https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/why-i-built-a-watch-company-with-hands-i-couldn-t-use 2026-10-07T18:45:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/log001_62c31f10-2400-462f-b3e1-4ff3dd3fe37e.png?v=1784832950 Why I built a watch company with hands I couldn’t use https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/you-can-sketch-a-watch-in-an-afternoon-building-one-is-another-thing-entirely 2026-10-07T18:47:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/log002_bfde1ecb-2ac3-439b-a97b-0a44eafdff1f.png?v=1784833022 You can sketch a watch in an afternoon. Building one is another thing entirely. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/the-first-dial-had-everything-that-was-the-problem 2026-10-07T18:46:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/dial1-1200x1200_8d0d9ad7-a796-4015-a276-9185ece0b2dc.png?v=1784833158 The first dial had everything. That was the problem. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/getting-a-watch-made-starts-long-before-anyone-picks-up-a-tool 2026-10-07T18:46:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/firstrfq-927x1200_a89ef96b-6e6f-4027-a77c-2c5ca2cb769d.jpg?v=1784833398 Getting a watch made starts long before anyone picks up a tool. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/the-most-important-design-decision-was-throwing-the-design-away 2026-10-07T18:47:58-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/blankdial-1200x1200_7cc33176-557a-457d-9b50-568705039c65.png?v=1784833320 The most important design decision was throwing the design away. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/one-hundred-watches-not-as-a-selling-point-as-a-promise 2026-10-07T18:48:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/standard-scaled_b90a33fc-e150-4abe-8df2-8b1341cd8a37.jpg?v=1784833511 One hundred watches. Not as a selling point — as a promise. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/some-of-the-best-decisions-were-the-things-left-out 2026-10-07T18:46:39-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/firstdials-1200x1200_29c4527d-b5f7-4949-ba35-28f501a614f6.jpg?v=1784833594 Some of the best decisions were the things left out. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/designing-the-watch-taught-me-how-to-build-the-site-eventually 2026-10-07T18:48:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/1903v1-1_3ff8aeac-d90c-4a21-90d2-4cb73f703fa4.png?v=1784833617 Designing the watch taught me how to build the site. Eventually. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/not-finished-but-nothing-feels-out-of-place 2026-10-07T18:48:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/site-1-scaled_56d2032a-0cce-411f-9f15-e2c02d4d9ed7.jpg?v=1784833688 Not finished. But nothing feels out of place. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/every-decision-made-on-screen-is-about-to-meet-the-real-world 2026-10-07T18:48:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/render_c038bf94-dbd4-4897-b843-73b6691c2c69.jpg?v=1784833736 Every decision made on screen is about to meet the real world. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/to-every-pilot-who-ever-had-a-first-flight 2026-10-07T18:48:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/pexels-rhys-abel-2233101-9162802-768x1152_863a9f98-cfe8-43cb-a32a-cbc6cc750db9.jpg?v=1784833817 To Every Pilot Who Ever Had a First Flight https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/12-seconds-120-feet-the-rest-is-history 2026-10-07T18:48:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/caseback_d965739a-b815-4ba2-aa7c-9cb8cb9502d6.jpg?v=1784833923 12 Seconds. 120 Feet. The Rest Is History. https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/the-invoice 2026-10-11T22:29:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/inv_4945dbdb-02da-4fca-b000-9033b3e38efe.jpg?v=1784833989 The Invoice https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/the-case-for-a-case 2026-10-07T18:48:43-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/1-768x1024_0e32aa59-f675-44d7-a910-0348c6635aa1.jpg?v=1784834097 The Case for a Case https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/what-we-caught-before-you-ever-saw-it 2026-10-11T22:30:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/5.png?v=1784834203 What We Caught Before You Ever Saw It First Flight 40 prototype watch resting on a Boeing aircraft center pedestal panel https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/two-number-ones 2026-10-11T22:30:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/1.webp?v=1786050998 Two Number Ones Updated First Flight caseback with color specific serial numbers https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/both-deposits-are-in 2026-08-26T19:44:16-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/deposits_56161532-7492-4d75-8420-68d079d4852d.jpg?v=1787791456 Both Deposits Are In Prototype of the First Flight 40 automatic pilot's watch, marking the start of mass production https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/customs-paperwork-watch-brand 2026-09-14T17:02:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/blogpostshipping.jpg?v=1789423348 The Part of Building a Watch Brand Nobody Warns You About Two 1903 Watch Co. First Flight watches, branded packaging, and a customs pro forma invoice on a wood table https://1903watchco.com/blogs/news/a-review-from-mainspring-watch-magazine 2026-10-06T22:03:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0830/7733/3206/articles/igexport-Dd_UvCotyyR_jpg.webp?v=1791342183 A Review From Mainspring Watch Magazine 1903 Watch Co. First Flight pilot watch, as reviewed by Mainspring Watch Magazine