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Showing 196–210 of 236 stories
Independent Watchmakers · 10 Nov 2025
A 38mm titanium case, smoked sapphire dial and crown-operated rotating scale turn the Odyssey into an unconventional 300-metre GMT diver.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MING; launch date and pricing corroborated by Hodinkee
Independent Watchmakers · 15 Oct 2025
A closed sector dial introduces a quieter expression of the independent atelier’s finishing.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 22 Sept 2025
The square No. 9 is Otsuka Lotec’s most ambitious watch, built around the 278-part in-house Calibre SSGT.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Otsuka Lotec
Independent Watchmakers · 15 Aug 2025
The Space Ghost introduced a 41mm steel Essence case, a rhodium-treated Muonionalusta meteorite dial and a micro-adjustable bracelet.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Fratello
Independent Watchmakers · 01 Jun 2025
White gold, natural blue-grey mother-of-pearl and a one-minute tourbillon meet in a 36-piece edition.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Frédérique Constant
Independent Watchmakers · 28 May 2025
A kiln-fired dial combines natural texture with luminous numerals and a red seconds hand.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 27 May 2025
The second-generation Field combines a hardened 40mm titanium case with a layered, fully luminous Basalt Grey dial.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Formex
Independent Watchmakers · 13 May 2025
Chronolume's first microbrand spotlight explores echo/neutra's 1956 Chrono GMT Black & Sand, a hand-wound chronograph with a second time-zone display.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: echo/neutra (product information); Worn & Wound (historical date)
Independent Watchmakers · 28 Apr 2025
An open dial exposes the craftsmanship behind a deliberately jumping seconds hand.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Fratello
Independent Watchmakers · 15 Apr 2025
An exposed mechanism turns a school project into an independent watchmaking debut.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Hodinkee
Independent Watchmakers · 01 Apr 2025
A 40mm steel case, salmon dial and 72-hour in-house FC-776 bring traditional calendar watchmaking into a contemporary setting.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Frédérique Constant
Independent Watchmakers · 31 Mar 2025
A tungsten-carbide sports watch hides its indications in an enamel dial and reserves extra information for the caseback.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: F.P. Journe
Independent Watchmakers · 27 Mar 2025
A deliberately spare three-hand watch puts material and movement finishing first.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 05 Feb 2025
The No. 5 KAI uses orbiting hour discs, fixed minute scales and visible ball-bearing mechanics beneath a tall sapphire crystal.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Otsuka Lotec
Independent Watchmakers · 21 Jan 2025
A restrained white-gold watch concentrates the atelier’s manual craft into four indications.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
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