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I found this brief introduction to British and Foreign Microbrand Watches refreshing. It’s fascinating how much talent there is out there.These guys deserve our support.
I was there with a friend. It was a very eye opening event. I can definitely say micro brands offer pound for pound more value than any established watchmakers
Microbrands are like the craft beers of the watch world. They're niche and serve a specific market but as craft beers became more mainstream, so will indy brands.
I just bought a echo/ neutra "Cristallo" diver last week. With deep blue and Black dial. Wonderful watch, with beefy bracelet and clasp( with slide adjust regulation), Cant take my eyes off it, crisp design, very high quality for the price. Love the power reserve indicator. Well done, echo / neutra. As a designer myself, I just can say nothing but "Bravissimi!"!!! ☺
Thanks for this video. these watch designs are so much cooler than what i see in shops from famous brands right now. Would love a few of the Studio Underdog watches.
Very enlightening. You highlighted some of my favourites. I may consider visiting next year. Hopefully I may see some of my other favourites like Zelos, Feynman, Behrens and Visitor.
Very nice roundup. Nice to see great upcoming brands. I'm personally keeping my eye on Subdelta & Elliot Brown (both blue and orange "Broxworth" watches look fantastic!!). Thanks for sharing.
looks like a lovely event, not too long, refreshing smaller brands from across the world, not insanely overcrowded...going to have to put it on my list next time i'm across the pond
I'm not from the UK but I managed to secure an order of a Clemence Munro field watch. Great specs, awesome finish and great bracelet. 8 coats of AR and awesome lume. Scottish based.
Wow I love love love microbrands and was fortunate enough to attend a show in Birmingham last year and met some of the brand owners too. However there were plenty in the video I have never heard of but Very interested in. So really just wanted to say a massive thankyou. Just find them so much more interesting than some of the main brands. 👌
They are based in Taiwan and from what we heard, it's mostly just one guy and his wife working on the business. Possibly they haven't had a chance to build a proper website?
British microbrands are buzzing at the moment, with some cool brands at the show. However, I would consider Ball wtches to be outside the microbrand category!
Zerowest are way to expensive for what they are they may contain old plane metal but lots of watches do that for way less out side of that there nothing more. Not to mention large scrap bits of old cars and planes are quite cheap
Italian durability…haha these two things just don’t go together Ok now that i watched the entire video and spent time on their websites nothing calls out to me or makes me want any.
We love Marloe, but unfortunately, we ran out of time to interview them. We will see them at the British Watchmakers's Day next year in March. Is there a watch in particular you'd like to see?
Microbrands have a place, but they are in no way replacing the heavyweights. They offer great style for the money, but their movements are neither special nor advanced.
Pretty unimpressed. Mostly case and dial designs with standard movements and 3 arm time display. Some are quite good, others have an elaborate story for pomp factor. Where are the jump hours and minutes, retrogrades, minute repeaters and other innovations to display the time?
We were exhibiting as well as filming at the event and there were so many visitors that unfortunately we weren't able to interview Farer but we've learned a lot this year so for the next show we will prepare and do better! If there's a Farer watch that you might like a review of, do let us know. We will see them in March on the British Watchmakers' Day in London so we could interview them there and get footage of their watches!
Time Out, Time Out, Hold the Friggin Phone there Bald Eagle !!!! Do tel WHAT is the point of a watch that's as thick as half a house brick that's " pressure tested " to 11,000 ft. ???? am I right that the gullible passenger's on that piece of junk that went down to Titanic @ 3'850 ft, got squished in a couple of millisecond's ???. Sometime's , just because you can, doesn't mean you should .........
That's a fair point, Ball are a more established brand, but we featured them in the video because we wanted to show as many cool watches as possible. The show is not specifically for microbrands, as in the past they've had other bigger brands like Oris and Sinn. However, the founders are passionate about watch enthusiast brands and independent watchmakers.
