Build Sheets: Our Documentation Standard

Documentation status

Individual reference build sheets are being prepared and are not yet available to download. Current specifications, availability and prototype disclosures are published on the Atelier product pages and the Istanbul product page. Unreleased specifications remain subject to confirmation.

A build sheet is a way to document approved caliber, materials, finishing methods and construction details, so the story on the dial can be checked against the object itself.

Our build-sheet framework has three aims:

1) It respects the collector.
If you’re here, you care about more than a press shot. You want to know how the case was finished, which gasket profile we used, why the crystal sits the way it does, and how easy it will be to service in ten years. A completed sheet should answer confirmed construction and service questions and identify any information that remains a development target.

2) It improves the product.
When we know a detail will be published, we hold it to a higher standard: thread quality, plating thickness, dial printing method, lume compound, and even the texture of the crown knurling. Publishing is accountability.

3) It preserves provenance.
Small-batch watchmaking depends on memory: which batch, which finish, which parts. Versioned build sheets are intended to give each reference a paper trail. The aim is to retain that record when a reference moves to the Archive.

What a completed Dogma build sheet should include:

• Caliber: model, beat rate, power reserve, origin, serviceability notes

• Case: material, finish (e.g., brushed/stonewash/mirror), dimensions, lug-to-lug

• Crystal: sapphire spec, AR details, profile

• Dial & Hands: material/finish, printing/indices method, lume compound

• Water Resistance: stated rating and gasket notes

• Bracelet/Strap: material, lug width, clasp, quick-release if applicable

• Provenance: batch size, numbering method, year

• In the Box: tools, extras, documentation

A build sheet should support ownership and service with confirmed information. It does not replace an operating manual, warranty terms or a watchmaker’s assessment.

We are refining this documentation framework as we learn. If there’s something you want us to add—plating thickness, gasket part numbers, torque specs—tell us. Good watchmaking rewards curiosity.