2013 Models

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Titanium Alexis T1 Update!

Here are a few new shots of a McCarthy Time Instruments Titanium Alexis T1 wearing a new handcrafted Septimus Straps Swiss Ammo watch strap. My good friends at Septimus Straps can be found here: http://septimusstraps.blogspot.com/

Fran of Septimus Straps made this custom work of art especially for us. Its has a wonderful feel and the fit is just perfect. All of the watch straps that Septimus makes are hand stitched one at a time. It took several weeks for Fran to create this one of a kind fine leather strap.

This one is not for sale but hopefully we will be able to offer a few in the future! I know I would like to have a few more for myself!! Enjoy the new pictures.

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Notice the perfect fit of the Septimus Strap in our handcrafted titanium case. In this case its 24mm.

Thats a ETA Factory winding stem in the 2801-2 hand wind movement vs our Lockheed Martin Inconel stem. We will install that in the production version.

Check out the RC Tritec Super Luminova glowing brightly! Very Nice Indeed!

My Swiss Ammo has arrived!

I just received my new Swiss Ammo Handcrafted French watch strap from my friends at Septimus Straps. Septimus Straps are located here:  http://septimusstraps.blogspot.com/

I was simply blown away with the quality of the leather and the fit and finish of the strap. The fit is just perfect. It fits the new Titanium Alexis Case to perfection. The feel of the leather is of the highest level. The buckle is also very nice and well made. The Septimus Straps premium leather creations are all hand made. They are only made one at a time... in France. The home of some of the worlds finest craftsman.. They are very exclusive and very, very rare. Only a few will ever be made. So we are very, very proud to be able to offer Septimus French Hand Made Leather Watch Straps at McCarthy Time Instruments.

As always, we only want to offer the very best to our friends.

I will be happy to post up some pictures this weekend of this very special and rare work of art.

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Discovery of a New Friend

I wanted to thank Martin Wilmsen of the Panerai Wristwatch Blog located here:

http://www.wristwatchphoto.com/2010_10_01_archive.html

for adding us to his fantastic watch blog site.


My good friend Fran from Septimus Straps located here:

 http://septimusstraps.blogspot.com/

has had many of his hand made creations reviewed by Martin. We are happy and honored to be apart of this family.

Thank you Martin!

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New Septimus Straps

Here are some really nice looking new straps from Septimus Straps. We're hoping to get a few here in our shop. Enjoy the new pictures!

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Ferrari Video

My good friends at Ferrari sent me this new video for you guys to enjoy. Here it is:

http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sport%20Cars/CurrentRange/SA-Aperta/Pages/SA-APERTA.aspx

You can find Ferrari here: http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Home.aspx

Enjoy the new pics!

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Strap Culture

Here is a new Aligator Strap by my friends at Strap Culture: http://www.strapculture.com/

I'm really looking forward to adding this new aligator strap to our Alexis T1! Here is a shot:

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New Manager at Septimus Straps

I have it under good authority that my friend Fran has hired a new Manager for their Vintage Leather Location Services Division Department. He submitted this picture for us to show.

Wonderful news.

As well as new updates from our friends at Septimus Straps located here: http://septimusstraps.blogspot.com/

The most perfect Leather Watch Strap.

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New Strap Culture Buckles

Just received a new batch of The New Anchor Advanced Buckle by my friends at Strap Culture. Strap Culture can be found here: http://www.strapculture.com/

Here is a direct link to the New Anchor Buckle: http://www.strapculture.com/sc_buckle/scb1031.html

I really like their new look. Designed to work perfectly with the New Alexis T1! The shape is very menacing and sharp. Awesome work guys! Enjoy the new photos!

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New Manager at McCarthy Time Instruments

I am proud to anounce we have hired a new Mechanical Movement Assembly Manager at McCarthy Time. Her name is Bailey. Here is a picture she supplied to us.

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The BEST video on Planet Earth

This is the best video I have ever seen. The 2011 Ford Mustang GT....  IS the cats balls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnkKNugCW7o

Confederate Black Flag Fighter

This is the new Confederate Black Flag edition of the Confederate Fighter. My very good friend Jason Reddick built this bike by hand one bolt at a time. Awesome job Bro. You would think he would have things figured out after building F-16 engines for the US Air Force! Enjoy the video.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi97FYCfNjo

The Coolest Company

I just love these guys. They are part of my family. Period.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEPaNGHiS4c

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Confederate Wraith Video

Not really watch related, but a design idea and technique can be applied to our watch making. I was lucky enough to work for Confederate Motor Company for some time and lucky enough to build their first production Wraith number 001. This bike was built and sold to a very special customer located in Russia. I built many bikes for Confederate, but this one was my favorite. All my good friends at Confederate are hard at work!; Matt, Joe, Ed, Blair, Jason, Josh on CNC and Josh on the TIG..., and all the guys there, your awesome. Here is a link to a really good video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHGWJkSuc0k&feature=player_embedded#!

And here is a link to Confederates web site: http://www.confederate.com/

The most awesome hand crafted American Made motorcycles.

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Strap Perfection

Fran, of Septimus Straps (Septimus Straps is here: http://septimusstraps.blogspot.com/ ) has been working very hard to gather some incredible vintage leather for new custom French and Swiss ammo handcrafted watch straps. Here is one of my favorite pictures that he has posted so far: If you look at the photo below, I have pointed out three pouches that are very interesting to me. The one on the right is very interesting. I really like to brown/grey colors and textures that are presented in the leather, which would work perfect with a Inconel 718 or 6Al-4v color anodized titanium case. The vintage stampings are also very well presented here. Fran works very hard to only locate and present the very finest leather he can get his hands on in France. This is clearly a very good batch. I can only hope we can get a few straps from him out of this catch!

AMA Weekend at The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum!

No its not watch related! But I just wanted to invite all of my friends out to the track this weekend for some great AMA motorcycle racing! I'll race you there! Here is a link to the museum: http://www.barbermuseum.org/

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The ETA 2895-1 Movement

Here is a picture of the ETA 2895-1 mechanical movement. Its a automatic, meaning that it will self wind with the movement of your wrist. I have been using this fine machine during our prototyping stage for the Alexis. Thought you would like to see the pictures.

Enjoy!

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New 2011 Logo

One of a few new Logo Designs. Thought you guys might like to see a few!

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Nikor 60mm Micro Lens

Here are a few pictures using my new Nikor 60mm Micro lens. I'm really loving this new lens from Nikon.

About the Picture

The picture above is a 6Al-4V Titanium Alexis T1. This was the very first T1. Notice there is no movement or hands! The strap is from my friend Seth of Strap Culture. Here is Seth; http://www.strapculture.com/ Its a prototype too. Seth was working with a new leather, as well as the nice bright blue thread. This case drove me crazy due to the fact that I broke a 2/56 tap while cutting the threads for the strap retainer screws, also made of aerospace grade titanium. The tapping went well, but I hit the tap holder with my elbow while I was turning around to reach for another tool. Shi@#&!!! Well I thought the case was ruined. Several hours worth of work down the tubes. After a break, I came up with this idea... dissolve the tap! .....You see, a cutting tool, in this case a tap, is made of high carbon steel. Which means it is very susceptible to corrosion.... Acid. Yes a acid should work! After a couple of days of soaking in Sulfuric Acid.. (no the wife was not happy..) the broken bit of tap was gone. Feewooo! The super rare T1 titanium case was saved!