A short while back, one of our readers, Marc Sirinsky, reached out to us about writing an article chronicling his experience with a small brand that likely very few people know about?Dingemans Mechanische Horloges, or d.m.h for short. His interest in writing about the company was a personal one; it had been four years?that’s right, four years?since Marc had first reached out to commission a watch, and when he emailed us he was finally just a few weeks out from receiving his long-awaited timepiece. Knowing only bits and pieces about the company myself, I was rather excited to learn more about the process behind the small Dutch outfit, and as far as I could tell there were very few other readily available accounts as detailed as the one below. So enjoy Marc’s story?From Start to Finish: Building My Custom d.m.h Watch.
Several years back, I discovered a Dutch company called Dingemans Mechanische Horloges (d.m.h. for short).  This one-man operation is run by Mr. Fred Dingemans, who builds timepieces out of a converted shed in his backyard.   The thing is?when I say ?building,? I mean it in the truest sense of the word.  The cases"  He mills them himself from raw steel.  The crowns"  He devised a novel dual crown system and creates them from scratch.  The dials" Stamped out of brass by hand, bead blasted and then painted in-house. Even the equipment he uses has a story; it originally belonged to his father and Fred restored it all himself...