Being very new to the watch scene, I did not know Ball was considered a micro brand. After almost 3 months of deliberation and study, my first mechanical watch is a Ball Engineer III Marvelight White Dial! I am very happy to own it and it is on my wrist daily! Thanks for a great video
Fabulous to have the chance to see the microbrand scene over in the UK. Great choice and designs too, so refreshing to see such innovation too. Sadly these are all way beyond my price range, as almost all of them were well into four figures (in CAD$); it would have been amazing to see some of the more affordable microbrands, and seeing the new innovations available to those of us with more modest budgets. Thanks for sharing the video though, really enjoyed it!
My Watermelon arrives this month but I'm interested to see if Studio Underdog can repeat the trick of making a field watch that is a different as their chronos are.
I liked the Echo/Neutra watches the best, but this was very interesting. Haven't heard of any of these besides Ball and Studio Underdog. I saw Farer and Doxa in the video as well.
Was gutted to miss this years show !! been previous 3 years and brilliant show !! next year I wont miss it !!! H20 for me is awesome, just a shame you cant purchase them on the day !!!
I picked up a Desert Sky today & I'm looking forward to the new watch Studio Underd0g are launching in 4 days. The 1st album is going to be a difficult one to follow but I think that Richard is a really smart young man & I wish him every success.
@@WeaCkArK No, I bought it from the only authorised dealer that Studio Underd0g have in the UK. James Porter & Son, jewellers in Glasgow. They have limited stock still available but it's only for in store pick up, you'd have to travel to Glasgow to get it.
Those zero west watches are really nice, the watch editions are only sold in very limited numbers. Thay make very nice hand made custom leather straps to go with them.
Christopher Ward have attended previous shows but unfortunately, they weren't exhibiting this year. But look up British Watchmakers' Day, they will be at that watch fair next year in March.
Contacted Eric after this was posted, great guy to communicate with, lovely pieces. Purchased the Duodecima Malachite Green, super stoked to add it to my collection. 🙌🏼
Thanks for this video....I am new to understanding my watch buying interests for the last 40 years....and, as a working creative I love how many of these microbrands allow me to acquire various watches at a reasonable price but still high quality.
As a micro-brands' over, it's always a pleasure for me to discover a new one. And, with your video, I discovered not one but three new micro-brands : Apiar, Subdelta and Bragdur!!! THANKS!!!
Some interesting brands let down by unfathomably poor websites. I like the look of echo/neutra and the Heinrich watches - but I'm saving up for my grail...
That Beachmaster changed my heart rate. Thanks, for this look at some brands i didn't know about. Definitely gonna be looking. My wife might get suspicious....
I think so. Because the established luxury brands have priced themselves out of the regular man market. And they just keep going. Mind you, they’ve cornered the Saudi Prince market. So they’ve got that going for them.
Unfortunately for Bragdur, the English version of their website is a complete mess. The Norwegian version is a little better but incredibly slow. It was difficult to get any real information about their watches. Watchmaking looks good, marketing looks quite bad.
Brilliant video WG. Some really spectacular looking products, however the recurring theme of such small dials really excludes us larger wrist enthusiasts. A 43mm case just looks disproportionately small on wrists over 7 1/2 in my experience and adversely affects the aesthetic of the designs themselves. A couple of the 41mm designs were really appealing to me, only to be excluded due to the size. All that aside, it’s a great era for thin wrists and smaller people so congratulations to that lot! Be interested in any coverage of micro band builds for ladies too, that demographic seems confined to the known brands with their very limited design options Thanks for the video, I’d love to attend one of these expo’s one day soon! ✌️
@@garmin1488 in my experience, 46mm is ideal for 8” wrists, depending on the lugs to lug but also based on how much gap(if any) between case and spring bars. A gapped space between the case and spring bar mount ruins it for me, to my eyes it wobbles the aesthetic balance too noticeably. I’d rather have the tighter spring bar to case gap than have a strap monster where that gap serves that desire. I prefer bracelets on a diver but the one watch I see that does rubber and bracelet really well is the Oris Pro Diver, which is a beast but I really am drawn to that watch. The Longines divers are another line done so very well it’s hard to ignore! As for a 43, maybe if it had a 24mm bracelet/strap could work. I’ve found it’s not just a matter of case size, it’s the whole design. A 43 diver with a puny 20-22mm strap dimension to me looks absurdly too delicate and dainty. I have a rather flat wide 8” wrist so my thoughts are probably well outside the thoughts of those with a more typical 6 1/2-7 1/2” wrists. Example is I adore my Lunar Pilot 45mm but the 21mm bracelet just bothers me yet the case size and wear of the case is near perfect! A 24mm bracelet and the Lunar Pilot would be the kippers knickers for me!
