hi, i’m eric & lume shot is my creative outlet
customizing & Building watches
I’ve always been a hands on type of person and found myself wanting to be more involved. collecting and learning about the intricacies of horology was enjoyable, but it wasn’t enough. i needed to know how they function and how they were made. it was then when i dove into building them and found another side to this hobby that i enjoy.
customizing a watch was a great starting point as it involved the basics of watchmaking. soon after sharing my newly discovered interest online, others wanted to have their timepieces customized as well. once my skills were capable enough to comfortably and confidently reproduce quality work, i started to offer services worldwide.
since then, my skillset, understanding, and equipment have grown to where they are today. i strongly believe in having the right tools for the job, which meant investing in quality swiss made tools that are utilized by high-end watch manufacturers, to offer the best service possible to all of my clients. is it necessary? no, but from a client’s perspective, i would be much happier and relieved to know that the absolute best tools were used to build my watch.
yoon watches
throughout the years of working on timepieces, it’s always been a dream of mine to have my own branded watches. not customizing something that already exists, but rather building a watch from scratch and calling it my own, with my logo proudly visible on the dial.
after years of planning, yoon watches was created as a line of timepieces that are designed and fully built in-house by me alone. these watches involve much more hand finishing since certain parts are made entirely from scratch out of raw materials, whether thats a sheet of titanium or block of stainless steel. each watch is worked on individually, from start to finish, on my bench with the best care and attention to detail that i can possibly offer.
making straps
getting hands on didn’t stop with just watches, leathercraft also became part of my growing list of interests. nothing feels better than putting on a bespoke shell cordovan strap to mark the start of a cold season. actually, anything made of leather is right up my alley.
leathercraft is completely different from watchmaking… scratch awl vs. tweezer, pricking iron vs. screwdriver, skin vs. steel, yet what they do have in common is the aspect of being hand made by someone on a bench. i wanted to be that person, with separate dedicated benches of course, so i developed my leathercraft skills alongside my watch building abilities.
like everything else i offer, i’m not going to make some rash claim that my straps are superior to others. There are incredible makers all over the world that I highly respect. but what i can say is, my straps are not outsourced nor made by someone else with my logo simply stamped on afterwards - each one is completely hand made by me, from stitch to burnish, on my leather working bench.
COMING SOON
creating content
producing videos is something I’ve also always enjoyed. ever since i was a child, a camera was within arms reach at all times just in case i needed to capture something. it was nothing serious, i knew absolutely nothing about film making or photography until i started to make content about watches, much later on. learning how to properly use a camera was initially out of necessity to improve the quality of my work. however like most things, necessity changed to enjoyment and I found myself deep into it. two things you’ll always find on me is a good watch and a fun camera to shoot.