DWISS S1 Wandering Hours Review: A Swiss Microbrand Orbit
DWISS S1 Wandering Hours Review: A Swiss Microbrand Orbit Dan H. October 2, 2026 Something Special in Orbit Every once in a while I get the chance to cover a piece that feels genuinely special, from a brand I have quietly admired for a long time. The DWISS S1 Wandering Hours is exactly that kind […]
Nezumi Voiture VM2 Review: The Racing Chronograph Grows Up
Nezumi Voiture VM2 Review: The Racing Chronograph Grows Up Dan H. February 23, 2026 The Racing Chronograph Grows Up Nezumi is one of those brands where when they release something, you listen. It is a small habit I have picked up over the years, and it is not one I extend to many microbrands. The […]
Furlan Marri Outback Songlines Review: A Hunter Case That Sings
Furlan Marri Outback Songlines Review: A Hunter Case That Sings Dan H. September 17, 2026 Back on the Furlan Marri Trail I have genuinely missed a Furlan Marri release. Ever since the Disco Volante collection, which remains one of my favourite collections of all time and one of the most perfectly executed (the Disco Verde […]
Laco Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven Review: The Grail in the Corner of the Catalogue
Laco Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven Review: The Grail in the Corner of the Catalogue Dan H. September 10, 2026 The Grail Hunt that keeps ending at Laco It doesn’t happen often. I’ll be flipping through a brand’s back catalogue, mildly curious, and something stops me cold. A quiet reference, buried three levels deep on a product […]
Christopher Ward C60 Trident Biscay Review: A Skin Diver in Three Acts
Christopher Ward C60 Trident Biscay Review: A Skin Diver in Three Acts Dan H. February 23, 2026 Three Doors at Once Most brands launch a collection the careful way. One case size, two dial colours, a bronze version eighteen months later if the first run sells through. Christopher Ward has done the opposite with the […]
Straum Expedition Review: Built For Norwegian Nature
Straum Expedition Review: Built For Norwegian Nature Dan H. February 23, 2026 Built For, Not Inspired By There is a particular kind of marketing sentence that gets used far too often in this hobby, the one where a brand says a watch was inspired by a mountain, a glacier, or a fjord, and then hands […]
Vario Empire Tachymètre Chronograph Review: Art Deco Done Right
Vario Empire Tachymètre Chronograph Review: Art Deco Done Right Dan H. July 14, 2026 Art Deco, Priced Honestly I have known about Vario for years, mostly as that quietly prolific Singapore microbrand with beautiful vintage strap game and a design language that keeps pulling in new fans without ever raising its voice. We have been […]
Beaubleu Ecce Figura Review: Six Ways to Square the Circle
Beaubleu Ecce Figura Review: Six Ways to Square the Circle Dan H. July 14, 2026 Squaring the Circle at Micro Praha Every so often you walk past a stand at a watch fair and know within about thirty seconds that this is the one people are going to be talking about at the end of […]
Christopher Ward Twelve 36 (Ti) Pick ‘n’ Mix Review: Sweet Shop Watchmaking
Christopher Ward Twelve 36 (Ti) Pick ‘n’ Mix Review: Sweet Shop Watchmaking Dan H. December 5, 2025 Six Colours, One Sugar Stamp Some releases feel like a brand having fun with itself in the best possible way. Christopher Ward have been having a properly interesting summer, with the C60 Pool Diver landing earlier in the […]
Christopher Ward The Twelve Xander x The Dial Artist Review
Christopher Ward The Twelve Xander x The Dial Artist Review Dan H. July 20, 2026 The Dial Artist’s Territory Every so often a collaboration lands that reads less like a product launch and more like an actual studio residency. The kind where an artist gets handed the keys to something a brand has spent years […]
