Independents

Speake-Marin has always had an odd way of pairing a respectful nod to traditional watchmaking with a modern, design-driven approach. There’s something quite Anglo-Helvetian about it all. England and Switzerland each have storied pasts. Each country is str...  

So far I had mainly only seen the Piccadilly line of watches and this one looks nice, but unlike you I find the dial colour a bit too washed out for my taste. I also have to say that whilst I do actually like the watch I really don't think it is bringing ... 

I really like Breguet, what I am referring to is the strong sculptural elements around the bridges and the subdials. Breguet still relies very much on a "traditional" visual design language, and this one does something modern.

In the sunlit shot it is more saturated.

But still pref the older ones tbh ...