Making skeletal watches by hand in India | The Watchmaker

In the unassuming heart of Pune's old city lanes is a home where time takes on a whole new meaning. This is the home and workshop of Aditya Sambhare the only man in India to create skeletal watches from scratch. Here is an insight into the world of this time keeper.
Produced by LMB Productions

[@snagarkar]

He does beautiful and masterful pieces of art. I know because I own one! We should all spread the word to fellow lovers of timepieces which will become family heirlooms.

[@ssk903]

what is tentative pricing for such a watch?? I am seriously considering one....He seems to be a person who knows what he is doing

[@alabamadeep4471]

Link please

[@cd1934]

I would love to be a caretaker of one of one to🫠!. Where can I find one 🙏!.

[@TheSamosaCritic]

Even I want one. How much was it ?

[@AnantDugar746]

How can I contact Mr Sambhare?

[@milojenikolovski7522]

Regards from Serbia, I do not know why, but I love products from India.

[@hurmatalishah5876]

Wow. Just wow. I share his philosophy that the mechanical movement is a beauty in its own. I would have liked the documentary to include his contact details or how to place an order for his watches.

[@ManishBisoi]

Man, this entire documentary is sheer perfection - Both the cinematographer, & the horologist. His story of making watches moved me so much, I really want to buy one of his pieces.

[@Zsolto66]

What an amazing portrait of an enthusiast watchmaker. Beautiful camera work, too. I love the concept of letting him talk, answering unasked questions (and sometimes struggling to come across over the volume of the otherwise well-chosen background track ;) ). Hi, Aditya, nice to see you here, too :) Zs

[@macpr0c]

Brilliant cinematography, exquisite closeups of the timepieces, great audio and a gripping interview. Absolutely welldone!

[@TheSamosaCritic]

💯

[@kickassguy704]

Why does this channel has no few subscribers baffles me. The content is unique. Cinematography aesthetic. Crisp content delivery. Way better than many others out there.

[@gersoncavalcante8520]

very well i like this

[@rishabhsahay6202]

Amazing Work, invokes a sense of pride as an Indian That finally an Indian is making a fine piece of artwork and timepiece! 👏🏻👏🏻🫡

[@DuduOhsson]

Randomly the best watch video I saw this year so far. Thank you

[@daviskaya100]

I loved watching this and hearing him explaining it all so beautifully.

[@ScorpionNovember-e4i]

What a beautiful documentary. Never knew this niche art thrived in India as well. Mechanical Watches are an absolute beast of machines, a bold testament that showcases how humans learnt to carry time on their wrists..

[@mayankpahuja1876]

This is beautifully done, capturing the emotion of timepiece and watchmaker exquisitely. I know Aditya through watch forums and it's a dream to own one of his watch.

[@GreenDriveIndia]

Any website to see his art?

[@TheSamosaCritic]

💯

[@aniketkhedkar8963]

Hats off to his dedication, love for watches. Above all I loved his simplicity and clarity about his vision. I would love to meet him in person and listen to him telling about watches.

[@Singhkayoutube]

Salute to this passion..the love he carries for mechanical part Is beyond words..when you assemble smthng and it starts working the way it should,That feeling is undefined

[@johnmoorefilm]

I would buy this mans watch gratefully

[@jotibaagastya3330]

Narration and cinematography is very great

[@rohanpadman]

Aditya sir this is a superb piece of art. Love what you do! The pendulum wall clock at 7.16 is aesthetic! ❤ superb direction, the jazz music- cello, piano notes are awesome. Really blends in with the dialogues. Very well shot ❤❤

[@Altoothfairy]

G shock at the corner ❤❤ But yes mechanical watches are something which brings back the kid in u❤❤

[@TimRobertsen]

Beautiful! I just wish the music volume was lower; his voice and the love you can hear is incredibly meditative! This man is the embodiment of eudaimoia.

[@davidhaggarty]

Your enthusiasm shows through, and I wish you well with your business. You deserve to succeed and this video will interest a lot of people, and hopefully some buyers!

