1776 Atelier

Call Website Contact the business

1776 Atelier Exceptional American Timepieces - Precision engineering, mechanical artistry, high horology

A closer look at the tantalum crowns we’re making entirely in house for our new model. A crown is easy to overlook, but ...
10/03/2026

A closer look at the tantalum crowns we’re making entirely in house for our new model. A crown is easy to overlook, but each one takes hours of machining alone. Tantalum is difficult to work with and requires a very different approach from other materials. That machining time comes on top of the tooling and process development needed to make these in house. These are before finishing or engraving, and we’re pretty pleased with the results.

Coming soon. See the new model at Atlanta Watch Salon and New York Watch Week.

The Liberty 250, selected by Oracle Time among the Best Independent Watches of 2026. Thank you to tbr Oracle Time team f...
10/01/2026

The Liberty 250, selected by Oracle Time among the Best Independent Watches of 2026. Thank you to tbr Oracle Time team for the recognition and for sharing our work with your readers. It means a great deal to us.

The Liberty 250, selected by Oracle Time among the Best Independent Watches of 2026. Thank you to tbr Oracle Time team f...
10/01/2026

The Liberty 250, selected by Oracle Time among the Best Independent Watches of 2026. Thank you to tbr Oracle Time team for the recognition and for sharing our work with your readers. It means a great deal to us.

Light reveals the depth of the Liberty 250’s two-layer dial, catching the polished bevels against black rhodium. The war...
09/29/2026

Light reveals the depth of the Liberty 250’s two-layer dial, catching the polished bevels against black rhodium. The warmth of rose gold frames the dial, while the handmade hands, thermally coloured to a rich plum, add a subtle contrast.

There are 62 internal angles on the dial alone. Each is shaped by hand with a file and polished with gentian wood. The anglage requires several days of handwork, carrying the same careful finish into every sharp corner and recess.

Beneath the dial, the solarisation on the barrel creates distinct bands that catch the light in succession. Their boundaries are crisp, yet no raised ridge separates them. That definition across an even surface demands exceptional control of the finishing process.

The front of the watch is designed to reward a closer look. The free-sprung balance peeks out from behind the layers, alongside our in-house crafted wheels. Two Easter eggs are hidden on the front as well. As the light and viewing angle change, another detail comes into view.

This is our expression of high horology: intricate construction, depth and hand finishing that invite you to keep looking.

08/19/2026

Every screw in a 1776 Atelier movement is made in-house, combining the accuracy and precision possible with modern manufacturing techniques with the traditional hand finishing of watchmaking.

Each screw is cut on our Citizen Swiss lathes, machines built for producing extremely small, highly precise components. From there, the work moves to the watchmaker’s bench, where every screw is finished individually by hand and polished on a tin plate with diamond paste to achieve its final mirror finish.

Modern precision, traditional technique, all in the hands of the watchmaker.

08/14/2026

Tim Mosso: Luxury Watch Videos shared his Liberty 250 during the opening wrist check on the The 1916 Company podcast wThe 1916 Companyton. We truly enjoyed making this special piece for you, Tim, and love seeing how much you’re enjoying it.

08/10/2026

Solarization grinding, done manually.

For our ratchet and crown wheels, we use a specialized seventy year old lathe sourced from Glashütte and dedicated specifically to this process. The cross slide is fairly unique with manual levers and has been permanently modified for this kind of decoration with a specialized offset grinding setup and purpose-shaped grinding collets that hold each wheel at exactly the angle we want.

The manual levers let you feel the vibration of the abrasive cutting the metal through your hands, so pressure is controlled by feel rather than simply feeding the tool mechanically. With experience, you can feel when the cut is right.

What we are looking for is a very clean separation between each band of solarization without creating a pronounced ridge between them. The surface should still have a high luster, with no burn marks, so each band catches the light independently as the wheel moves.

It is a small detail, but it is one of those finishes where the difference is immediately visible when it is done properly.

08/08/2026

This is how anglage is supposed to be done. By hand, with files, emery sticks and gentian wood.

On the dial side of Liberty 250 alone, we finish 62 internal angles this way. Across the entire movement, there are 222.

Some haute horlogerie movements are celebrated for having a dozen. We wanted to see how far we could push it.

222 internal angles. Finished by hand.

Liberty 250. American watchmaking at its finest.

We are incredibly grateful for the enthusiasm surrounding the Mount Vernon collection.Due to overwhelming demand, both o...
08/04/2026

We are incredibly grateful for the enthusiasm surrounding the Mount Vernon collection.

Due to overwhelming demand, both our regular production capacity and waitlist are now full. At this time, we are no longer accepting additional waitlist registrations.

Thank you to everyone who has supported 1776 Atelier. Please check back periodically in the event space becomes available.

Tantalum, at the beginning of a long and unforgiving manufacturing process. These pieces are still far from their final ...
07/31/2026

Tantalum, at the beginning of a long and unforgiving manufacturing process. These pieces are still far from their final form, with most of the precision machining and finishing yet to come. It is one of the most brutal materials to machine and finish. We have accepted the challenge and every case is being produced entirely in-house at our Ohio facility.

Address

Fulshear, TX
77441

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18324270400

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when 1776 Atelier posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to 1776 Atelier:

Shortcuts

Share

Category