I really like the design of Venezianico and would buy one if they only used a different movement. I'm tired of all the NH 35 movement watches out there. Surely they can source Sellita movements. I'd even buy one with a Seagull ST2130.
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I found this brief introduction to British and Foreign Microbrand Watches refreshing. It’s fascinating how much talent there is out there.These guys deserve our support.
Supreme video. Thanks for letting us outside the UK enjoy the watches at the show as well 🙏🙏
For those who are not familiar with the term, additive manufacturing means 3-D printing.
God i was cracking up at this part. All i was thinking was, so you are 3D printing watch cases
Exactly!!@@MrNeegsafro
@@MrNeegsafro3d printing a titanium watch case. I'm kinda impressed.
In all fairness SLS is quite a bit more complex and much more precise than what you'd typically think of when you hear 3-D printing.
I was there with a friend. It was a very eye opening event. I can definitely say micro brands offer pound for pound more value than any established watchmakers
Microbrands are like the craft beers of the watch world. They're niche and serve a specific market but as craft beers became more mainstream, so will indy brands.
The tuvali cigar piece is gorgeous i like his way of just doing whatever
He really does some amazing stuff.
I love the micro brand scene at the moment! So much variety and choice! I’m rocking my Geckota Airstream whilst watching this by the way!
I just bought a echo/ neutra "Cristallo" diver last week. With deep blue and Black dial. Wonderful watch, with beefy bracelet and clasp( with slide adjust regulation), Cant take my eyes off it, crisp design, very high quality for the price. Love the power reserve indicator. Well done, echo / neutra. As a designer myself, I just can say nothing but "Bravissimi!"!!! ☺
Wonderful video. Wonderful subject.
RS Canada
Thanks for this video. these watch designs are so much cooler than what i see in shops from famous brands right now. Would love a few of the Studio Underdog watches.
Glad to see one of my straps, the 4L'MENTS, in an Isotope watch! Thanks Jose for exhibiting it!
I'd have gone to this event had I known it existed!
As a norwegian, it's fun to see a norwegian watch brand :)
Muchas muchas gracias, un gran paseo para un día de lluvia hoy en Chile
Very enlightening. You highlighted some of my favourites. I may consider visiting next year. Hopefully I may see some of my other favourites like Zelos, Feynman, Behrens and Visitor.
Very nice roundup. Nice to see great upcoming brands.
I'm personally keeping my eye on Subdelta & Elliot Brown (both blue and orange "Broxworth" watches look fantastic!!).
Thanks for sharing.
looks like a lovely event, not too long, refreshing smaller brands from across the world, not insanely overcrowded...going to have to put it on my list next time i'm across the pond
So many interesting brands, definitely saw a few I would consider purchasing in this video
Like the Venizianico watches, the bezels really compliment the dials and like the new one they showcased at the event.
Which brand is the orange watch in the thumbnail?
Bragdur “The Orange”
I'm not from the UK but I managed to secure an order of a Clemence Munro field watch.
Great specs, awesome finish and great bracelet. 8 coats of AR and awesome lume.
Scottish based.
Great ! My favorite microbrand so far is WISE watches out of Thailand.
Wow amazing video glad to discover so many new brands.
