Tag: independent watchmaking

Owner Review: BUNZ «Moontime» by @tapir_ffm

The Democratisation of Icons It’s May 17, 2026: yesterday, the Royal Pop was launched—a €400 watch featuring the Audemars Piguet logo and the design codes of the Royal Oak. A watch designed to let anyone wear a timepiece that exudes the essence of AP and the Royal Oak. Fast rewind: the year is 1993: the…
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18/05/2026
Owner Review: Timefactors «Precista PRS-82» by @a.cesnovar

Timefactors were pioneers in many things – one of the first microbrands, even before “microbrand” was a thing – and one of the first companies to recognize the value in resurrecting vintage watch brands and reissuing stuff from their back catalog. And one of those brands is Precista. The history of the original brand is…
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07/05/2026
Owner Review: Sinn «Römerberg 1739» by @nautec07

In 2025, I visited the “Time to Watches” watch fair in Geneva at Villa Sarrasin. For those who don’t know: “Time to Watches” takes place almost simultaneously with the watch fair “Watch and Wonders” and sees itself as a platform for independent brands alongside traditional watchmakers or unconventional designers. And that’s how I came to…
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10/03/2026
Owner Review: Marc & Darnò «World Time of Friends» by @tapir_ffm

No complication, quite the opposite: a simplification A WorldTimer is one of those complications that you ‘really need’. If I send my former fellow student in Tokyo a WhatsApp message now, can I expect a reply, or is he asleep? If I send an email to my two Fifth Wrist colleagues in Sydney and Boston,…
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24/02/2026
Owner Review: Sinn 556 by @brewedtime

Boringly Beautiful – A Sinn 556 in Japan Another morning in Tokyo. I weave my way through the orderly rush toward Oshiage Station. It’s busy, but quiet—a kind of organized chaos that only Japan can pull off. If you’ve ever been, you’ll know exactly what I mean. The train arrives with its trademark precision, and…
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17/02/2026
Owner Review: Kieser Design Tragwerk 2.0 – Purple Piece Unique by @watchsymmetry

Dragonfly inspiration from Kieser Design Having followed Kieser Design for many years now, I’m glad to finally have this custom Tragwerk 2.0 with purple dial in my collection. Matthias, Sandra, and Carolin have really developed an amazing brand and design language, based on the exoskeleton of a dragonfly. Their latest 2.0 design improves on the…
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16/12/2025
KERIS – Knowing Each Right Idea Sparkling

Text and all photos by Thomas, watchesandwords (Instagram), October 2025 „In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! The job´s a game.“ (Mary Poppins, philosopher) In my opinion, there are too many wristwatches anyway, with many new models and entire brands being added every…
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18/11/2025
A manufacture visit to the Dutch watchmaker Annelinde Dunselman: „It was fascination, I know.“ (Nat King Cole)

Text and all Photos by Thomas, watchesandwords (Instagram), September 2025 First encounter in Geneva 2025 The Black Tulip wristwatch by the Dutch watchmaker Annelinde Dunselman is a very special watch for me. Annelinde has introduced her timepiece at the Watches and Wonders 2025 in Geneva and it was one of my personal highlights from…
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23/09/2025
Owner Review: Blütezeit Wien N°1 by @w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e

A personal love letter to an extraordinary watch and an extraordinary city Blütezeit Wien — A Love Story in Steel and Champagne Sparkle It all started with a chance encounter on Instagram. While scrolling through my feed, my eyes suddenly stopped on a watch that immediately captured my heart: the Blütezeit Wien. It was…
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16/09/2025
Owner Review: CWC RN auto diver MK.2 1 by @a.cesnovar

The CWC Royal Navy auto diver – it’s a watch I’ve owned for quite some time, but never really thought I’d review – until I realized the significance it had and what a milestone it represented in my collection. All (or most) enthusiasts on the beginning of their watch collecting journey fall in the so-called…
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26/08/2025