Look before you Philippe. Furlan Marri is a Geneva-based watch brand that initially started as a microbrand (outsourced manufacturing, Kickstarter launch, no showroom) that exploded onto the scene back in 2021. And by exploded, we mean they went full Enola Gay over Hiroshima on the whole microbrand industry. Their initial funding goal was met faster…
All these things shall Kom to Pas. One of the really interesting aspects of the microbrand scene is how some of these brands just seem to spring up from friends or partners deciding they want to make a watch. Whether it’s the husband-and-wife team at Golby, the weaponised toddlers at Montera and BVOR, or just…
Are YÖ experienced? Galvin Watch Company might be as Australian as Bea Smith at a barbecue, but this brand was founded by Swedish-born Susan Galvin, who was raised in Finland and graduated from the Finnish School of Watchmaking before eventually going on to work at Tag Heuer and Omega. However, in 2020, just as she…
24 hours from Tulsa. The OGA Watch Project was conceived and created by Mikel Coffee, a Tulsa-based custom watch designer known in the scene for making unique one-off watches from either his own ideas or commissions over at Coffee Wrist Studio. His portfolio there is notable for his signature hand-painted dials, most of which are…
Mezei bringing all the smoke. Is it just us, or is the humble dress watch making a bit of a return to popularity? Sure, dive watches continue to dominate both sales and social media. Don’t get us wrong, dive watches are great, but there’s such a glut of them that they struggle to stand out…
Born to be blue. In an age where watch lovers are looking for ever bolder and brighter dials and statement pieces, one man who really gets that is Mikel Coffee. He started out as an independent watch modder, creating one-of-a-kind modded watches. And while he’s not a traditional watchmaker, it was his eye for design…
In the world of watch collecting, there’s a lot said about your grail watches. That one piece that you wait and save for, the end boss of the videogame so to speak. For normal collectors that usually means upping your game price-wise. Stepping into the luxury market with something like your first Omega or stepping…
Proxima, to us, are the quintessential Chinese microbrand. What they lack in terms of pure quality and engineering they make up for with price and some interesting designs. But does the PX1701 do enough to wash away the AliExpress stigma? Floating around the £200 mark (honestly, AliExpress prices vary so wildly that stating a price…