Wow I love love love microbrands and was fortunate enough to attend a show in Birmingham last year and met some of the brand owners too. However there were plenty in the video I have never heard of but Very interested in. So really just wanted to say a massive thankyou. Just find them so much more interesting than some of the main brands. 👌
Echo Neutra that white dial is nice
where can i find info on a bragdur watch, or sales ?
I'm not sure availability is a feature of some microbrands. Some announce a new watch that is sold out almost immediately.
I want to buy a Havaan Tuvalli. Can't find their website?
They are based in Taiwan and from what we heard, it's mostly just one guy and his wife working on the business. Possibly they haven't had a chance to build a proper website?
@@watchgecko Thank you 😊👍👍
@@donfoley1590No, they have a website. Just Google it!
Steinhart one of my favorite microbrands. Traska too. 😊
Excellent. Thank you.
British microbrands are buzzing at the moment, with some cool brands at the show. However, I would consider Ball wtches to be outside the microbrand category!
Zerowest are way to expensive for what they are they may contain old plane metal but lots of watches do that for way less out side of that there nothing more. Not to mention large scrap bits of old cars and planes are quite cheap
Italian durability…haha these two things just don’t go together
Ok now that i watched the entire video and spent time on their websites nothing calls out to me or makes me want any.
Just wanted to see if Stirling timepieces was in attendance? Also, what is your opinion of their watches?
The quality and customer service you get from these microbrands makes me wonder why enthusiasts keep playing into the Rolex game
Marketing budgets and aspirational desire despite that everyone thinks your role is fake.
I saw Marloe in the background , and you didnt view it . I have a couple of their watches and they are first class .12.13.
U.K. company ignored .
We love Marloe, but unfortunately, we ran out of time to interview them. We will see them at the British Watchmakers's Day next year in March. Is there a watch in particular you'd like to see?
As soon as a micro brand becomes popular it nolonger is a microbrand... As, like normal brands used to be micro when they first came out...
Not cigar paper...but tobacco leaf
There is a difference 😊
Microbrands have a place, but they are in no way replacing the heavyweights. They offer great style for the money, but their movements are neither special nor advanced.
'Ball' is a microbrand?
That's a fair point, Ball are a more established brand, but we featured them in the video because we wanted to show as many cool watches as possible.
My favorite micro brand is Spinnaker.
Pretty unimpressed. Mostly case and dial designs with standard movements and 3 arm time display. Some are quite good, others have an elaborate story for pomp factor. Where are the jump hours and minutes, retrogrades, minute repeaters and other innovations to display the time?
Farer the king of micro brands is very much missing...
We were exhibiting as well as filming at the event and there were so many visitors that unfortunately we weren't able to interview Farer but we've learned a lot this year so for the next show we will prepare and do better!
If there's a Farer watch that you might like a review of, do let us know. We will see them in March on the British Watchmakers' Day in London so we could interview them there and get footage of their watches!
Time Out, Time Out, Hold the Friggin Phone there Bald Eagle !!!! Do tel WHAT is the point of a watch that's as thick as half a house brick that's " pressure tested " to 11,000 ft. ???? am I right that the gullible passenger's on that piece of junk that went down to Titanic @ 3'850 ft, got squished in a couple of millisecond's ???. Sometime's , just because you can, doesn't mean you should .........
Ball is NOT a micro-brand. And shouldn't have qualified for this show.
That's a fair point, Ball are a more established brand, but we featured them in the video because we wanted to show as many cool watches as possible.
The show is not specifically for microbrands, as in the past they've had other bigger brands like Oris and Sinn. However, the founders are passionate about watch enthusiast brands and independent watchmakers.
Hunting for microbrands is worst than going to buy Rolex. All the time sold out, not serious future , and not serious communication
Being very new to the watch scene, I did not know Ball was considered a micro brand. After almost 3 months of deliberation and study, my first mechanical watch is a Ball Engineer III Marvelight White Dial! I am very happy to own it and it is on my wrist daily! Thanks for a great video
Fabulous to have the chance to see the microbrand scene over in the UK. Great choice and designs too, so refreshing to see such innovation too. Sadly these are all way beyond my price range, as almost all of them were well into four figures (in CAD$); it would have been amazing to see some of the more affordable microbrands, and seeing the new innovations available to those of us with more modest budgets. Thanks for sharing the video though, really enjoyed it!
