The Independents
Sellita SW200 vs Miyota 9039 — What's Actually ...
These two movements show up in nearly every independent watch under £2,000. The Sellita SW200-1 powers half the Swiss microbrands on the market. The Miyota 9039 does the same for...
Sellita SW200 vs Miyota 9039 — What's Actually ...
These two movements show up in nearly every independent watch under £2,000. The Sellita SW200-1 powers half the Swiss microbrands on the market. The Miyota 9039 does the same for...
The Company That Saved Affordable Swiss Watchma...
Every affordable Swiss-movement watch you've ever enjoyed — every Baltic, every Farer, every Christopher Ward, every microbrand that put a reliable automatic calibre on your wrist for under a thousand...
The Company That Saved Affordable Swiss Watchma...
Every affordable Swiss-movement watch you've ever enjoyed — every Baltic, every Farer, every Christopher Ward, every microbrand that put a reliable automatic calibre on your wrist for under a thousand...
The Quiet Revolution in British Watchmaking (An...
In November 2018, Christopher Ward CEO Mike France bumped into Dr Roger W. Smith OBE — one of the most respected independent watchmakers alive — at a half-empty Salon QP...
The Quiet Revolution in British Watchmaking (An...
In November 2018, Christopher Ward CEO Mike France bumped into Dr Roger W. Smith OBE — one of the most respected independent watchmakers alive — at a half-empty Salon QP...
The Last Affordable Handcraft: Why a £500 Watch...
A modern Toyota rolls off the line having been touched by roughly a thousand robotic arms. Welding, painting, assembly, inspection — machines handle the majority of the process with human...
The Last Affordable Handcraft: Why a £500 Watch...
A modern Toyota rolls off the line having been touched by roughly a thousand robotic arms. Welding, painting, assembly, inspection — machines handle the majority of the process with human...
What "Chronometer" Actually Means on a Watch Di...
For fifty years, the word "chronometer" on a watch dial has meant exactly one thing: the movement inside passed a specific set of accuracy tests run by an independent Swiss...
What "Chronometer" Actually Means on a Watch Di...
For fifty years, the word "chronometer" on a watch dial has meant exactly one thing: the movement inside passed a specific set of accuracy tests run by an independent Swiss...
Why 36mm Won: The Case Against Oversized Watches
The watch industry spent 20 years selling you diameter. Independent brands were selling proportion instead.Somewhere around 2005, the watch industry decided wrists were billboards. Cases ballooned to 42, 44, 46mm....
Why 36mm Won: The Case Against Oversized Watches
The watch industry spent 20 years selling you diameter. Independent brands were selling proportion instead.Somewhere around 2005, the watch industry decided wrists were billboards. Cases ballooned to 42, 44, 46mm....