Watch Microbrands

• Christopher Ward — Modern British design and Swiss watchmaking. Everyday sports watches and ambitious mechanical complications.
• Farer — British designs with Swiss movements. Vintage proportions, bright colors, and contrasting dial details.
• Formex — Swiss sports watches focused on engineering and comfort. Adjustable clasps, interchangeable components, and case suspension systems.
• Nodus — Tool watches designed and assembled in Los Angeles. Field watches, divers, and GMTs, with frequent collaborations.
• Zelos — Bold sports watches with unusual dial materials, bright colors, and experimental alloys.
• Lorier — Mid-century sports designs with small cases and domed acrylic crystals. Mostly divers, GMTs, and chronographs.
• Redwood — Rugged watches assembled in Canada. Inspired by military, field, and diving history, with a focus on outdoor use.
• Gavox — Belgian tool watches inspired by aviation. Pilot watches, GMTs, and divers with an emphasis on legibility.
• anOrdain — Glasgow watchmaker focused on handmade enamel dials. Rich colors, simple cases, and custom typography.
• MAEN — Compact vintage-inspired divers, chronographs, and dress watches. The Manhattan line uses angular cases and integrated bracelets.
• Unimatic — Italian tool watches with chunky cases and minimal dial markings. Frequent limited editions and design collaborations.
• Kurono Tokyo — Japanese watches designed by Hajime Asaoka. Art Deco influences, distinctive dial colors, and custom typography.
• Yema — French watchmaker with a history in diving and motorsport. Reissues of older designs alongside watches with its own mechanical calibers.
• Baltic — French brand focused on mid-century designs. Small cases, simple dials, and a mix of dress watches, chronographs, and divers.
• ROUE — Watches inspired by 1950s–1970s industrial and automotive design. Racing-instrument layouts and contrasting colors.
• Benjamin James — Small, thin dress watches with British design influences. The Scarifour combines a rectangular case with an integrated bracelet.
• Brew — Retro watches inspired by coffee culture and espresso machines. Rounded cases, colorful dials, and chronographs with espresso timing markings.
• Hemel — Military and aviation designs with instrument-style dials. A focus on vintage-inspired chronographs.
• BOLDR — Field and dive watches focused on outdoor use. Many models use titanium cases and large, easy-to-read dial markings.
• Traska — Everyday sports watches with simple, vintage-inspired designs. Hardened steel cases and bracelets for scratch resistance.
• Furlan Marri — Vintage-inspired dress watches and chronographs. Started with meca-quartz chronographs and expanded into mechanical movements and complications.
• Dan Henry — Affordable watches based on vintage racing, aviation, and diving designs. Collections are named after the years that inspired them.
• Corniche — Dress watches and chronographs inspired by the French Riviera. Glossy dials, applied markers, and traditional case shapes.
• Nezumi — Swedish watches inspired by vintage motorsport. Dashboard-style dials, muted colors, and contrasting chronograph subdials.
• Trafford — Watches with unusual case shapes and bright dial colors. The Crossroads line centers on a rounded rectangular case.
• RZE — Titanium field watches, divers, and GMTs. Angular cases and protective coatings for scratch resistance.
• Vaer — American field and dive watches, with many models assembled in the US. Quartz, solar, and automatic options.
• Draken — New Zealand tool watches designed for field, diving, and aviation use. Large markings and rugged cases.
• echo/neutra — Italian design and Swiss watchmaking. Mountain-inspired field watches, vintage sports designs, and angular modern dress watches.
• Studio Underd0g — British chronographs and field watches with playful colors and food-inspired dials. Assembled in Great Britain.
• Paulin — Glasgow watches focused on graphic design and typography. Bold colors, rounded cases, and a mix of quartz and mechanical movements.
• Second Hour — Australian sports, field, and dive watches. Detailed dials, hardened steel cases, and Swiss or Japanese movements.
• Lorca — New York design and Swiss watchmaking. Compact GMTs and chronographs with restrained, mid-century styling.
• Galo — Vintage-inspired sports and dive watches. Rounded cases, domed crystals, and colorful dial and bezel details.
• Fears — Revived Bristol watchmaker with British assembly. Traditional styling, curved cases, and carefully finished dials.
• Héron — Montreal watches combining vintage styling with modern materials. Divers and dressier GMTs, with hardened steel on its dive watches.
• Venezianico — Italian watches inspired by Venice. Architectural details, unusual dial materials, and a mix of dress, sports, and dive designs.
• Trémont — Affordable dress watches with vintage styling. Slim, rounded cases, tilted dials, Roman numerals, and leather straps.
• Mr Jones Watches — London watches designed with artists and illustrators. Playful scenes and unconventional time displays, printed and assembled in-house.
• Golby — Watches inspired by the British coast. Bold color combinations, textured dials, and sporty cases.
• Smiths (Time Factors) — Revived British name sold by Time Factors. Vintage sports, military, and dive designs with straightforward, legible dials.
• Vario — Vintage-inspired watches drawing on military and Art Deco designs. Trench watches, chronographs, and reversible dress watches.
• Erebus — Affordable sports and dive watches. A wide choice of case sizes, colorful dials, textures, and natural stone finishes.