What niche and high-end brands of watches are worth recommending?

For brands that meet the requirements of both niche and high-end, I think we can look at Henry Mu Shi and Hao Shi Lang.

Henry Mu Si is simple in modeling and elegant in design, and the whole line adopts self-made movement. Adventurer VANTABLACK concept watch takes this simplicity to the extreme.

This watch is probably the blackest one at present. It is equipped with a dial made of Vantablack, an innovative material in astrophysics. The whole dial is dark, except for two hands, there is no brand logo and time scale. The watch adopts HMC 327 movement, which is manually wound and the power is stored for 3 days.

Haolang's spin jump shows that the watch HL SPHERE is also very eye-catching. It uses the three-dimensional blue sphere on the left side of the dial to display hours, and the minutes are distributed on the right side, which is displayed in the form of bouncing. The movement is partially hollowed out, from which we can see the beauty of precision machinery. Watches are made of platinum case, limited to 28 pieces.

What is a niche? Less people use it? Few people buy it? Few people know?

What is high-end high-end? Can't afford it? No need? Don't understand? Too gorgeous?

Just a few interesting ones.

1, Richard Miller: I can't afford it.

2. Czech Leopard: It's gorgeous.

3. Roger Dube: Have a personality.

4. Frank Miller: Buy less.

5. Hublot: I don't understand.

6: Don't say too much. ...

KAURI, Samuel Gillioz, an independent watchmaker, first received training at Ecole d'Horlogerie in Geneva, and then honed his skills at some of the most famous watchmakers, including Vacheron Constantin. Now, he has realized his own way and dream, combining Swiss senior mechanics with precious materials (precious wood) in expensive watches.

For Samuel, independence means sharing his passion for special materials such as watches and rare wood, and combining them to make unique and exquisite timepieces. Kauri is a platform on which he can turn his ideas into reality and his designs into reality. This is the highest honor for a skillful craftsman.

The idea of wood and mechanics has sprouted and the preliminary design is ready. Next came the first machine: Choplin lathe of 102 1949 and Aciera F 1 milling machine of 1973. With these tools, he can finally make his first prototype.

It took several months to finally make the first Kauri model, which is an automatic Swiss astronomical clock with a solid shell made of precious or semi-precious wood.

For thousands of years, wood has been regarded as a truly valuable material. Each species has its own inherent qualities and characteristics, which provides craftsmen with many creative possibilities.

Each kind of wood is fascinating and can be used to make truly unique customized products. Even in different parts of the same piece of wood, the materials used to make shells have their own unique characteristics. Therefore, carefully choose each kind of wood, considering its texture, density and texture pattern, in order to make the highest quality watch.

Quality and traditional expertise are the core of the project, so each Kauri watch has passed the Swiss manufacturing certification.

More than 90% of the value of Kauri watches comes from Switzerland. This reflects our deep-rooted commitment to the highest quality finishes, which is achieved through close cooperation with Swiss companies, whose technology and expertise have been proved time and again.

The passion of the first watch, the essence of technology and craftsmanship.

Swiss-made open 3 16L steel mechanism perfectly matches the appearance of wood. Inside and outside, every detail of this watch has been carefully selected and developed to ensure the highest quality, strength and water resistance. The size of the watch is 4 1.00mm x 43.80mm and the thickness is 9.80 mm

Carefully hand-finished steel reaches the highest level, and every visible steel part has been polished and satin-treated, thus making the matte and smoothness in sharp contrast. Leather watchbands are produced by Protexo, a family business in Geneva.

This highly personalized timepiece is the first limited edition watch, combining cold steel with warm wood. The number of each watch in this series ranges from 1 to 50, and the number you choose is engraved on the back of the watch.

A new method of traditional watch case

From the beginning, this watch was designed to coordinate wood and steel into a coherent whole. Its manufacture reflects this and provides a durable watch that can be easily maintained when necessary.

The design is as follows:

The possibilities are infinite.

The natural elegance of Macassar ebony will provide a strong dark tone, while everyday watches may be more suitable for modern briar tones (wood is more common in pipes). Violet and its striking texture will definitely catch your eye, while the wood of concha can bring 30,000 to 50,000 years of history to your wrist.

You can also choose a pointer, and an opaque dial can be set behind the pointer. Here, each watch is tailored to the needs of the new owner.

Hand-made rare and precious wood

It may seem strange to pair wood and steel to make a unique timepiece, but NEC and ultra-expensive materials provide many opportunities for master craftsmen.

Precious wood is extremely delicate to process, and it takes many steps to make the final work aboveboard. This arduous work makes these items unique and unique, which is why they have been used to make the most famous and valuable items since ancient times.

Carefully selected craftsmanship ensures that each piece is unique.

Every kind of wood is unique, from color to texture, each has its own unique characteristics. This provides many possibilities for craftsmen, who can give each watch a unique personality. From the selection of wood to the processing of wood into finished products, every step needs extra care.

First of all, carefully study the internal quality and appearance of wood, and only choose the best quality wood. Then cut it to reveal the most interesting parts of the wood, which correspond to the design of the watch. This process requires powerful tools: steel cutting tools are used to ensure the best finish when cutting.

Then, before applying natural drying oil to form a beautiful luster and a stronger and more durable surface, both sides are gently polished to perfection.

