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What are the prospects for start-up brand Project O Concept?

The French brand’s first model is the “O Evolution Limited Edition” sporting a futuristic and completely transparent case. But is it enough to get the company (...)

(Re)Introducing Lonville Watch Company

(Re)Introducing Lonville Watch Company

After more than 50 years the Lonville brand has been re-booted. The result? Two collections of elegant, Swiss made, and vintage-inspired watches that offer (...)

Breaking down start-up brand Horae

The Singapore-based start-up brand has officially launched via Kickstarter, offering four new models that are meant to challenge the typical approach of (...)

How Xeric is shooting for the moon with the Trappist-1 Moonphase

How Xeric is shooting for the moon with the Trappist-1 Moonphase

The American start-up brand has recently launched a new watch project inspired by the depths of space, featuring a unique dial design that is out of this (...)

Time for a change for Swiss Kubik

Time for a change for Swiss Kubik

The Geneva-based accessory maker is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, which also comes with new ownership in the form of “business angel” Xavier (...)

Exclusive preview of Vamatic watches

Exclusive preview of Vamatic watches

The ambitious Slovenian startup brand will launch two collections of Swiss made watches via Kickstarter on 5 December. What are their chances of becoming (...)

A closer look at Sekford watches

A closer look at Sekford watches

Another young brand is supposedly challenging the establishment with a series of sleek and minimal timepieces. But does it offer enough to make it worth (...)

Raketa releases solemn timepieces to mark Communist Revolution

Raketa releases solemn timepieces to mark Communist Revolution

The Russian watchmaker, now headed by a Prince, marks the 100 year anniversary of the Communist Revolution in Russia, with a special timepiece featuring a (...)

How 50 Shades of Gray inspired Grayton Watches

How 50 Shades of Gray inspired Grayton Watches

The young company is looking to exploit a gap in the automatic watch market. They have the experience to make it, but how do they stack up against the (...)

Camden Watch Company launches first automatic model

Camden Watch Company launches first automatic model

Following early successes for its quartz models, the young British brand shows some promise with the release of the No.29 Automatic on (...)

The “baby” brands of Kickstarter

The “baby” brands of Kickstarter

CROWDFUNDING

The internet is truly a democratic medium, and its impact has also been felt on the watch industry. We’re increasingly seeing crowd-funded watch projects (...)

Introducing Stage watches and the new “Phase One” Kickstarter campaign

Introducing Stage watches and the new “Phase One” Kickstarter campaign

The ambitious new start-up brand has just launched its first series of bold timepieces, with the mid-range market firmly in (...)

Start-up Linjer impresses with first watch collection

Start-up Linjer impresses with first watch collection

The aspiring lifestyle brand has already been a Kickstarter hit for its leather products, and it’s no different for its first watch (...)

Mad Watches launches on Kickstarter

Mad Watches launches on Kickstarter

The Canadian start-up is offering affordable automatic and tourbillon watches via its crowdfunding page. How will it fare?

klokers set to launch the new KLOK-08 series

klokers set to launch the new KLOK-08 series

It’s time for round two. The young Swiss brand will launch its second Kickstarter campaign for a new watch inspired by the aesthetic code of the (...)

Introducing Swedish watch brand Knut Gadd

Stylish, sophisticated, and Scandinavian. The young company brings vintage-inspired cushion-shaped watches at an accessible (...)

Holthinrichs, a leader in 3D printed watches

Holthinrichs, a leader in 3D printed watches

The Dutch brand brings unconventional production to traditional watchmaking to make well-designed, architecture-inspired 3D printed (...)

Vicenterra: Making it, despite the odds

Vicenterra: Making it, despite the odds

The Swiss watchmaker is a great example of entrepreneurship, perseverance, and yes, fine watchmaking too, as shown by the GMT-1 and the T2 (...)

Why was Filippo Loreti the most funded timepiece project on Kickstarter?

Why was Filippo Loreti the most funded timepiece project on Kickstarter?

Customers are buying into the start-up promising a high quality luxury watch at a fraction of the price. But will it really democratize the luxury watch (...)

How alcohol inspired the creation of watch brand Lundis Bleus

The young Swiss watchmaker pays tribute to the old watchmaking tradition of “Blue Mondays”, which involved drinking at the local (...)