Watch Case

I am a watch collector who loves the process of discovering brands, watch models and all the fun aspect of horology. I made Watch Case to store all my learnings in one convenient place that works on my phone, laptop and the web.

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Watch Case went through many iterations and its first version looked nowhere close to the app you can use now.

From an early concept to a working app

June 2021
June 2022
December 2018
January 2018
May 2019

The begining

In late 2018 I was getting back into watch collecting and got a few vintage USSR watches. If you want to know what inspired me to create Watch Case then it is this website. Its owner collects watches from USSR and made a nice library of different models, brands, watch movements and other useful information. My ambition was to make something like his site but for iPhones.

My first idea was to make the app super custom to convey its personality. Throughout the years while the app grew in size and iOS matured, I decided to adopt more and more standard controls, layouts and approaches.

App look 2018-21

First logo made around December of 2018.In March 2019 Watch Case landed on the App Store.In March 2019 Watch Case landed on the App Store.In March 2019 Watch Case landed on the App Store.In March 2019 Watch Case landed on the App Store.By May 2020 I worked on two important features. Watch Case has been finally released for iPads with a robust syncing feature through iCloud.In the summer of 2020 I adopted Watch Case to work on Macs as a Catalyst app.In the summer of 2020 I adopted Watch Case to work on Macs as a Catalyst app.Towards the end of 2020, I re-worked some of the interface to enable lots of native elements of an iOS.January of 2021 I worked on unifying the look of the app, polishing features and marketing the app.January of 2021 I worked on unifying the look of the app, polishing features and marketing the app.Together with some UI changes, I also worked on a new logo.Updates made in 2021 include improved interface and lots of new features.Updates made in 2021 include improved interface and lots of new features.Updates made in 2021 include improved interface and lots of new features.

The app changes constantly and for better or worse, it goes through experiments and lots of structural updates. That is partially caused by the always changing app landscape but also by features I didn't account before or simple adjustments based on the new iOS features. Sometimes I need to upgrade certain parts of the code and that opens a wormhole I didn't expect before.

Watch Case now

Watch Case