Reviews

Adriel was very helpful throughout the process, even confirming with DHL that they could indeed deliver to my very remote location. I found the turquoise dial and then went about building the watch around it, starting with the thin DLC case. The deep black of the case and oyster bracelet compliment the black veins in the turquoise dial, and the subtle combinations of polished and brushed surfaces of both really make it pop - it turned our to be very striking! I am very happy with this purchase.

The fit and finish is excellent as with all of the parts I have purchased. Would not hesitate to buy parts here again.

Adriel was very helpful answering all my questions - this was my first custom watch build and I had several. I was intreguied by the capability of having a automatic GTM watch in a slim case - and it turned out truly stunning! This started by selecting the snowflake dial, and grew from there. The subtle details are a joy to observe - the textures, colours, and robust feel of the compact package. I am very happy with this purchase.

Great looking case I like the flexibility of being able to use different movements also going to give the eta 2824 a shot

I’m not a watch guy but I wear a watch everyday. I order an Explorer assembly with case, movement, dial, and hands.
The finish is flawless. It look great and strong. It’s a little expensive but totally worth the price. I just hope the NH movement will last a long time.
Thanks!!!

I’m very happy I decided to get this case. It was supposed to be a preorder but it showed up three days after I ordered it. I paired it with the turquoise dial and polished ultra thin chapter ring for a build for my wife.

Working with Adriel is always a pleasant experience. Watch came out looking beautiful. Much appreciated.

First of all I was extremely surprised how fast I revived it. From ordering till I held the package in my hands it took 6 days. This is very impressive, as normally when I order from overseas it takes 2-3 weeks.

And secondly every single product is from very high quality and I loved to build my watches with these part!

If you’re like me and shudder at the thought of reducing a diver’s build’s water resistance to 100m for full movement displaying, you might be familiar with 200m display casebacks being chunky and having a very small sapphire diameter.
This 200m caseback has a very large sapphire (almost as big as 100m ones) AND is not only thinner than other 200m sapphire cbs, but has that larger window. One other bonus is that LA used a white gasket, which is not going to stick out like a black gasket.
Seriously, best in class for a 200m build.

Looks great and solid build. Adriel always easy to reach and very helpful. Very happy with my purchase!

Top notch dial, the texture is subtle yet fascinating. I highly recommend.
Top notch blue lume as well. I had to upgrade the hands to match it !
A minor thing : I feel that in order to have slightly more constrat on the indices, the dial would benefit from gunmetal indices instead of silver. But that's clearly nitpicking on my part :)

Perfect case for a Nautilus build, great size with very nice bracelet. Leagues ahead of everything else out there

I had a particular dial I wanted to use for my SKX013 mod. This ultra shin chapter ring does not interfere printed indices at outer rim of the dial. But purple coloring is blueish and little different from my expectation.

Best aftermarket Titanium 36mm oyster case I the world. Without a doubt Lucius Atelier makes the best aftermarket polished titanium cases in the world. I'm waiting for them to release this exact same model but in 40mm. There may be people who have slightly larger wrists and now I want several in 40mm preferably in polished Titanium. But if not, at least in polished Stainless Steel. Very similar to the Rolex Milgauss 40mm, as they are my next projects. Adriel, if you already make one, send me the link to order one right now and if not, as soon as you make it, send me an email with a domed bezel as well. Well, this Domed Bezel of the 36mm titanium is perfect, not like the cheap, ugly and ordinary ones sold on Aliexpress. I look forward to your comments. Thank you very much Adriel and I look forward to more news of your excellent and artistic work. I also recommend that you sell sapphire crystals with double BLUE AR on both sides with 3 layers of AR on each side with 9 degrees of bevel on the crystal that protrudes from the bezel so they look super elegant like on Grand Seiko and fine watches in general as that also lifts the watch and makes it look like a very very fine, unique and special watch. Regards, Mike

This series by Lucius Atelier is the most accurate homage when you look at the numerals and the indices and hands. Beautiful quality and shipping to USA was incredibly quick, like a few days! I only wish I didn't miss out on the all black variant.

Un style vintage et classe

Honestly i didn't expect it to be so light nor so thin and sits very good on the wrist. Only some minor things that made my build a bit difficult is because of the low tolerances when i inserted the movement and dial it rotated inside and i though it wasn't properly in but it was until I put the stem to fix it in place but the rotation moved the chapter ring and made it difficult to align it correctly. Lastly the spring on the crown is a bit stiff and **** it feels a bit rough and the caseback dips to unscrew the back are a bit shallow so it is easy to scratch the back if you're not careful. But all these are very minor it's just me being picky because apart from the build, wearing it has no issue whatsoever.

The titanium watch case is sleek, lightweight, and impressively thin.
The polished finish gives it a subtle shine that adds a touch of elegance maybe a bit to flashy for me but this is a gift for my mother so that fits just fine.
According to her It’s comfortable to wear and feels durable.

FYI installing a seconds hand with your movement in this case is really difficult to accomplish, but not impossible.
So just be patient and take it slowly.

I kinda hesitated buying these cause i had a good pair of steel tweezers already. In a moment of feeling like i had money i decided to try these out, and i was pleasantly surprised.

Much nicer to use than full metal tweezers: they are nice to handle AND the tips are replaceable, which i find very handy. I could live without these, but i dont want to anymore. 6/5

Adds a touch of extra customization to your watch!

Beautiful dial.
Note for the noobs (like me): you need to be very careful. This does scratch and you will see it.

The lume is outstanding, fit and finish of the dial and all of its features are impressive. Would absolutely recommend this dial for an impressive build.

Ordered an explorer case for my latest project and yet again extremely happy with the quality and the way it looks, just stunning and really looking forward to seeing the finished article, thank you very much Adriel.

The GS diver case looked exactly like I hoped it would. It pairs well with the DLC bracelet and a number of other parts I got from this shop. Overall, I've worn my watch every day for about a year total now and it's holding up extremely well. I even took it snorkeling once to a depth of maybe 7-10 meters.

The DLC coating seems to be very durable. For all the dings I've given it, there are only a few tiny scratches that aren't really visible. It's not quite invincible, but all the other watches I've worn for this long look positively wartorn and this one still looks pristine. I'd say it's well worth the money.

The case design, material and finishing are simply amazing. Rivals quality from big names. Where it fails is the execution of the mandatory chapter ring, there is no way to fix the chapter ring to the case as you have to install it from the back of the case. So it was sliding around freely, even after fixing the dial the chapter ring moved and the markers became un-aligned.