aspro
Well-known member
PROBLEM: I’ve always been intrigued by the prices deluxe clocks fetch and how scarce they are becoming. We pay top dollar for 30-40 year old timepieces, that aren’t even guaranteed to work. I've always said “why isn’t anyone reproducing these.”
SOLUTION: So I thought I’d do something about it…I’ve spent months speaking to various people across the world and now have the technology, materials and know how to reproduce an exact replica of a T2 deluxe clock. The entire clock is made up of brand new parts all reproduced as per the original. The clock movement is a modern day VDO quartz movement so you have reliability without the ticking sound.
PRODUCTION, TIMING AND PRICING: I’m about to throw the switch to begin production but have been having doubts regarding the popularity of such a clock and what people would be willing to pay for one. Whilst they look quite simple in the dash, they actually have a lot of intricate parts - each component requiring specific tooling to reproduce. As a result, I have struggled to keep the production costs down. I'm genuinly not out to make a huge profit or to cash in on the scene. The clocks will be available early March and will be priced in the vicinity of a used original clock.
TACHOMETERS: In addition to the clocks I'm also producing some Tachometers. As we all know they where never offered by VW as a factory option but the spare pod appaers to be a popular place to mount one. Once again it will be made up of brand new parts and be an exact match to the original instruments.
FEEDBACK: I would really appreciate some feedback from you guys to see whether or not you would be interested in buying one of these clocks. Let me know what you think and please be honest. I know it’s hard to answer without seeing the reproduction but I can assure you they are going to be very very close to the original. I have to commit to some pretty large quantities just to get anyone to make the parts I need.
So what do you all think? Am I onto something or smutting the scene up with more repro crap?
SOLUTION: So I thought I’d do something about it…I’ve spent months speaking to various people across the world and now have the technology, materials and know how to reproduce an exact replica of a T2 deluxe clock. The entire clock is made up of brand new parts all reproduced as per the original. The clock movement is a modern day VDO quartz movement so you have reliability without the ticking sound.
PRODUCTION, TIMING AND PRICING: I’m about to throw the switch to begin production but have been having doubts regarding the popularity of such a clock and what people would be willing to pay for one. Whilst they look quite simple in the dash, they actually have a lot of intricate parts - each component requiring specific tooling to reproduce. As a result, I have struggled to keep the production costs down. I'm genuinly not out to make a huge profit or to cash in on the scene. The clocks will be available early March and will be priced in the vicinity of a used original clock.
TACHOMETERS: In addition to the clocks I'm also producing some Tachometers. As we all know they where never offered by VW as a factory option but the spare pod appaers to be a popular place to mount one. Once again it will be made up of brand new parts and be an exact match to the original instruments.
FEEDBACK: I would really appreciate some feedback from you guys to see whether or not you would be interested in buying one of these clocks. Let me know what you think and please be honest. I know it’s hard to answer without seeing the reproduction but I can assure you they are going to be very very close to the original. I have to commit to some pretty large quantities just to get anyone to make the parts I need.
So what do you all think? Am I onto something or smutting the scene up with more repro crap?