[@AnthonyDeRozario]

Beautiful documentary film. Very well made and photography is excellent 👍🏼

[@akanksharamgopal3479]

It looks even better than I imagined ❤️

[@348bac]

I think the concept of the raw beauty in the machine is a brilliant one. I think your story is a fantastic one. Love the watches. You have your own legacy in what you produce and why, and all the great artists of the last 2 millennia and more would have had the same ups and downs and self doubt. Keep up the great work if nothing for your own inner happiness. also, never would i see a watch, hand made by an Indian as anything other that a triumph for horology and artisan watch making👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bookabooka3529]

Thank you, so much. You have amazing skills and a real mastery of your ideas 🤗

[@avinashbhalerao3268]

Great going Aditya, your passion and love for watchmaking is amazing...loved those machine you are making 👍

[@sainaikmude6475]

Sir I would like to contact him.can u help?

[@freakmanifest]

Inspirational.

[@Abhieditzhere]

Woww its inspiring😊😊

[@bodhisattwadasgupta5317]

This is a beautifully done interview/documentary...!!!

[@vaseemmedia]

What an interview!!!

[@ShantanuRao]

This is so awesome to hear your views AD on this topic.

[@kswaminathan5439]

A master at work.

[@ShashwatPanda]

Lovely mini documentary!

[@misteratoz]

Awesome stuff!

[@strausdias6474]

Brilliant. Appreciate the artist in you

[@TheSamosaCritic]

💯

[@nix007100]

Incredible 👍

[@divyangkamble7918]

Making things priceless that is in making mechanical watches

[@rameshwarikashyap]

You give us master "peace" . 😌

[@معراجرینا-ر7ل]

Beautiful

[@bideeproy5352]

Mesmerizing, I'm a fan now

[@tbasparagi]

EPIC presentation🥰

[@stallion78]

Surprised they didn’t add a link for people to buy his watches 😐

[@TheSamosaCritic]

Sahi bole bhai 💯

[@abinashmohapatra5152]

I wish I can purchase one if these...

[@AjitSingh-km4jt]

I'm very much proud of your effort in the skeletal watch making is very attractive. Sir, if you provide a link to further convers in the matter to purchase which i would prefere.

[@mosfet500]

Thank you!

[@arvinthemindfreak]

Hello sir ..ur work is fantastic....keep it up. I want to know is ur watches waterproof....like 50meter wr or above

[@sahiljadhav3055]

From were can v buy this art n show our side of token of appreciation n let him serve us in after sales n service too

[@dexterdrax]

How can you order one..?

[@shovajitpaul2536]

Proud to be a automatic watch user!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cjonyoutube3011]

great videography

[@n.rajasekharreddy118]

Wow that’s awesome. How /where can order a watch. I want to buy a skeletal watch.

[@hemantbehera2366]

How can i get this masterpiece??

[@AkashJadhavIT]

where can we know more about the products? any website?

[@abdulkaleem8927]

How can I get a hand on your watches sir? In rare times someone talk about the backend where all works get done like watch movement. Almost everyone buys watch if watch looks beautiful but not for how it works and what kind of engineering is put into it.

[@royjoseph9271]

Great guy and great job ! ❤ I would like to meet him and buy one watch at least

[@deepakr3247]

Where to buy his watch???

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@Pawan1994]

Impeccable skills, amazing watches, and a humble craftsman. Hats off to Aditya sir. 🙏 How can I contact him? I would like to buy a watch.

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@Pawan1994]

@@kshitijkumar5004 Hi sir. Not able to find your comment. Can you share it once again?

[@vinayakr9057]

Fabulous stuff Aditya

[@abhipatel7251]

u have any contact of that person?

[@kawalthorat2926]

Nice watch

[@virenahir3616]

Lovely

[@gautamvaishampayan1627]

Superb Sir, I would like to meet you.

[@aperson9375]

It's our nation where we have so many productive and creative people but our country never gives them their actual value they should get. His work and enthusiasm can be seen in his talking but our India and the govt just doesn't want to give them the actual opportunity they could have.

