winsonli design labs

The staff offered a huge discount, and I can’t resist anymore. I got my first wristwatch - the Seiko Mechanical SARB023. Caliber 6R15B. 23 Jewels. Sapphire glass. 50 hour power reserve. Loss gain of +25s ~ -15s per day (not really that bad in real life).

White dial with highly polished stainless steel markings. Very sexy hands. A no nonsense date display. This watch has a crown guard, which I like. The markings and hands are so glossy that you can comfortable read the time even in low lit areas.

The second hand motion is not sweeping. It ticks for 2-3 times per second. I find this more appealing than those usual sweep motion, which aren’t that smooth. The only movements which appeal to me are butter smooth ones like the Seiko Spring Drives, or ticking like this one.

The accuracy is really not that bad. It is just two or three seconds per day. The +25s ~ -15s specification is just for Seiko to refuse a warranty order.

The back is transparent. Understanding how a mechanical watch work is interesting. I’ll spend more time with the watch and post a review later.

Pilot called me today to say the Iroshizuku inks arrived. They imported only one for each of the 14 colors, so I had to go as soon as possible to secure my bottle. I got the tsuki-yo which is a blue black ink with greenish hues.

I believe the bottle is hand blown. The surface is [...]

I’ve always wanted to get a watch. My budget is however low. I’m not going to spend tens of thousands on a timepiece. But then it is hard to find a medium priced watch which looks good.
This one captured my attention. Simple design. An automatic watch with 23 jewels. Sapphire crystal lens. Transparent back. Surgical [...]

Included in the version 0.3 update:

Iroshizuku in 14 colors
Waterman in 8 colors

Icons could be downloaded here. Enjoy!

The Sailor Blue Ink. Got it for the reddish glow it gives when used in a wet pen. Apart from that special effect, it is a very business like blue. This one is more conservative than Visconti Blue.

See the reddish glow? The effect is subtle in real life, but I exaggerated it by taking the [...]

Figured out a way to deal with thick glass walls. So here it is, the Iroshizuki bottle icon:

I think I can make icons for Caran D’ache with similar techniques. Iroshizuku and Caran D’ache icons would be included in the next update.

Uploaded the Bottled Ink Icons version 0.1 for download. This version includes 26 icons, including Visconti, Sailor and Montblanc bottles.

Made the Montblanc bottles today, regular editions:

Left to right: black, blue, blue black, violet, green, sepia, bordeaux.
Also these Season’s Greetings scented inks:

Left to right: 2005 chocolate brown with cookies and spices scent, 2006 chocolate brown scented with cinnamon, 2007 red with vanilla scent, 2008 white forest green in pine scent.
I haven’t made the Love Letter [...]

Finished the Visconti and Sailor icons today:

Would upload a zip file containing all the icons after I have completed them.

Created these bottled ink icons today:

From left to right: Visconti Blue, Montblanc Season’s Greetings 2007, Sailor Blue. I also attempted the regular Montblanc bottles but it doesn’t look nice.

I’ll make icons of the other colors and bottles later. I’m stuck trying to make a Caran d’Ache one, because from the front all you [...]