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The Daily —
July 15, 2026
Hand-picked independent and microbrand watches worth a closer look — the same five every member woke up to.
Coriolis Pointer Date — Skyline Silver
$3,950
New American indie by Worn & Wound co-founder Zach Starr Weiss; peripheral rotating disc display on a COSC-certified ETA 2824-2 automatic — a genuinely novel complication at this price point.
Ultrablack
$498
Canadian indie with striking all-black natural stone dial on a Miyota automatic — accessible entry point into the natural stone dial category.
DB Model 2 Field Watch
$1,250
Montana artisan indie: 30-year watchmaker Dave Berghold hand-assembles watches in Bozeman at his own shop, The Last Wind-Up — true American-assembled with Sellita SW200.
Rocket Sky Blue
$449
British microbrand founded by John Glinister; faceted 316L stainless case with NH38A auto, 40mm, 100m WR; limited to 35 pieces; previously sold out, Sky Blue just restocked