5 of the best microbrands

In my opinion, microbrands are one of the best things to happen to an often conservative watch industry. The trend of enthusiasts leveraging the power of subcontracted production at a smaller scale has brought watch fans some truly original designs, as well as ones that recall vintage favourites that are out of reach to the … Continued

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The 5 best field watches

What makes a field watch a field watch? Basically, it’s a simple, rugged watch with military roots (google the “Dirty Dozen” watches), with a no-nonsense look that pairs with almost anything…sort of a Levi’s 501 of the watch world. The archetypical field watch has a black dial with Arabic numerals, highly visible hands (ideally luminous), … Continued

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Introducing – Massena LAB Releases A Pair Of Bronze Unimatic Modello Quattro

The connection between Massena LAB, the creative studio founded by William Massena, and Unimatic, the small boutique Italian watchmaker, is a long-lasting love story that has resulted in three specific models: the tropical-inspired Modello Uno, the French-inspired Marine model, and this Bund-Inspired watch. And the story continues today, marking the fourth collaboration for both parties and resulting in […]

2 years ago

Introducing – UNIMATIC x Massena LAB Marine ​U1-MLM

Massena LAB, the timepiece creation studio created by industry veteran William Massena, is slowly making a name for itself with an ever-growing collection of special watches created with renowned or accessible watchmakers. Think about the bronze Habring² or the Jurassic-like MB&F clock. For its latest creation, Massena LAB joins forces again with UNIMATIC following up […]

4 years ago

Introducing – UNIMATIC x Massena LAB ​Modello Uno Ref. U1-ML6

Back in late 2018, William Massena simultaneously launched his own project named “Massena LAB” as well as the first watch resulting from this venture, the superb bronze Habring2 Erwin LAB01. Known as an avid watch collector (among many other things), Massena has a few connections in the watch industry (to say the least) and knows […]

5 years ago