Rolex Milgauss 116400 Engraved By MadeWorn Replica Watch

The Rolex Milgauss reference 116400 watch is a modern classic. Sporty and historic, this popular Rolex timepiece today serves as the slightly avant-garde, casual-to-dress watch evoking good taste, a focus on performance, and of course, a high station in life to the owner who is wearing it. aBlogtoWatch previously reviewed the Rolex Milgauss 116400GV here. This review, however, is for something a little bit different. This is a Rolex Milgauss which has been fully engraved in America under the MadeWorn label – so, in a sense, this is a review of a customized Rolex Milgauss watch.

The fact that this timepiece is aftermarket-engraved immediately factionalizes watch lovers: on one side are those who see the modification of any Rolex as being sacrilegious, and on the other side are those who see this as a way of taking something extremely popular yet ordinary and making it a lot more exclusive and unique. You know what? They are both right.

Buying a customized Rolex does not come without risk, but there are also rewards. First, for the most part, you invalidate any remaining Rolex warranty (which isn’t the end of the world – especially on a watch that is already out of warranty), and you also greatly risk inhibiting future resale value. Of course, that latter element really depends on the customization. Most customized Rolex watches today fall into two camps. One is aftermarket diamond or jewelry setting (though, I always recommend factory stones from Rolex since they can’t be beaten), and the second is color or design changes to the Rolex case and dial. This is where something like a Bamford Watch Department or Project X Rolex watch comes in.

This MadeWorn customized Rolex Milgauss is different, making it among the less-common types of customized Rolex watches. Aftermarket watch case engraving is out there, but it is rare – and one of the major reasons for that is that there simply aren’t too many engravers who can do this type of work satisfactorily. If anyone knows this fact, it is MadeWorn founder Blaine Halvorson, who began the brand after selling his company JunkFood Clothing several years ago. Halvorson now runs MadeWorn out of its private studio and appointment-only retail space in West Hollywood – where, among other things, he continues to personally make shoes and clothing by hand.

One of the most interesting parts of the MadeWorn brand is the very literal meaning of their name in what much of their work entails. If you recall a decade or so ago there was a big to-do in the fashion world about artificially aged clothing such as t-shirts and jeans, where fashionistas would pay premiums for new items of clothing meant to look old but that were actually new. Why pay extra for someone tearing your jeans? Well, there is actually a good reason. Blaine and his crew have utterly perfected the art of making new things look old. This doesn’t just apply to clothing, but to other things such as books and household items. The brand makes a range of things from knives to bags, all with the brand signature look which seems to blend classic masculinity with American vintage nostalgia. This makes sense for a guy covered in tattoos originally from Bozeman, Montana, who, despite his success and fanatical following, continues to get his hands dirty (often very dirty) on a daily basis.

While MadeWorn specializes in making new things look old, that obviously isn’t his tactic with watch customization. Instead, his tactic is to give these Rolex and other watches some “old character,” allowing them to exist in the world of high-quality tools men used to covet, such as their hunting equipment. There are lots of collectors out there who enjoy timepieces along with knives and guns – so this fits right into that mentality. In some ways, this MadeWorn-engraved Rolex Milgauss 116400 is Blaine’s vision of what the timepiece would look like if it was made 150 years ago.

I personally love the artistic integrity and how it takes something so universally appealing and makes it a bit more interesting. Engraving a Rolex doesn’t make it better, it makes it unique. That means the people doing it, as well as the people wearing it, need a strong personality and a desire to wear something that they know not everyone will like. Everyone I’ve shown this engraved MadeWorn Rolex Milgauss 116400 to agrees the work is excellent, but a few people don’t find it attractive. Of course, that makes sense, as this is a highly stylized look (that is sort of the MadeWorn point) which isn’t going to appeal to everyone. With that said, if you like the look of gun-style hand-engraving, I simply can’t see you being disappointed with this timepiece.

