarce. The good news is you don't need the original to capture the spirit of it.