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The Daily —
November 5, 2026
Hand-picked independent and microbrand watches worth a closer look — the same five every member woke up to.
【STOCK】煉瓦 “RENGA”
€1,200
Renga, Japanese for bricks, takes its cue from the brick streets of Amsterdam, where the dial was conceived before the watch was finished in Kyoto. Each dial is aged by hand, so its patina and texture differ from piece to piece. The 39.5 mm 316L steel case holds a Seiko NH35A automatic and wears dressier than a diver, with tarnished gold cobra hands and a soft, faded bezel.
Addiesdive Retro Sword NH35 Sub Dive Watch AD2064
$140
A sub-style diver built around a 41 mm, 13 mm-thick 316L steel case with a screw-down crown and screwed case back, rated to 200 metres. A 120-click unidirectional ceramic bezel sits above a domed, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, with Swiss C3 green lume for low light. The Japanese NH35 automatic provides 41 hours of power reserve, and a folding clasp with safety secures the strap.
Streamliner Kennedy Spring - Medium - Rose Gold - Taupe
€500
A 30 mm square case in polished steel with rose gold PVD, its sides hand-polished from Italian cellulose acetate in a grey and red tortoiseshell pattern. The double-layer taupe sunburst dial pairs a white Roman-numeral sub-dial with a guilloché centre, under Dauphine hands with SuperLuminova inserts. A Swiss Ronda quartz movement keeps time, and the watch comes on a taupe NATO strap.
Skindiver WT Automatic Watch - Aéro-Club de France - Special Edition
$521
A true hybrid between sea and sky, the Skindiver WT Automatic "Aéro-Club de France" Special Edition features a striking blue dial adorned with the official Aéro-Club de France logo and C3 Super-LumiNova®. This robust 316L stainless steel timepiece is powered by a Japanese Citizen/Miyota 8315 automatic movement and offers water resistance to 150 m. Protected by a glass-box sapphire crystal, the watch maintains…
Diamond-set Mother-of-Pearl Dial Vintage Lady's Watch 34mm
$669
A vintage-styled lady's watch whose mother-of-pearl dial is set with diamonds, offered in red or green. The round 316L steel case measures 34 mm across and 9 mm thick, under a sapphire crystal. Inside beats the ST18 automatic, with 24 jewels and a 42-hour power reserve, and a leather strap closes with a hidden push-button clasp.