The Independents

Zelos Watches: Every Collection Ranked and What...

Zelos is a one-man watch brand making watches that shouldn't exist at these prices. Elshan Tang runs the entire operation from Singapore — design, sourcing, quality control, customer service, shipping....

Zelos Watches: Every Collection Ranked and What...

Zelos is a one-man watch brand making watches that shouldn't exist at these prices. Elshan Tang runs the entire operation from Singapore — design, sourcing, quality control, customer service, shipping....

Oris Watches: Every Collection Ranked and What'...

Oris might be the best value proposition in Swiss watchmaking. A 120-year-old independent, still privately owned, making mechanical watches with their own movements, 10-year warranties, and COSC certification — and...

Oris Watches: Every Collection Ranked and What'...

Oris might be the best value proposition in Swiss watchmaking. A 120-year-old independent, still privately owned, making mechanical watches with their own movements, 10-year warranties, and COSC certification — and...

Nomos Glashütte: Every Collection Ranked and Wh...

Nomos makes the best-looking mechanical watches under £3,000. They built that reputation almost entirely on dress watches and Bauhaus minimalism — no chronograph pushpieces, no rotating bezels, no tactical branding....

Nomos Glashütte: Every Collection Ranked and Wh...

Nomos makes the best-looking mechanical watches under £3,000. They built that reputation almost entirely on dress watches and Bauhaus minimalism — no chronograph pushpieces, no rotating bezels, no tactical branding....

Christopher Ward: Every Collection Ranked and W...

Christopher Ward sells more watch for the money than almost any brand in existence. That's the natural result of a direct-to-consumer model that cuts out every middleman between the Swiss...

Christopher Ward: Every Collection Ranked and W...

Christopher Ward sells more watch for the money than almost any brand in existence. That's the natural result of a direct-to-consumer model that cuts out every middleman between the Swiss...

Sinn Watches: The No-Nonsense Buying Guide for ...

Sinn makes functional German watches built for people who actually use them. Pilots, divers, special forces, firefighters — and the rest of us who just want something that works properly...

Sinn Watches: The No-Nonsense Buying Guide for ...

Sinn makes functional German watches built for people who actually use them. Pilots, divers, special forces, firefighters — and the rest of us who just want something that works properly...

Farer Watches: Every Collection Ranked and What...

Farer makes Swiss-made automatic watches with bold dial work, solid movements, and well-proportioned cases — all between £800 and £1,800. They've been at it since 2015 and the range now...

Farer Watches: Every Collection Ranked and What...

Farer makes Swiss-made automatic watches with bold dial work, solid movements, and well-proportioned cases — all between £800 and £1,800. They've been at it since 2015 and the range now...