Upcycling old and broken watches

We posted this interesting DIY project on our Treasure Chest Facebook Page about turning old watches into picture bracelets.

Let's expand on that idea because there are lots of ways to use old and broken watches, thrifted watches, garage sale watches and their parts.
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First up is a little artist inspiration:
This artist says on his Facebook Page (Dan) that "I make miniature motorcycles made exclusively from vintage watch parts...."

Stunning workmanship of artist Sue Beatrice of All Natural Arts (Facebook Page) :

Artist Laura Harris (Melonhead Gallery sells her pieces) creates beautiful mosaics integrating watch parts.

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DIY Projects
Here is a diy ring and a link to the tutorial.

                                            Tutorial

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This is a steampunk necklace diy courtesy of Modcloth:

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Simply remove the bands and add a vintage scarf to upcycle these watch faces.

                           Source

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And finally, here are a couple of links to help you get started creating with old watches.

Short video on how to take apart a watch.

Ehow article: Make jewelry out of watch parts.

Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan shopping link


Happy Treasure Hunting!