Have you ever made something and then tried to replicate that 1000 times? It's more difficult than it seems! In today's episode, we discuss the pitfalls and advantages of creating TWO new products and getting them ready for market.
R.T. and Tyler candidly reveal the problems and solutions we've discovered, how we're solving them, and the ways we're continually improving Colorado Watch Company's 2 modern automatic watches. Making things right here in Fort Collins, Colorado has its advantages, with our ability to quickly pivot and prototype, test and retest our processes, and get instant feedback on the GCT and Field Watches. But that doesn't come without snags...
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00:00 - Preview
00:18 - Intro
00:45 - Question of the Day: Merch!
01:46 - Refining the process of making the GCT dials
02:39 - GCT dial finishes are harder than we thought!
03:37 - Changes to the Field dials
05:29 - How we make our Lume so bright
06:15 - Pad printing the GCT
06:54 - We're happy with the Tecaprint
07:38 - How we're assembling your watches
09:06 - Field dial thickness issues
10:03 - Our solution, back to Version 1
11:01 - Solving the problem
12:08 - 1 or 2 are easy to make...
12:30 - Can this be repeated 1000 times?
13:17 - GCT Update
16:05 - Delivery Timeline Update
19:10 - Box teaser
20:02 - Outro
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3 июл 2024