“THAT LIGHTBULB MOMENT

“THAT LIGHTBULB MOMENT


Carbon Fibre (CF) is often thought of as a very modern day material but that is not the case. It was in fact invented in 1870. A few years later Thomas Edison used a carbon fibre derived from burnt cotton or bamboo fibres in his experiments to find a suitable light bulb filament (CF proved to  be unsuccessful by the way). Fast forward 100years and the material was ‘rediscovered’ and a process to use it was developed shortly after. 


The key year for CF was 1981 when F1 used the material in a race car for the first time. Engineers picked up on the possibilities and its use mushroomed. Sport. aviation, auto,  space travel, medical and military are just a few of the sectors that the use of CF is now common place. 


Our design is nod to evolution of cycling which is one of many sports that have been revolutionised by this amazing material. From a design point of view CF also has a very pleasing aesthetic value.  Our design is deliberately minimalist. A combination of CF, wood and steel has resulted in a very unique watch. No two watches are are the same, material properties such as grain structure and fibre orientation have allowed us to produce one of time pieces.


Each Evolution Carbon watch case is hand moulded. A mould is filled with random fibres, resin added then cured under pressure and heat to create Forged Carbon Fibre. A Hickory inlay is pressed into the case a steel inner case bonded in place before finishing with CNC machining. We fit a Swiss Ronda quartz movement, a sapphire glass is pressed in and finally we attach our custom soft silicone strap  to complete the watch. 


The Velotime Evolution Carbon watch is a limited edition of 300 watches.             

The Velotime Evolution Carbon

'An object of Desire'

The Velotime Evolution Carbon design.
Every successful product is the fruit of hard work and this applies to our field of business. Intuition alone is not enough to create a product that people will love and use. You also need to do your research, thinking, planning, differentiating yourself and more.
  • Velotime Carbon

    DESIGN

    Our Forged Carbon and Hickory wood inlay is a composite unique to us.

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  • WOOD TO CARBON

    A lot of sports can trace their origins from humble beginnings using materials readily available. Cycling, Yachting, Skiing and many more.

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  • TECHNOLOGY

    Carbon fibre has revolutionised many sports. Light and very strong, it is ideal for advanced design.

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  • STYLISH

    Carbon also has an aesthetic value as well. Watches have been traditionally constructed of metal. We have deliberately taken an alternative aproach.

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  • DESIRE

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Challenge

Forged Carbon fibre is a material that is used in a variety of industrial applications such as aerospace, automotive and sport. It is made by molding carbon fibres with resin under heat and pressure. It is a versatile material that is light but strong but lends itself to creating fashionable products such as watches.
Manufacturing our watches is a complex and time consuming affair which involves a lot of work by hand and machine carried out by skilled technicians.
From the drawing board to the finished watch we pride ourselves in the quality of our work.

The age effect

We were ready to bring our watch to market some ago but we decided to hold off due to Brexit uncertainties, this time delay had an unforseen effect the we hadn't considered, over time the wood grain in the Hickory inlay matures and darkens slightly. Thankfully its a rather pleasing effect thats adds to the look.
On the left is a pre production watch that we have been testing and evaluating for around eighteen months and on the right is newly manufactured watch. In those eighteen months The grain in the inlay on the pre production watch has matured nicely to give added character to the overall look of the watch.

Specifications
Case: Custom 48mm, Forged Carbon fibre/wood composite
Back: Forged Carbon fibre with laser etching.
Dial: Custom printed dial.
Glass: Saphire glass
Movement: Ronda Swiss
Strap: Custom moulded Silicone
Buckle: Custom branded steel
Weight: 80g
Water resistant to 30m
Movement CE compliant, Watch case and strap RoHS compliant.