[@manavalanp2123]

People also are after foreign brands

[@aperson9375]

@@manavalanp2123 yes that's the saddest thing, but there's no other way, as from foreign brands not only people are getting competitive product but also of good quality alongside years of more modern technological experience, which people could get from here as well but our nation lacks in that sector majorly. Think about HmT, could be the giant but lost its glory. Titan, now all movement as of China based though it is branded as miyota but all those are imported from China directly with little to no changes, yet price touching the roof. Allwyn, could be the second based mechanical but lost its game..and long gone. All we now have quartz and those mistakes of the digital market, the smart watch.

[@user-vy5uy9fo8p]

@@aperson9375 You have the wrong attitude towards life. Govt. is not for these things, amazing that even after 75 years of democracy educated people like you have no idea what a govt. is for. This man is content with his creation and art, its the society that values art not the govt. We as a society do like art, its innate in our culture, but mechanical art is not our cup of tea yet, probably it may change in the future but that is not the job of the govt. one bit. The man is happy, he is not asking for a dole out.

[@aperson9375]

@@user-vy5uy9fo8p yes, just because of this kind of art, the China today is touching it's glory. This kind of art which could be appreciated and could be brought before public, but that requires aspirations and entrepreneurship thinking, which in our country never is an important thing even after 75 years of independence. Such ignorant mindset is what has made our country just a country for job seekers not of job creators. Every country has potential but just because of the mindset of controllers, the nation can go either top or towards down. I can clearly understand what you are saying, about your perception towards this, but if the government could appreciated such art in your words, could be utilised by other companies in India rather than importing from outside. Get educated, how because of our ignorant mindset of the people of our country so many potential opportunities we have already lost. I am not saying global business shouldn't be brought here but think of such if we had the same tech today which really we had during 1930 and how such tech slowly engulfed in favour of some others which were not of Indian soil..while such techniques could be flourished to make better opportunities for Indian young people and entrepreneurs. But no our mindset still lies in the kind that such opportunities we are still think as art..wow. Japan, you know I believe, the Seiko is not that old, the citizens once every people could buy for rs 50 to 100, today their good products is out the reach of normal people, why such things has happened is because such nation and their governments knew to preserve their own home born techniques and their people. Our country could also do it but nah... We kept on thinking them as art rather than a great opportunity for people and new business. Keep in mind, great ideas comes from art and the love towards that art, not by ignoring it. The success follows the same.. which in our country most people are lacking of..and hunting for a decent job, rather than creating it. It's all perception and nothing else.

[@aperson9375]

@@user-vy5uy9fo8p Yes, just because of this kind of art, the China today is touching it's glory. This kind of art which could be appreciated and could be brought before public, but that requires aspirations and entrepreneurship thinking, which in our country never is an important thing even after 75 years of independence. Such ignorant mindset is what has made our country just a country for job seekers not of job creators. Every country has potential but because of the mindset of controllers, the nation can go either top or towards down. I can clearly understand what you are saying, about your perception towards this, but if the government could appreciate such art in, could be utilised by other companies in India rather than importing from outside. Get educated about how because of our ignorant mindset of the people of our country so many potential opportunities we have already lost. I am not saying global business shouldn't be brought here but think of such if we had the same tech today which really we had during 1930 and how such tech slowly engulfed in favour of some others which were not of Indian soil while such techniques could be flourished to make better opportunities for Indian young people and entrepreneurs. But no our mindset still lies in the kind that such opportunities we are still think of as art..wow. Japan, you know I believe, the Seiko is not that old, the citizens once every people could buy for rs 50 to 100, today their good products is out the reach of normal people, why such things has happened is because such nation and their governments knew to preserve their own home born techniques and their people. Our country could also do it but nah... We kept on thinking of them as art rather than a great opportunity for people and new business. Keep in mind, great ideas come from art and the love towards that art, not by ignoring it. The success follows the same.. which in our country most people are lacking of and hunting for a decent job, rather than creating it. It's all perception and nothing else.

