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NEW PRODUCTS

by Rob CorderDecember 26, 2025December 29, 2025

Swedish start-up Neumann unveils classic Automatic Collection

Swedish husband and wife team Rebecka and Thomas Neumann are using their experience in graphic and closing design to grow a watch business grounded in classical, vintage-inspired aesthetics. Their first collection, Initial No.1 in steel with a leather strap use ...

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LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderOctober 18, 2023October 18, 2023

French innovator aims to consign ticking quartz watches to history

SilMach, a French company backed by Timex Group, is claiming to have opened a new chapter in watchmaking with the creation of a silicon motor that matches the accuracy of quartz-based movements with the elegance of a mechanical watch’s sweeping ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderSeptember 19, 2023September 19, 2023

Chrome Calibre’s Retro Bot watch winders head to Kickstarter

Designed by the company's founder Karl Brown, the Bots aim to make winders into art made for display. ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Alex DouglasMarch 8, 2022March 10, 2022

Louis Chevrolet back on Kickstarter with automatic model for men

Inspired by the automotive world and specifically the 1963 Corvette C2, the design ensures that links to the car are ever-present while also deploying the brand’s patented strap-changing system. ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Alex DouglasJune 14, 2021

Childhood friends reach watch design business Kickstarter funding goal in minutes

The €10,000 was smashed, raising €42,000 with 8 days still to go. ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Alex DouglasApril 29, 2021April 29, 2021

Is Kickstarter the way to go for fresh watch projects?

For the full year of 2020, watch funding was down 31% vs. 2019, following -10% in 2019 and -41% in 2018. ...

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NEW PRODUCTS

by Rob CorderApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Weed-based watches smoke Kickstarter debut

Company behind Hemp Eyewear, which launched a range of sunglasses made from the fibrous stems of cannabis plants seven years' ago, has stumbled into watches. ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderJanuary 20, 2021

Crowdfunding dwindles for startup watchmakers

With so many of us stuck at home with little more than the internet for company, you might have expected pure online players like the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform to have had a record year. Not so for fledgling watchmakers looking ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Alex DouglasNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Trikona London embarks on Kickstarter growth with watch offering at “affordable rate”

The Swiss-made warrior watches have debuted on the platform with the brand explaining how it wants its offering to be available at an affordable rate. ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Alex DouglasNovember 8, 2020October 15, 2021

Q&A: Leitners’ hybrid smartwatch Kickstarter campaign goes live in step “towards greater things”

Czech-German company Leitners is now live on Kickstarter with its new hybrid smartwatch, the Ad Maiora - "towards greater things" in English. ...

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NEW PRODUCTS

by Daniel MalinsMarch 25, 2020March 24, 2020

New vegan Kickstarter brand plots a sustainable future

Sustainable new brand looks to combine Swiss craftsmanship with fashion aesthetics and sustainable materials. ...

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NEW PRODUCTS

by Patrick CremonaAugust 16, 2019August 16, 2019

MICROBRANDS: Singapore’s Lytt Labs reinvents watch hands for its Inception Prodigy collection

Traditional-style hour and minute hands are replaced with disc-based pointers. ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderJuly 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Nineties watchmaker ventura returns with modern version of its v-matic EGO

Watches will use the respected ETA 2892-A2 automatic movement in models available on Kickstarter today for £735. ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderJuly 5, 2019July 5, 2019

Ever wondered how many Kickstarter watch launches succeed?

Swiss consultant develops Kickvalue tracker to work out what works in crowdfunding. ...

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NEW PRODUCTS

by Rob CorderMay 10, 2019

Weird Ape raises almost £160,000 from pre-orders for its 2019 Ape-X watches

Yorkshire-based business smashes Kickstarter target for its latest range of skeletonised mechanical timepieces. ...

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NEW PRODUCTS

by Rob CorderMarch 6, 2019March 6, 2019

Swiss startup produces sophisticated skeletonised automatic for £3500

CODE41, created in 2016, is taking a step up in class to produce technically challenging pieces at notably low prices. ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderSeptember 19, 2018September 19, 2018

Italian start-up raises €170,000 as it launches watch brand on Kickstarter

Venetian business produces Pepsi-coloured dive watch with Swiss-made movement. ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderSeptember 5, 2018September 5, 2018

Formex pitches £525 COSC-certified, Swiss-made, automatic on Kickstarter

The 43mm steel and titanium watches with blue dial have sapphire glass front and back. It will be available on a rubber strap or a metal bracelet. ...

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NEWS

by Alex DouglasJune 27, 2018June 27, 2018

£250k injection sees new watch brand Nordgreen arrive in the UK

Nordgreen has launched in the UK following one of the most successful European Kickstarter Fashion projects ever. The minimalist watch company, based in Copenhagen, raised around £250,000 from the initiative, giving the business the financial support to come over to ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by Daniel MalinsJune 27, 2018June 26, 2018

New watch brand Burlap to launch on Kickstarter

A new watch brand called Burlap is to launch worldwide on Kickstarter next month. Originating from Hong Kong, Burlap boasts that its automatic watches are “elegant, luxurious, with an affordable price range.” It’s aiming to help bring back high-end watchmaking ...

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