2023 Recommended Micro Watch Brands ~ Affordable Mechanical & Automatic

2023 is around the corner, and maybe you're planning to start the new year with a brand-new watch to wear. After several days of looking into all the possible micro brands out there, I have selected 8 of my favourite and will explain why I chose them. Since I do not have these watches in hand, I can only speculate on them using my years of knowledge in collecting and repairing watches and the detailed specs on their sites. As usual, I am only interested in looking into each brand's mechanical models and avoiding all their quartz or battery-operated pieces.

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00:00 - intro
01:12 - Baltic
02:26 - Vario
03:30 - Atelier Wen
04:26 - Elka
05:17 - Serica
06:09 - Straum
07:05 - Peren
07:50 - Kurono

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[johnstyron]

Thank you for the presentation. I believe these micro brands are the future and deserve our attention just as well as the well known brands. They are the ones that can stretch the boundaries of design from an enthusiasts perspective. I enjoy all of these brands and find Straum particularly impressive. Also anOrdain, Ophion and Sartory Billard are worth noting.

[gmotionedc]

Brother I love micros!! You left out Farer, Wolbrook, Henry Archer, Sinn, Spinneker, Traska, and Evant! Most of these are around 500 US. Include these in part 2. Everyone go check these out!!

[davebudd]

Thanks for presenting these microbrands. Some would call these "Independent brands" to distinguish them from the ocean of truly tiny projects which get lumped into the category of "microbrand" I just purchased a Charlie Paris watch that is fantastic. 300 meters of water resistance, about $300, its great. From France.

[udayandutt]

Thank you for the research you've done. I own an Atelier Wen Perception and its a piece of art. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to collect unique timepieces.

Another Microbrand I am fascinated by is AnOrdain from Scotland.

[alexsavutube]

Zelos dials, both in quality and range are a few steps above all microbrands. Also best value in my opinion.

[phildupuis]

You should take a look at the Anordain watches from Scotland. Incredible enamel dials at an affordable price.

[jadedarby]

Elka would my choice. Has more vintage vibe for me. Glad you went into Micro-brands and some non Swiss.

[ProgProg]

Big fan of KUOE KYOTO at the moment and brew

[sage]

Agree with the Dan Henry and Spinnaker comments below. Also add Maen and Marloe to the list.

[yusufbest]

Great suggestions.. what do you think of the Lorier brand? They have the 36mm falcon series which looks great too

[tizombie]

WISE would be a great addition to your list. I bought an Adamascus AD8 and am very impressed by the build quality, design, specs and reasonable cost. Great value for money.

[carlomicelli]

Cerica and Kurono are insane. The designs are gorgeous.

[happywanderer]

A small microbrand out of Italy is Venezianico. Nice cases, Japanese movements and a unique design language and colors. Very Italian! I own two Redentores and I'm very happy with them, especially for the price.

[shanephillips]

Helm, Fanos, Direnzo, Nodus, J&G, Marloe, Forteller

[laurajones]

Möels & Co. should be on this list, the coolest microbrand on the market today. Their debut model 528 has won 2 international design awards this year, including The coveted European Product Design Award.

[millersciencesms]

I did wear the Serica 4512 WMB version to work today.

[cdb]

Kurono is a gorgeous brand but the prices are insane and continuously climbing.

[DaveMGmovies]

My favourite micros are Monta, anOrdain, Direnzo and Astor + Banks.

[henyujurai]

Baltic watches look very very nice but I like all of them on your list anther Micro brand I like is Aragon

[elenapasi]

Allow me to suggest 3 Italian microbrands that work very well:HTD, Echo Neutra and Orologi Calamai.😉😉