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Agreed, alas. I miss the early 2000's. When each year brought us its lot of surprises and marvels.
Trends in Global Watchmaking
In their recent excellent video discussing the Watches and Wonders 2026 both Tim Mosso and Jack Forster had an interesting discussion about how they didn't see any real innovation, things felt repetitive and prices overall have become too expensive. The s...
Sometimes I'm not sure if they see beyond the data-harvesting of their social media app...
Or maybe that's my cynicism.
That's a pretty comprehensive list you've put together SALMANPK...
...what about Middle Earth?
Great comprehensive post my friend 👍👌👌
Many thanks for gathering all this info you must have spent quite a long time to gather it 🤦♂️ so thank you for the work… I know it is still very niche but I would definitely ad Theo Auffret in your list of French watchmakers 😉 I know you know… www.w...
Thank You Sir 😊👍🙏, that is a Great Suggestion, I love his work and that of his mentor....
I asked Vianney Halter once "Which Watchmaker in your Opinion is non commercial and not in it for the money?" he replied "Jean Baptiste Viot". 😊
And Vianney was damn right 😉
JB is just incredible and as you know they are a team with Théo and Alexis Fruhauff. They are all so talented… 👍👌👌
Thank you for writing this article and for your tour d’horizon of international watchmaking. It coincides well with the fact that I just purchased my watch from a smaller brand from China this week.
In German we have the following saying: „Competition is good for business“ ...
I sadly have to agree with them. Nothing new under the sun, and hard to notice a trend, here. Not only this year, but for some years now.
I could see some cool ones, though, but too few, alas. Best, Nicolas
Thank you, Nico
Just because I didn't visit all of these micro brands doesn't mean I'm not aware of them. I get all of their press kits by mail, and other than "more" small creators, I'm not seeing any breakthrough or unprecedented achievements. Maybe Krayon, but that br...
I have conservative taste and not seeking innovation for my watches
I'm just happy to buy watches I like to wear. That said, I do think watch prices have increased across the spectrum, probably due to spillover impact from other asset classes. That CHF 3m AK-06 is really crazy. Yet deep down I know prices will continue to...
Keep in mind that we get the press packages from all brands even if we don't visit them personally. I comment only on firsthand experiences.
And for reference, I don't come back from a live event and talk about things that only exist in my email boxes. When I have nine hours a day of scheduled appointments to honor on the show floor at W&W, that's my focus. And I share my experience and co...
Thank You Tim, I appreciate you and your work...
I would never take a shot at you because I respect you and Mr. Forster. If it was perceived as such I Apologize. I am not a Professional like yourself but an Enthusiast for the last 30 years. Now to the main point, do you think the Legacy Primes can conti...
I don't take any offense, no worries
Start up brands are cool, but the real answer about their staying power will be how many remain in business after the next real business cycle downturn. As for the large group brands, we all see the same headlines about divestment. And I think that makes ...