[@Thisfactsabkeliye]

Nice

[@Jeru_on_the_road]

Where can I find these watches

[@MegaAngcar]

I would buy his watch. Because I respect his view of Art.

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@asplodec]

What Is the sense to keep the music higher than the voice?

[@Vasishta_]

In this social Media era, why is he having issue in selling this watches? Please share his contact information

[@kawalthorat2926]

Can I buy any watch

[@rajeshvat333]

Is there a website where I can buy from him

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@rojijacob]

@@kshitijkumar5004 Where is the comment... I fail to see.....

[@arboreal_octopus]

watching it in 2025 - ADS needs to be a brand

[@arunbalagaon]

How to visit in pune?

[@ImranShaikh-vn2fb]

Sir aap ka institute he kya watch repair sikha na he muje

[@akshaynyaharkar]

Same bhai mein 6 machine job chod ke karna chahta hu

[@pasttimer27]

I would like to buy a watch from him.

[@osiris-in-genshin]

I wish to work for you for free and in exchange want to learn the art of making watches.

[@nomadichunk2108]

How to contact him for buying

[@amitjoy8614]

Legend

[@justonemovement]

How do I get in touch with Asitya, does he have a site or an insta handle from where we can initiate the buying process?

[@1963naveen]

How can I contact him? I would like to buy a watch.

[@joshisandeep8717]

I want to learn watchmaking. Can you help me?

[@wrapdecor5852]

Superb looking skeleton watches ADS.Love them💕

[@johnnyarsenault9124]

Have a look at Chronoglide (an e-show) which features restoration of watches. You’ll learn a lot by looking at it. Live every Tuesday!

[@BeingHappy365]

You are a great artist Aditya.

[@vishalkirad]

Wow Aditya...👍🏻

[@abhipatel7251]

u have any contact of thay person??

[@logesh2527]

Where we can buy his watches?

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@logesh2527]

Can't find your comment

[@praveengowda8433]

@@kshitijkumar5004 I can't find your comment

[@erdiaz39]

@@kshitijkumar5004there are no comments from you. Please provide the link to buy one of this watches

[@carlosbrites8201]

👍

[@johnnyarsenault9124]

Where can we be in contact with this watchmaker? Hats off to him! I sure would like to buy a watch made by him 😍👌❤️👍

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@johnnyarsenault9124]

⁠@@kshitijkumar5004 but could not find the co-ordinates of the watchmaker, only that it was Pune India Watchmaker? Having an iPad (OS system) may block some info. which may be easily accessible thru IBM (and clones) but no co-ordinates were given 😢

[@AbhishekKumar-ry9ls]

I want to see their art pieces and i would like to buy 1 skeleton or openheart specially made in my own city Pune that too by a local person instead of some money hungry company Please provide home/shop adress or contact details for purchasing a skeleton watch

[@Subiemal]

I would purchase these time pieces. I have so much respect for India and Indians. Some of my favourite movement's are ST96 movements are ST96’s and HMT’s. So this is amazing that someone makes a watch from scratch.

[@sunilthakur5869]

I want customise a watch in devanagari script but i couldn't not found any one on internet even our indian watch maker do not have watch in oir own script, few found but price were started from 25000 which i can not afford

[@Dr.Bedradi]

Look at hmt janata. I think you can find one for 2 to 3k

[@Shailutripathi]

I am ready buy ur watch

[@kshitijkumar5004]

Check my comment, the link is there.

[@vishwasraut9833]

I am a hobbyist watchmaker from Mumbai. I have a few mechanical (automatic) watches to be serviced. I cannot service them because I don't have the right equipment to overhaul them. I also have an old Keinzle chiming wall clock which also need to be serviced. By the way, do you fix balance staff? I'd be much obliged if you could forward your contact number which will enable us to share our watchmaking prospects.

[@josephstlouis]

Like but music to loud!

[@divyangkamble7918]

I'll buy

[@OscarRPalma]

They are all dirty inside, I saw a hair on the palet fork and the escape wheel

[@harchiossama746]

mean while the trash jacob & co selling trash for million of dollars

[@selvarajsubrammanian9242]

👍