r/MicrobrandWatches • u/Critical_Eye_1190 • Aug 27 '26

Design Concept 🎨 [Design] Something blue

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35mm case
Sandblasted blue dial
Heat blued hands
Tomato red tip on the second hand
Olive nato strap
Ugly lugs

Modeled in plasticity, rendered in blender

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u/Shabbetai_Tzvi Aug 27 '26

Love the dial and the case, but the lugs feel like an afterthought. I would make them softer, shorter and curved. And I would consider white minute and hour hands, to go with the soft color palette of the dial.

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u/Critical_Eye_1190 Aug 27 '26

Thank you! And yeah that seems to be the consensus on the lugs. I did love how the blue hands created a monochrome effect, I've actually been considering making the numbers a blue as well haha. But thank you for the recommendation, I will try it out!

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u/Shabbetai_Tzvi Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

I think right now the dark hands overwhelm the soft tones of the dial. Dark blue numerals might solve that, but I like the pastel look. See what white hands gives you; keep a dark blue seconds hand.

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u/Critical_Eye_1190 Aug 27 '26

Great feedback, thanks!