Modern Independent Watch Brands
Modern independents show where watchmaking is still changing fastest: small teams, online-first launches, limited production, and highly specific design identities.
165 brands
Oldest brands
- Bruno Söhnle — 2000
- Champs-Élysées — 2000
- Gerald Charles — 2000
- U-BOAT — 2000
- Lang & Heyne — 2001
Newest brands
- Rotoris — 2026
- Stollenwurm — 2025
- Kala Watch Co. — 2025
- AKHOR — 2025
- Nalla Neram — 2024
Independent brands
- Bruno Söhnle — Glashütte
- Champs-Élysées — Neuchâtel
- Gerald Charles — La Chaux-de-Fonds
- U-BOAT — Lucca
- Lang & Heyne — Dresden
Luxury and ultra-luxury brands
- Richard Mille — ultra
- Roger W. Smith Ltd. — ultra
- De Bethune — ultra
- Jacob & Co. — ultra
- Kari Voutilainen — ultra
Key countries
- Switzerland — 61 brands
- France — 16 brands
- USA — 14 brands
- United Kingdom — 12 brands
- India — 11 brands
Key cities
- Geneva — 13 brands
- Paris — 12 brands
- La Chaux-de-Fonds — 9 brands
- New York — 7 brands
- Le Locle — 6 brands
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FAQ
- How many brands are in Modern Independent Watch Brands?
- Watchatlas currently lists 165 active brands for this guide.
- What is the oldest brand in Modern Independent Watch Brands?
- Bruno Söhnle is the oldest brand in this guide, founded in 2000.
- How many independent brands are included?
- 165 brands are listed as independent in this guide.
- How many luxury brands are included?
- 45 brands in this guide are positioned as luxury or ultra-luxury on Watchatlas.
- Bruno Söhnle — 2000 · Germany
- Champs-Élysées — 2000 · Switzerland
- Gerald Charles — 2000 · Switzerland
- U-BOAT — 2000 · Italy
- Lang & Heyne — 2001 · Germany
- MeisterSinger — 2001 · Germany
- Raidillon — 2001 · Belgium
- Richard Mille — 2001 · Switzerland
- Roger W. Smith Ltd. — 2001 · United Kingdom
- Steinhart — 2001 · Germany
- Bremont — 2002 · United Kingdom
- De Bethune — 2002 · Switzerland
- Jacob & Co. — 2002 · USA
- Kari Voutilainen — 2002 · Switzerland
- Linde Werdelin — 2002 · Denmark
- RSW — 2002 · Switzerland
- Speake Marin — 2002 · Switzerland
- Archimede — 2003 · Germany
- B.R.M Chronographes — 2003 · France
- Geovani — 2003 · Switzerland
- Konstantin Chaykin — 2003 · Russia
- Bamford Watch Department — 2004 · United Kingdom
- Bauhaus Watches — 2004 · Germany
- Christopher Ward — 2004 · United Kingdom
- GaGà Milano — 2004 · Italy
- Greubel Forsey — 2004 · Switzerland
- Habring² — 2004 · Austria
- Hautlence — 2004 · Switzerland
- MB&F — 2005 · Switzerland
- Romain Gauthier — 2005 · Switzerland
- Concepto — 2006 · Switzerland
- Rudis Sylva — 2006 · Switzerland
- Purnell — 2007 · Switzerland
- Qian Guobiao — 2007 · China
- GOS Watches — 2008 · Sweden
- Grönefeld — 2008 · Netherlands
- Kudoke — 2008 · Germany
- Abingdon Watch Co. — 2009 · USA
- ArtyA Genève — 2009 · Switzerland
- Blackout — 2009 · Switzerland
- Halios — 2009 · Canada
- Laurent Ferrier — 2009 · Switzerland
- Ludovic Ballouard — 2009 · France
- March LA.B — 2009 · France
- B360 — 2010 · United Arab Emirates
- Cyrus Genève — 2010 · Switzerland
- Ressence — 2010 · Belgium
- Autodromo — 2011 · USA
- Bausele — 2011 · Australia
- Dwiss — 2011 · Switzerland
- Kerbedanz — 2011 · Switzerland
- Memorigin — 2011 · Hong Kong
- 5280 Watch Company — 2012 · USA
- Akrivia — 2012 · Switzerland
- Behrens — 2012 · China
- David Candaux — 2012 · Switzerland