Some very interesting brands here. Thanks for bringing them to our attention!
My Watermelon arrives this month but I'm interested to see if Studio Underdog can repeat the trick of making a field watch that is a different as their chronos are.
The Bragd Poseidon and the star of the show Ball were two stunning watches i'd wear.
As someone with a 15 cm / 5 "9 wrist, thank god for microbrands selling small watches.
Edit: very interesting watches :)
Micro brands are awesome 👌
That cigar dial watch looks cool, like something Roger Moore would have worn in the 1970s
I liked the Echo/Neutra watches the best, but this was very interesting. Haven't heard of any of these besides Ball and Studio Underdog. I saw Farer and Doxa in the video as well.
Was gutted to miss this years show !! been previous 3 years and brilliant show !! next year I wont miss it !!! H20 for me is awesome, just a shame you cant purchase them on the day !!!
Really enjoyed this one
Refreshing change from the usual suspects of the watch world
I love a lot of micro brands, but most never have anything in stock.
I picked up a Desert Sky today & I'm looking forward to the new watch Studio Underd0g are launching in 4 days. The 1st album is going to be a difficult one to follow but I think that Richard is a really smart young man & I wish him every success.
Where did you get your desert sky from if you dont mind me asking? Ebay?
@@WeaCkArK No, I bought it from the only authorised dealer that Studio Underd0g have in the UK. James Porter & Son, jewellers in Glasgow. They have limited stock still available but it's only for in store pick up, you'd have to travel to Glasgow to get it.
Oooooooh yeah...just looked up that desert sky watch. Mmmmmmm, nice choice. Gorgeous colours. Thanks for the info.
Just Great to see some previously little known brands. Thank you.
Those zero west watches are really nice, the watch editions are only sold in very limited numbers.
Thay make very nice hand made custom leather straps to go with them.
Loved your video, very refreshing and interesting, thank u
Love my Dan Henry watch 👍🏼
Wow, never heard of this brand but they look great and a really reasonable price, too! Nice one!
Now the Erebus is released i think its now a matter of who is going to keep up
I have now purchased 5 Venezianicos... Becoming an addiction
The dial on that Venezianico!
I own that watch and it's even more stunning looking with the stainless steel bracelet.
Fantastic video. As for microbrands, other than those mentionned here, I would recommend Phoibos. They have some great designs. Cheers!
I just received my Phoibos Wavemaster GMT today. My 3rd Phoibos watch. Impressive at their price point.
Microbrands are starting to charge premium luxery watch prices 😮
Zero West seems pretty cool. Was Christopher Ward there ?
I saw a Farer sign, but couldn’t see any Christopher Ward. Maybe they are too big for this now?!!
Christopher Ward have attended previous shows but unfortunately, they weren't exhibiting this year. But look up British Watchmakers' Day, they will be at that watch fair next year in March.
Whats the watch in the thumbnail?
That's actually a prototype from Bragdur but we don't know when the watch will be available for purchase.
Contacted Eric after this was posted, great guy to communicate with, lovely pieces.
Purchased the Duodecima Malachite Green, super stoked to add it to my collection. 🙌🏼
Thanks for this video....I am new to understanding my watch buying interests for the last 40 years....and, as a working creative I love how many of these microbrands allow me to acquire various watches at a reasonable price but still high quality.
As a micro-brands' over, it's always a pleasure for me to discover a new one. And, with your video, I discovered not one but three new micro-brands : Apiar, Subdelta and Bragdur!!! THANKS!!!
Ball cannot be considered a Micro anymore surely?? They are sold in many shops....
That's a fair point, Ball are a more established brand, but we featured them in the video because we wanted to show as many cool watches as possible.
