"Ironclad" Apple Watch
I recently purchased an Apple Watch and although I’m fine with how it looks, wanted to try making a cover to protect it and maybe make it stand out a little.
Recently I found myself looking at old photographs of ironclad ships from the late 19th century. You know, ships like the US Civil War steamship USS Monitor. I really liked the rough and ready look of the riveted iron sheathing and decided to reference that design language when creating the look of my new watch case. In normal speak; I was going make my watch case look like an old warship.
This is the result.
I chose to make it in bronze because it’s an “old timey” metal and because from working with it in the past, I knew I could put a nice patina on it later using Liver of Sulphur.
I also thought that the color and overall design of the case would look really nice paired with a leather band that one might have been able to procure back in the 1860’s. This band on Amazon fit the bill.
A full description of how I designed and made this cover is up on my website.