- Emmanuel Bouchet — 2012 · Switzerland
- HYT — 2012 · Switzerland
- Rexhep Rexhepi — 2012 · Switzerland
- Briston — 2013 · France
- Jaipur Watch Company — 2013 · India
- Mauron Musy — 2013 · Switzerland
- Lederer — 2014 · Switzerland
- UNDONE — 2014 · Hong Kong
- White Star Watch — 2014 · Switzerland
- Zelos — 2014 · Singapore
- Boldr — 2015 · Singapore
- Farer — 2015 · United Kingdom
- Ferdinand Berthoud — 2015 · Switzerland
- Lorier — 2015 · USA
- Lorige — 2015 · France
- Petermann Bédat — 2015 · Switzerland
- Unimatic — 2015 · Italy
- anOrdain — 2016 · United Kingdom
- Arcanaut — 2016 · Denmark
- Beda'a — 2016 · Qatar
- Brew — 2016 · USA
- Dan Henry — 2016 · Brazil
- Done Watches — 2016 · Switzerland
- Holthinrichs — 2016 · Netherlands
- Isotope — 2016 · United Kingdom
- Maison Alcée — 2016 · France
- Max Twelve — 2016 · Switzerland
- Reservoir — 2016 · France
- SERICA — 2016 · France
- Sternglas — 2016 · Germany
- Sylvain Pinaud — 2016 · Switzerland
- Vaer — 2016 · USA
- Atelier Wen — 2017 · Hong Kong
- Baltic — 2017 · France
- Bianchet — 2017 · Switzerland
- Ciga Design — 2017 · China
- Eza — 2017 · Switzerland
- Horpa — 2017 · India
- Jean-Marc Fleury — 2017 · Switzerland
- Krayon — 2017 · Switzerland
- Laine — 2017 · Finland
- Ming — 2017 · Malaysia
- Monta — 2017 · USA
- NODUS — 2017 · USA
- Remy Cools — 2017 · Belgium
- Sartory Billard — 2017 · France
- Seconde Seconde — 2017 · France
- Singer Reimagined — 2017 · Switzerland
- VENEZIANICO — 2017 · Italy
- William Wood — 2017 · United Kingdom
- Bangalore Watch Company — 2018 · India
- Dominique Renaud — 2018 · Switzerland
- Dumoreau — 2018 · Switzerland
- Felipe Pikullik — 2018 · Germany
- Haute-Rive — 2018 · Switzerland
- Kikuchi Nakagawa — 2018 · Japan
- Massena LAB — 2018 · USA
- MHP Maison Horlogère Palmer — 2018 · France
- Norqain — 2018 · Switzerland
- Simon Brette — 2018 · France
- Traska — 2018 · USA
- Trilobe — 2018 · France
- Wilbur — 2018 · USA
- BA111OD — 2019 · Switzerland
- DE RIJKE & CO. — 2019 · Netherlands
- Genus — 2019 · Switzerland
- Grail Watch — 2019 · Hong Kong
- Henoti — 2019 · China
- Kurono Tokyo — 2019 · Japan
- Löbner — 2019 · Germany
- Micromilspec — 2019 · Norway
- Naoya Hida & Co. — 2019 · Japan
- Al-Time — 2020 · Switzerland
- Beauregard — 2020 · Switzerland
- Berneron — 2020 · Switzerland
- Bimbu — 2020 · Switzerland
- Delhi Watch Company — 2020 · India
- Egeiro — 2020 · United Kingdom
- Fleming — 2020 · United Kingdom
- Gurkha — 2020 · United Kingdom
- H992 Architecte Horloger — 2020 · Switzerland
- ID Genève — 2020 · Switzerland
- KUOE — 2020 · Japan
- Maghnam — 2020 · Qatar
- Montres KF — 2020 · Switzerland
- Pragma — 2020 · Switzerland
- Studio Underd0g — 2020 · United Kingdom
- Taos — 2020 · Switzerland
- Torsti — 2020 · Switzerland
- Youhr — 2020 · Switzerland
- Furlan Marri — 2021 · Switzerland
- Toledano & Chan — 2021 · USA
- Vyntage Horology — 2021 · United Arab Emirates
- ALTO — 2022 · France
- Argos Watches — 2022 · India
- Franklord — 2022 · India
- JC Biver — 2022 · Switzerland
- Chronora — 2023 · United Arab Emirates
- Renaud Tixier — 2023 · France
- Shaw Watches — 2023 · India
- Wren — 2023 · USA
- Coromandel Watch Co. — 2024 · India
- Gagà Laboratorio — 2024 · Italy
- Magellan — 2024 · Switzerland
- Nalla Neram — 2024 · India
- AKHOR — 2025 · Switzerland
- Kala Watch Co. — 2025 · India
- Stollenwurm — 2025 · Switzerland
- Rotoris — 2026 · India