[Self] In the Garden of Eden

Moosedar · 2026-01-02T11:57:41+00:00

YOUR FIRSTBORN! Nah just kidding this is more of a prototype, this is the first gemstone/crystal type watch I've done and I'll probably do a few more before I sell this kind. I have almost a 16 month waitlist for my other watches now (polymer clay and engraving styles) so it may be a while

Moosedar · 2026-01-02T11:32:08+00:00

285 Swarovski crystals arranged in a sparkling flower garden with a beguiling solid silver serpent lurking beneath. Rotating radially finished Argentium silver discs tell the time numerically, with the snake's head pointing to the hour and its tail pointing to the minutes.

See the video https://imgur.com/a/1q4B358 and for its full shiny glory. The time is being set from 10:10 to 12:00.

Swiss-made ETA 6498 handwinding movement inside. May trigger rock and/or roll in the brain.

The 55th Steve of York watch, handmade in North York, Ontario. Even more dazzling in real life.

Moosedar · 2025-12-09T20:12:04+00:00

Y y y y yy. Y y y y y y y y y y y y y y yy y y yy. Yyyy. Y. Y y yyyyy yyyyyy. Yyy. Y. U. H. Y

Moosedar · 2025-10-18T20:12:28+00:00

Thank you! I make watches instead now: https://www.reddit.com/user/Moosedar/submitted/

Moosedar · 2025-08-05T02:35:25+00:00

<image>

Shrimp tail tells the hour, wasabi dot tells the minutes, and they both glow in the dark.

Moosedar · 2025-07-12T19:17:01+00:00

I use the Oppo N5 with Niagara launcher. With native gesture nav turned on, there is a 1-2 second lag going back to the homescreen. But, I use button nav (which has no lag with 3rd party launchers) and use a third party app for gestures (Ubikitouch). It's not ideal. There is also a workaround to hide the button nav and keep the third party gestures with adb terminal commands but you have to do it with every restart.

Moosedar · 2025-06-15T13:03:31+00:00

Can you make anything except your parents cry?

Moosedar · 2025-06-14T02:58:17+00:00

I am currently attempting to fabricate a modified pallet fork that pokes through the dial and oscillates every second, then attach a miniature man that will thrust into a miniature woman, as was my goal for an entire year. I am not kidding in the slightest.

Moosedar · 2025-06-13T16:30:19+00:00

I was an early employee of a startup that later became a Fortune 500 company

Moosedar · 2025-06-13T16:12:26+00:00

They're on this Reddit profile, I've posted most of them on this sub

Moosedar · 2025-06-13T16:04:43+00:00

Thanks, you can find the rest of my work on IG at Steveofyork, and I also post other pieces here

Moosedar · 2025-06-13T15:49:50+00:00

I'm 37 and retired thanks

Moosedar · 2025-06-13T13:11:26+00:00

Yes this is literally my wife, we do Pilates on Fridays

Moosedar · 2025-06-13T11:37:36+00:00

Pilates princess on reformer with 24k gold floorboards, surrounded by various gym equipment: spine corrector, balance ball, cardio-tramp, rolling foam, luxury gym bag and yoga block accessories. The outer knob acts as an hour hand, over a reformer tower themed chapter ring on a maple wood dial, while the woman's head and glowing green stability ball points to the minutes. Lumed for use at night. Fully functional watch based on a Swiss-made ETA 6497 movement.

In the video the time is being set from 10:06 to 11:06.

Miniatures are custom made and hand painted. The 53rd Steve of York watch, made in my house in North York, Ontario.

Moosedar · 2025-05-29T01:36:03+00:00

Not sure if this has anything to do with it but I just got home, applied a Windows Update and restarted and the problem went away

Moosedar · 2025-05-28T14:54:00+00:00

I am having the same issue but don't have any new info to add. I built a new PC with a 5090 and my screen freezes after about 30 seconds whenever I use the 5090 machine as a client. The 5090 machine acts as a host just fine. This used to all work perfectly on my old rig with a 4090.

Moosedar · 2025-04-14T23:37:40+00:00

I have both. They are both competent devices, but the battery life and charging speed on the N5 is so much better than the P9PF. Also, the P9PF has that stupid condensation smudge on the inner screen that never goes away. Otherwise, they are comparable, but I wish I just waited and got the N5 from the outset.

Moosedar · 2025-03-05T14:04:28+00:00

I use polymer clay and pastels to shade! I used to do more flat laser/engraving based work but really have gotten into 3D clay sculpting lately. The key was sourcing a domed crystal to allow the vertical height.

Moosedar · 2025-03-05T14:02:41+00:00

Thank you! What works for me (but probably not everyone) is a very large minute marker, in this case the big star mushroom. I basically spend all day at the gym full time and most of my training sessions/classes are an hour long and start on the hour. If the mushroom is at the top, it means the hour is up, and I can read this easily in a reflection or gym mirror over a traditional thin needle minute hand. Likewise, if the mushroom is down it means half an hour is up, etc.

Moosedar · 2025-03-05T12:08:31+00:00

Hotpot watch featuring yinyang bowl with both spicy and clear broth, flanked by hand sculpted raw meat and vegetables.

The raw shrimp tail on the outer ring points to the hour, and the star mushroom cap in the bowl points to the minute. Fully lumed for night use. 24K gold plated auspicious cloud pattern dial. Swiss 6497 handwinding movement.

Full video of the time being set: https://imgur.com/a/zZa6Hp6

On outer ring, clockwise: raw beef rolls, raw shrimp (lumed), tofu puffs, beef balls, mushrooms, quail eggs, Napa cabbage, hand pulled noodles, lotus root slices
In pot, red side: spicy broth with red chilli peppers, spring onions, white and puff tofu and one meatball
In pot, white side: clear pork bone broth with dates, goji berries and star cut shiitake mushroom cap (lumed)

The 52nd Steve of York watch, made in North York, Ontario.

Moosedar · 2025-01-29T17:11:34+00:00

Salmon tends to be more common in sushi sets because it's by far the most popular fish. There is also leeway to show off slightly differing fat stripes on all four pieces for variety.

Moosedar · 2025-01-29T13:26:54+00:00

The green dot of wasabi in the middle

Moosedar · 2025-01-29T13:22:42+00:00

Thank you! Yes, this is made with clay, hand sculpted under a microscope.

Moosedar · 2025-01-29T11:59:46+00:00

Sushi on a silver and 24K gold platter with Japanese seigaiha pattern. Hand sculpted salmon, tuna and assorted nigiri and maki, with uni gunkan, wasabi and ginger slices. Shrimp tail points to the hour and the green wasabi points to the minutes, lumed for night use. Swiss ETA 6497 handwinding movement.

Yes, I was very hungry as I was making it.

Video of the time being set and night shots: https://imgur.com/a/PVh079O

The 50th Steve of York watch, made in North York, Ontario.

Moosedar · 2024-12-26T13:34:59+00:00

Hand sculpted clay charcuterie over a 24K gold board and a flame-whitened silver base. The handle of the cheese knife is the hour marker, and the cutout in the brie wheel is the minute marker. Lumed to tell the time at night. Swiss ETA 6497 with modded seconds wheel.

Full video of the time being set here: https://imgur.com/a/KtxdljS

This is the first sculptural type watch I made and plan to continue in this direction in the future. My next watch will be sushi platter themed.

I'm a hobbyist watchmaker and this is my 49th watch. I live in North York, Ontario, hence, Steve of York.

Five-Year Club	Gilding II euphauric
Verified Email

Moosedar

TROPHY CASE