I started 1903 Watch Co while recovering from bilateral epicondylitis.
For a while, I couldn’t do much with my hands. That changes how you think about things—especially objects that are meant to be used, worn, and relied on.
I kept coming back to watches.
Not as accessories. As tools.
Most of what I saw felt light. Over-designed. Made to be sold, not used.
It didn’t sit right.
I wasn’t looking for something new.
I was looking for something that felt right.
Simple. Clear. Purposeful.
Something that carried a bit of weight—not just physically, but in how it was made and why it existed.
That’s where this started.
No roadmap. No finished design.
Just a decision to build something better, one step at a time.
