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The Daily —
November 1, 2026
Hand-picked independent and microbrand watches worth a closer look — the same five every member woke up to.
ANICORN x SEGA - MegaDrive JP Limited Edition
$800
Anicorn's collaboration with SEGA turns the Mega Drive JP into a wristwatch, with a 316L steel case and top cover inspired by the console and a retro pixel-style typeface. The exhibition caseback carries the Mega Drive/Genesis logo, and a Seiko NH35 automatic powers hours, minutes and seconds. Each limited-edition piece comes in a console-style box with a numbered metal plate and a booklet about the console, on a…
Alpine Chronograph Watch | Stainless Howse
CAD 699
Whitby Watch Co.'s Alpine Chronograph is a 44mm brushed 316L steel diver, designed in Canada and rated to 200m. It pairs a Seiko VK63 meca-quartz movement with flyback chronograph reset and a day display, plus a 120-click unidirectional bezel with a sapphire insert. C3 Super-LumiNova, a double-domed sapphire crystal and an H-link bracelet with on-the-fly micro-adjustment complete a limited run.
VALENTINA Rot – Limitiert auf 100 Stück
Price on request
FineWatchesBerlin's Valentina Rot is limited to 100 pieces, with a 40.5mm 316L steel case and sapphire crystals front and back. A modified Miyota 8218 automatic with an engraved rotor and blued screws drives a double-layer dial with applied numerals and a lowered small seconds between 4 and 5 o'clock. It comes on a handmade red and blue leather strap with a second strap, in a handmade bamboo box.
Artigiano Portofino
CHF 1,669
The Artigiano Portofino pairs Lake Como's textile heritage with Swiss watchmaking, setting a woven dial of Italian bamboo and cotton beneath a high-domed sapphire crystal. Every dial is unique, with a floating logo that lets the weave take centre stage. Inside the slim 37.5mm 316L steel case sits a manual-wound Sellita 210-1b with a 48-hour power reserve, in a restrained, classically proportioned take on the…