14:22 You can't. The deepest point in the ocean is Challenger Deep at just over 11000 metres.
That was an awesome round up of some fantastic watches. Really enjoyed it :)
This was cool
Anyone know what happen to FORZO?
Some interesting brands let down by unfathomably poor websites. I like the look of echo/neutra and the Heinrich watches - but I'm saving up for my grail...
This is great! So much passion and creativity, puts a smile on my face.
Bragdur orange peel -- best new watch
That's actually a prototype, we don't know when the watch will be available for purchase.
Went to the show and I can honestly say that Zero west was the star of the show
That Beachmaster changed my heart rate. Thanks, for this look at some brands i didn't know about. Definitely gonna be looking. My wife might get suspicious....
Ball is a micro brand?
No, not sure why they were included. I have Engineer II, faboulos watch.
That's a fair point, Ball are a more established brand, but we featured them in the video because we wanted to show as many cool watches as possible.
I think so. Because the established luxury brands have priced themselves out of the regular man market. And they just keep going. Mind you, they’ve cornered the Saudi Prince market. So they’ve got that going for them.
That Isotope chronograph looks killer!
Very interesting watches, microbrands are the best when it comes to unique designs and features. 👍👍👍
Great video. I did not know Ball is a microbrand, surprised to see them here.
Great video. Thanks
that tungsten bezel insert seemed interesting
I’ve never heard of this event. I’ll definitely follow and try to attend next year. Can watches be bought/ordered at the show?
Unfortunately for Bragdur, the English version of their website is a complete mess. The Norwegian version is a little better but incredibly slow. It was difficult to get any real information about their watches. Watchmaking looks good, marketing looks quite bad.
Brilliant video WG.
Some really spectacular looking products, however the recurring theme of such small dials really excludes us larger wrist enthusiasts.
A 43mm case just looks disproportionately small on wrists over 7 1/2 in my experience and adversely affects the aesthetic of the designs themselves.
A couple of the 41mm designs were really appealing to me, only to be excluded due to the size.
All that aside, it’s a great era for thin wrists and smaller people so congratulations to that lot!
Be interested in any coverage of micro band builds for ladies too, that demographic seems confined to the known brands with their very limited design options
Thanks for the video, I’d love to attend one of these expo’s one day soon!
✌️
There's no shortage of 44mm dive watches out there.
@@garmin1488 in my experience, 46mm is ideal for 8” wrists, depending on the lugs to lug but also based on how much gap(if any) between case and spring bars. A gapped space between the case and spring bar mount ruins it for me, to my eyes it wobbles the aesthetic balance too noticeably. I’d rather have the tighter spring bar to case gap than have a strap monster where that gap serves that desire.
I prefer bracelets on a diver but the one watch I see that does rubber and bracelet really well is the Oris Pro Diver, which is a beast but I really am drawn to that watch. The Longines divers are another line done so very well it’s hard to ignore!
As for a 43, maybe if it had a 24mm bracelet/strap could work. I’ve found it’s not just a matter of case size, it’s the whole design. A 43 diver with a puny 20-22mm strap dimension to me looks absurdly too delicate and dainty. I have a rather flat wide 8” wrist so my thoughts are probably well outside the thoughts of those with a more typical 6 1/2-7 1/2” wrists.
Example is I adore my Lunar Pilot 45mm but the 21mm bracelet just bothers me yet the case size and wear of the case is near perfect! A 24mm bracelet and the Lunar Pilot would be the kippers knickers for me!
Venezianico I love it!
Where are the watches for women? Challenge these guys to produce something radical for the ladies in our lives
I really like the design of Venezianico and would buy one if they only used a different movement. I'm tired of all the NH 35 movement watches out there. Surely they can source Sellita movements. I'd even buy one with a Seagull ST2130.
Excellent presentation! Great to learn of under the radar work.
thanks a lot for covering an event nobody outside knew about. Shout out to the organizer for keeping it secret!
Additive manufacturing? That is 3D printing, mate...