by Bert Kanne | Jul 19, 2017 | Reviews
[Editors note: As with our last Memorigin review this is one of those watches that is probably bit of a stretch to call it a microbrand. But again, when you get the opportunity to review something like this you go for it, it’s not the sort of watch that comes... 
by Bert Kanne | Jul 18, 2017 | Reviews
Von Doren is a Norwegian watch company founded by Von Doren Asbjornsen. It began on Kickstarter on December 14, 2016, and as a new company they have really taken off. Four watches are offered under the model name Aksla, named after Mt. Aksla, which overlooks the... 
by Bert Kanne | Jul 13, 2017 | Reviews
Slow Watches is a UK based, Swiss made watch brand started by four friends from the watch industry and e-commerce. The Slow Watch line consists of 24 hour one handed watches exclusively. It’s a different way of measuring time where absolute precision is not... 
by Bert Kanne | Jul 13, 2017 | Reviews
This is the first Swedish watch I have had the pleasure of reviewing. Most of us probably do not know there are quite a few watch companies from Sweden. They specialize in a fairly wide range of watch types including minimalist, chrono, sport, fashion and damascus... 
by Bert Kanne | Jul 10, 2017 | Reviews
Photo above by Nodus Watches Nodus Watches is a new Microbrand started in the Los Angeles area by Cullen Chen and Wesley Kwok. Their first watch is named the Nodus Trieste, named after the Trieste bathyscaphe, which in 1960 went 11,000 meters or 7 miles down into the... 
by Alvin Lew | Jul 7, 2017 | General News
The International Festival of Independent Watch Manufacturers AUROCHRONOS is a cultural event that will take place from 30th September to 1st October, 2017 in Lodz, Poland at the modern venue Expo-Łódź, the largest exhibition centre situated in the heart of the city.... 
by Alvin Lew | Jul 4, 2017 | Reviews
What’s old is new again ! Yup, that’s right… Those rusty, old and damaged looking watches are actually a fashion by design and 1 of the biggest trends in the watch industry. It’s been around for quite some time, but in recent years, I have seen... 
by Bert Kanne | Jul 3, 2017 | Reviews
Not your everyday way of telling time No-Watch is a watch company from Greenwich UK started in 2012 that primarily specializes in single hand, single hand backward and 24 hour watches. For this review I have their 24 hour CL1-1212, a sport casual watch made in a... 
by Alvin Lew | Jul 3, 2017 | Straps and accessories
In my recent quest to write more on the stories of strap makers for Microbrand Watch World, I stumbled upon another jewel on Facebook recently. His name is Mr. Daniel and he is the founder / owner of DBC Leather Co. which stands for his initial, Daniel Beckett Cheek.... 
by Alvin Lew | Jun 12, 2017 | Interviews, Straps and accessories
Yup… today’s review, I’m gonna talk about pimping our watches… How ? Simple… we just simple upgrade to a larger size sport rims, change the hood, put on neon light bulbs, etc. Sounds unrealistic ? Well sort of… but how often do... 