One thing that really makes this engraved MadeWorn Rolex Milgauss 116400 watch for me is the fact that it is such a nice timepiece underneath to begin with. For instance, if the rest of the watch were themed in the same vein as the engravings, this would be a totally different watch. I am not saying that it would be better or worse, but it would be totally different. I also like that this is a modern Rolex Milgauss and not a vintage piece – so you have this combination of something that looks very new with something that has a more retro-feel to it.

The basic Rolex Milgauss 116400 is a fine watch that probably doesn’t require too much introduction. MadeWorn went with a slightly older model Rolex Milgauss produced before they introduced the green-tinted sapphire crystal for this model, making it the 116400GV. The Rolex Milgauss is Rolex’s “engineer watch,” with its built-in resistance to magnetic fields, which has today become the “dress watch for the thinking man.” At least, that is one way to put it. At 40mm wide in steel, the Rolex Milgauss is most often identified by its cool and distinctive orange-colored “lightning bolt” seconds hand and otherwise clean dial.

With a simple polished bezel, Rolex removes a lot of the lifestyle element, making the Rolex Milgauss one of the most humble watches they make that, nevertheless, has a great personality. Inside the Rolex Milgauss 116400 is the in-house-made Rolex caliber 3131 automatic movement which is shielded by an iron core in order to prevent it from being effected negatively by magnetism (which would either break or effect the timing performance of the movement). The simple three-hand automatic makes for a great daily wear, and the 40mm-wide size makes the Rolex Milgauss 116400 really versatile.

Little of the Rolex Milgauss 116400’replica watch s original finishing is visible through the rich gun-art style engraving all over the case and bracelet on this MadeWorn-customized model. Each MadeWorn watch has a unique engraving, as the particular decorative design is imagined by the engraver while they spend the week or so required to engrave each case. What MadeWorn logically does is, first, disassemble the watch into its respective case and bracelet parts. The engraver then decorates the individual parts and the watch is put back together again. Let me once again remind you that Rolex uses the very tough 904L alloy of steel which is particularly difficult to cut. Most engraved things are done in softer metals such as brass or gold, so the fact that you get this level of detail in a harder steel case is a testament to the work.

Blaine probably won’t share examples of “rejected” engraved watches, but there are a number of them. In fact, according to him, most of the engravers he works with (even those who claim they can engrave watch cases) aren’t able to offer results which are satisfactory to him. What the public sees is only the best, and they don’t know about the several months of back and forth it took to get just one case done right. Knowing all of this, as well as the actual time it took from when a master engraver starts work on it, the retail price of this watch looks a lot more like a bargain, even though this is clearly a luxury timepiece.

What I like the most about MadeWorn’s customized Rolex and other watches is how no two of them that I have seen are the same. It begins with a watch that MadeWorn decides is worth engraving, and then the process with the engraver begins. This is truly a combined and highly curated effort, which can nevertheless be difficult to understand when looked at from the outside. That means each of the timepieces that go through the process is special, and this isn’t something that can be mass produced.

I can’t see Rolex being nearly as upset with stuff like this as they are with other customized Rolex watches that have different dials or case colors. Yes, this is a highly personalized product, but at its heart, it is still the same Rolex watch that fans know and love. It just happens to be one that has “tattoos all over it.” Blaine happens to be covered in tattoos as well, and when you glance at him, and then the watch, and then at him again – the entire thing starts to make sense.

MadeWorn as a brand is still emerging. Their space in LA doesn’t have a sign or address. It doesn’t even have a door bell – and that is the way Blaine likes it. With that said, the utter attention to detail in all of their stuff has earned them constant work from a number of celebrities and movie studios, as well as other projects. MadeWorn does everything from making custom costumes for big-budget movies to art installations at New York Fashion Week. Blaine Halvorson is a force to be reckoned with, and this is a brand that should be on the radar of anyone keen on emerging fashion trends. Is that all relevant to the watches?

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