The Independents

Why Your Watch Looks the Way It Does: The Desig...

There's a reason some independent watches look and feel like they cost twice what you paid and others feel like exactly what you paid for. And it's almost never the...

Why Your Watch Looks the Way It Does: The Desig...

There's a reason some independent watches look and feel like they cost twice what you paid and others feel like exactly what you paid for. And it's almost never the...

The Watch Industry Is Lazy

I've been thinking about this for a while and I'm just going to say it. The watch industry is lazy. Not every brand, not every person in it, but the...

The Watch Industry Is Lazy

I've been thinking about this for a while and I'm just going to say it. The watch industry is lazy. Not every brand, not every person in it, but the...

How Most Microbrands Actually Start

There's a version of this story the industry likes to tell. Passionate watch lover can't find exactly what they want on the market, so they decide to make it themselves....

How Most Microbrands Actually Start

There's a version of this story the industry likes to tell. Passionate watch lover can't find exactly what they want on the market, so they decide to make it themselves....

If Watches Aren't Tools Anymore, Do Specs Even ...

I'm going to say something that might piss a few people off. I genuinely don't think watch specs matter the way the industry pretends they do. And I reckon most...

If Watches Aren't Tools Anymore, Do Specs Even ...

I'm going to say something that might piss a few people off. I genuinely don't think watch specs matter the way the industry pretends they do. And I reckon most...

Farer Watches: The Complete Brand Guide for New...

I wanted to put together a proper guide because Farer is a brand I get asked about a lot and there's not much out there that just lays it all...

Farer Watches: The Complete Brand Guide for New...

I wanted to put together a proper guide because Farer is a brand I get asked about a lot and there's not much out there that just lays it all...

The First Watch Guide: How to Spend £500 and No...

So you want to buy your first real watch. Not a fashion brand thing from a department store, not something your nan got you for your 18th (although that is...

The First Watch Guide: How to Spend £500 and No...

So you want to buy your first real watch. Not a fashion brand thing from a department store, not something your nan got you for your 18th (although that is...