Category: kickstarter

Hands-On – Werenbach Earth collection, Made From Real Soyuz Rocket Parts

The world of Kickstarter goes above and beyond to try to lure us out of our hard-earned bucks. Projects left, right and center, get launched every day. But every now and then, a project comes along that is, well, out of this world! Pun intended obviously, as the Werenbach Earth collection is made from parts of a salvaged Soyuz MS-02 and MS-04 rocket! So yes, your dial has actually left this earth, possibly orbited it depending on the model you order, and then plummeted back down to land on your wrist (sort of, eventually). The campaign was hugely successful as it’s the most funded project on Kickstarter from Switzerland yet!

8 years ago

Launching on Kickstarter – LAVENTURE Marine Watch

LAVENTURE has created a project to produce a series of timepieces for explorers and adventurers. The watches will be Swiss made and will be 90% made in Switzerland – beating the 60% requirement to be considered “Swiss”. LAVENTURE represents a word for exploring and journeys and the first creation is called LAVENTURE Marine, which has been inspired by the 1960’s diving watches. Just 18km separates where the watch series has been designed and manufactured, making it a real Swiss made watch.

8 years ago

Introducing Makina, watches with a personal touch

We’d like to introduce you to a new watch brand that you’ll want to keep your eye on. The name is Makina, and it’s a Filipino company, is as new as they come, but we’re already excited about what they have to offer. In a few weeks they’ll launch their first Kickstarter campaign, and we had the chance to get an early look at their new watches (and we liked it!)

8 years ago

A Rapid Increase of Young Watch Start-Ups – Featuring the New “Bronson” by Collins

In the watch industry, there are a number of big players, most of whom work in a way that is almost as fluid as the mechanisms of a watch. Whereas the small brands are worth watching for a different reason, they are driven strictly by their passion for watchmaking and their desire to create new and intuitive products. Young watch start-ups all share a similar goal, and that is to be successful.

8 years ago

Kickstarter – Get Back To Basics With Vintage Inspired Watches From Baltic

It seems there is no shortage of watch projects on Kickstarter these days. Whilst some elicit a yawn at best, others genuinely try to do something cool and unique and have gone on to become real success stories, like REC Watches. Today we’re showing you a highly anticipated project that has just launched from newcomer Baltic Watches, featuring two seriously cool, neo-vintage style watches with step-cases inspired by the minimalist designs of the 1940’s.

8 years ago

Kickstarter – The LUMBR Troy, a unique Wood Watch with Visible Automatic Movement

The world is changing at a very fast pace, technology is becoming so advanced that sometimes the old classic way of doing things, along with it’s intricate details, gets lost along the way. But there are some entrepreneurs out there who have noticed this trend, and instead of taking a backseat and watching, they have become pro-active. And today, a watch called the LUMBR Troy might surprise you, with a highly unusual material.

8 years ago

Kickstarter – Our take on the Huckleberry & Co Atticus Watch (Value Proposition)

Kickstarter has garnered a huge amount of watch startup projects, but we like to choose the promising proposals that stand out from the crowd. One company that really caught our attention here at Monochrome, is known as Huckleberry & Co, and what they came with is named The Atticus Watch… Mechanical movement, stylish look, sleek design, minimalist inspiration, an overall refined package with affordable price! A lot to love here.

8 years ago

What do Entry Level Watchmakers and Watch Retailers have to fear?

During the early stages of internet retail or e-Commerce, it was natural for consumers to not make high priced purchases on the web. Coupled with the high craft, highly artistic nature of luxury goods, the tactile experience and bespoke shopping experience through superior customer service meant that mono-brand brick and mortar shops remained…

8 years ago