Model 1 Darkhorse

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This is a watch body that I designed around an extremely affordable movement for complete beginners. The Chinese ETA clone 2650 watch movement is a completely skeletonized watch movement from one of the most iconic Swiss mechanical movements in history. Take immense satisfaction from this tiny little wrist-mounted engine as it ticks away keeping relatively good time over the course of its charge. You are more than welcome to make any changes or improvements to this design. I eagerly look forward to seeing what the 3D printing community can contribute to this build. One thing I particularly look forward to is the variety of bezel designs that will be created. I've tried to leave this base as open to interpretation as possible while still maintaining a unique and stylish appearance. I am not an expert in watch design nor have I really touched a watch prior to this project beyond replacing a battery. However, I bought an extremely affordable watch repair kit and after watching several hours of videos and reading a few books on the fundamentals of horology, I felt confident enough in roughing out a watch body based on this very affordable movement. I will add more details about post printing shortly. Unfortunately, I lost my steps after the computer went to sleep, but I'm eager to continue where I left off.