From fumé dials and charoite stone to ceramic chronographs and dim sum-inspired enamel, September’s microbrand watch releases show just how varied the independent scene has become.
The Alpina Startimer Pilot Solarmetre adds light-powered quartz movements, translucent dials and a more compact 38mm case to the brand’s aviation-inspired line.
The new Konstantin Chaykin Hungry Wolf joins the East collection with a snarling dial, pointed lug ears and a reworked full-moon period display inside its jaws.
The De Bethune DB25 Digitale channels Denis Flageollet’s forward-looking philosophy through a 42mm titanium case, a blued dial and a technically rich hand-wound movement.
The historic Swiss chronograph name returns for its bicentennial with a new travel-and-sport-led collection, including modern Flying Officer and Multichron models.
ArtyA revisits its double inclined tourbillon Complexity with a Métiers d’Art edition that brings hand engraving, hammering, perlage and polished bevels into sharper focus.
The Gérald Genta Geneva Minute Repeater Golden Obsidian brings yellow gold warmth and a shimmering mineral dial to one of traditional watchmaking’s most emotional complications.
The Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold Gilt looks restrained at first, but its black-and-rose dial hides an unusually demanding process built around gold, guilloché and electroplating.
The Classics Moneta gains a new Handwinding edition, giving Frederique Constant’s traditional line a more tactile mechanical character.
The Oris ProPilot X Gonzo Edition adds an unusually discreet flourish to the brand’s modern pilot-inspired watch line with a laser-etched mainspring hidden inside the movement.
The young Swiss independent adds red Stromatolite and vivid green Maw Sit Sit dials to its AK-10, pairing ornamental stone with its patented suspended-time display.
Czapek marks its new Geneva flagship with limited editions of the Quai des Bergues Midnight in Geneva and the platinum Place Vendôme Complicité Glacier Blue.
Alpina’s limited Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic Route du Rhum pairs a compact 39mm dive-watch case with a turquoise Atlantic-current dial, carbon-fibre bezel insert and 300 metres of water resistance.
Bulgari gives its ultra-thin Octo Finissimo a striking new treatment with laser-engraved geometric camouflage across the case, dial and bracelet.
A UK wedding convoy featuring Lamborghini, Audi and Mercedes-AMG machinery reportedly ended in police seizures after complaints about driving on the M4 and M5.
Bentley’s upcoming Torcal EV is set to become the brand’s most powerful production car, bringing electric performance into a lineage long defined by effortless torque.
A development prototype for the updated Lamborghini Revuelto has been seen testing, revealing cleaner lighting, revised aerodynamics and a reworked rear end ahead of an expected 2028 debut.
The new Micromilspec Fieldmaster distils three years of feedback from serving military personnel into a titanium field watch with bold lume, 200 metres of water resistance and Horage’s anti-magnetic K3 movement.
Baltic’s refreshed Aquascaphe GMT Mk-II adds a flyer-style GMT movement, sharper casework and 200 metres of water resistance while starting below the price of the outgoing model.
The Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Ceramic Alpine Limited Edition pairs H. Moser & Cie’s high-complication watchmaking with an anthracite ceramic case, Alpine blue accents and a 100-piece run.