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Watch Making

A community for watchmakers and people interested in watchmaking.

56k subscribers169 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)134 authors / mosince 2012

r/watchmaking has 56k members (+33% over the last 12 months). It gets about 169 posts a month from 134 people. Top topics: Watchmaking and DIY Watches, Custom Watch Builds and Dial Customization.

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Size and growth

How r/watchmaking has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+33%in 12 months · +4.7% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 202656k
Growing56k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/watchmaking

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−51%vs Sep 2025 · −31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026169
QuieterPeaked at 421 in Jan 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/watchmaking

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Watchmaking and DIY Watches8.9%
  2. Custom Watch Builds7.0%
  3. Dial Customization4.8%
  4. Movements and Dial Compatibility4.0%
  5. Watches and Companies1.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Cousinsuk
  2. Esslinger
  3. Aliexpress
  4. eBay
  5. AliExpress

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research