Why the name Neat? many reasons:

• This is my first original designed and manufactured watch, which I think is kind of neat.

• Due to the no-date and uniform design of the dial, the crown can be located at the 3:00 or 9:00 position simply by swapping the strap, which is definitely neat.

• A drink served neat is considered simple and unadorned, and simplicity is some of the inspiration behind this watch design.

This guy, the OG of watchmaking in Detroit, is my great-granddad standing in front of his watch and jewelry shop in Detroit Michigan, on E. Forest Ave. circa 1920s. Unfortunately, the building is no longer there, it was torn down in the late 1950s to make room for Interstate 75.

While I can't wax poetic about him and I spending time down by the lake discussing our love of watches, it is cool carrying on the watchmaking tradition. No, I'm no longer in Detroit however, I lived in the city when I was a kid and still have friends, family, and customers there.

Exploded view of the MCWW neat. When you do your own engineering and CAD, it makes the workflow much smoother and you can make cool views like this.

Design, engineering, CAD, assembly, testing, lume work, pressure testing, movement regulation, even the box it comes in was all created and finished here at MCWW. It is a lot of work, which is why this project took years to become a reality.

Check out MCWW's Instagram to see videos of the hands being cut on my JPT laser. They are then finished, color is added, lume is applied, the center hole is broached to size, then they are installed on the watch.

Well, after 15 plus years the website has changed. All you will find now is the MotorCity WatchWorks Neat watch.

For now, there is no shopping cart as the watch is available with custom options that I have to track internally.

Please click the link below to the 'How to buy' page. Alternatively you can use the navigation bar at the top of the page.

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The MotorCity WatchWorks Neat watch is covered by one or more design patents.