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The sand dial and raised luminous markers on the BOLDR × Windup Venture LE V3.

BOLDR · New Releases

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The Brew Metric Chrono Taxi's checkerboard dial photographed against New York taxi colours.

Brew · New Releases

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A third official gallery photograph of the Clemence Photic MKII Swiss Edition.

Clemence · Independent Watchmakers

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Official three-quarter rendering of the FAM AL HUT Möbius Mark 1

Independent Watchmakers · 01 Jan 2025

FAM AL HUT Möbius Mark 1 turns a double-axis tourbillon into wearable architecture

The independent Chinese watchmaker creates a tiny mechanical city with a bi-axis tourbillon, jumping hours and double-retrograde displays.

Chronolume digest · 1 min read
Source: FAM AL HUT official website; GPHG ↗

Angled luminous Ressence Type 5 L with mint green glowing dial and blue strap

Independent Watchmakers · 27 Jun 2024

Ressence Type 5 L: the oil-filled diver that glows across its entire face

The Type 5 L takes Ressence's pressure-tolerant oil-filled dive-watch concept and adds a fully luminous dial rather than merely luminous hands and markers.

Chronolume digest · 1 min read
Source: Ressence official TYPE 5 L specifications; Hodinkee (27 June 2024); SJX Watches (3 July 2024) ↗

Frontal studio photo of Ressence Type 8 Cobalt Blue with hour satellite and matching blue strap

Independent Watchmakers · 24 Mar 2022

Ressence Type 8 Cobalt Blue: watch design reduced to hours, minutes and motion

The 42.9 mm titanium Type 8 turns the brand's complex orbital mechanics into a deliberately sparse two-indication dial.

Chronolume digest · 1 min read
Source: Ressence TYPE 8 official specification; The Watch Pages (24 March 2022); Hypebeast (March 2022) ↗

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