I think Ralph Lauren perfectly combines the needs of the theme. I was a little surprised when I learned that Ralph Lauren had published the Minute Repeater, even though it had published tourbillon's works. I remember when Ralph Lauren first entered the high-end watch industry, a * * * launched three different styles of watch series. A few years later, after reorganization, fine-tuning and the addition of new members, there are now seven series.

But I think it is mainly divided into two styles: leisure sports and classical elegance. Ralph Lauren's new minute repeater belongs to the latter.

Although the information provided by Ralph Lauren does not indicate which series this work belongs to, from the appearance, it will be understood that it is based on Slim Classique series, and its twisted rope decorative pattern extends from the dial to the case, which is a detailed decorative pattern carved with 80 stripes from the center of the dial. Another feature of this watch is its thinness. This minute repeater is also a paperback work, with a diameter of 42 mm and a thickness of only10.1mm.

Ralph Lauren minute repeater is an elegant timepiece, both in appearance and surface. The round platinum case with short ears is slim, so you can lie on your wrist and get in and out between the cuffs of your shirt. The delicate noose pattern on the watch case emphasizes the traditional decoration technology and echoes the noose pattern on the inner plate. In addition, its Roman numerals and Breguet hands further add to the classical charm.

The whole watch uses a lot of circles and curves, which shows the decorative art style in the early 20th century and makes it look a little more artistic. But personally, I don't like the small second hand dial at 6 o'clock, and I have to match the Arabic numeral scale. I think the picture will be purer without it. Of course, I understand that many people like the anger brought by the second hand and can feel the vitality of the mechanical watch from it.

This is a minute repeater watch, which can tell the time, minutes and seconds, and is considered to be the most complicated technology. The movement used is naturally one of the key points. I believe many people will also be curious about who wrote it, because we all know that Ralph Lauren has not been able to make a movement by himself.

I still remember that when Ralph Lauren first appeared in SIHH, his works used the movements of Wan Guo, Piaget and Jaeger-LeCoultre. Since it belongs to the same family as these big brands, this move is naturally not surprising. However, Ralph Lauren quit SIHH and started to cooperate with other watch manufacturers outside the same door, such as La Fabrique du Temps, which provided the RL888 for Ralph Lauren's minute repeater.

RL888 is a manual winding movement, with a power storage of up to 100 hours, which is its biggest selling point, with a swing frequency of 2 1600 times per hour. Turn it over and put it on the back of the watch, and you can see all the details of the movement. You can also see a pair of hammers on the upper right. Just push the slider and you can see the operation of the time telling system.

The movement uses several long splints to stabilize the gears, which makes it look like the pocket watch movement of the19th century, reflecting the classical design of the dial. Under this arrangement, the gear set can be more clearly presented, even the scales of the main splint can be clearly seen, and the splint is also decorated with Geneva waves. Unfortunately, I haven't seen a real watch, and I don't know how it sounds when it tells the time.

Actually, I still don't know how to position Ralph Lauren's watch. I don't agree that they are just a fashion accessory. If there is, there is no need to ask tourbillon. But if you compare him with the current high-end watch brands, he seems a little fashionable, and he has no exact "production capacity". To put it bluntly, he lacks hard power, so it is difficult to compare. But if you only look at this Ralph Lauren minute repeater, regardless of the brand background or other traditional watchmaking concepts, would you like it?

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People's aesthetics are really changeable.

I wore a low-key watch for a long time.

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Unpopular, niche? There are still many, simply recommend a few, these brands should be unpopular and niche enough except Jacques Dello? I hope there is a style you like!

Recently, at the G20 summit, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wore a watch of a small Japanese brand: Minase Divido. This is a brand that was born in 2005 and is famous for its sincere workmanship, with an annual output of less than 500 units.

Their case structure is very unique, and it is also polished by zaratsu technology (this is a polishing technology originally used in mountain cities), which is very special. Equipped with eta movement. The publicity price is generally around 50,000 yuan.

Abe used to wear many watches, all of which are well-known brands such as Omega, Motorized Altman, Seiko and GS. It is really unexpected to choose to wear a little-known niche brand to attend such a major summit this time.

Tissot is no good, you can buy one for more than two thousand yuan.

Minority and high value have become the requirements for more and more people to choose watches. You don't need to be famous, and you don't need to have a complicated artistic sense. As long as it is special enough and beautiful enough, it will be very happy to have it. Looking at the demand, it is Olivia Burton, a British niche women's watch brand.

Olivia Burton

The founders Lesa and Jemma are good girlfriends. They draw inspiration from antique watches all over the world, combine the current fashion elements to create, and control them with retro fashion design and exquisite details to make interesting and idyllic watches. Olivia Burton is a brand full of British romantic and retro feelings. Watch sauce also found many miniature of British culture and lifestyle innovation from watches, and shared and interpreted them together.

From the exquisite English afternoon tea, I always feel that the British have some contradictions. On the surface, they try to be modest and polite, but in private, they may be casual and sloppy. But people who often pursue exquisite life talk about English afternoon tea, which seems to be embroidered with silver pearls, and it is also worth exploring.

"When four o'clock strikes in the afternoon, everything in the world stops for tea." This is a popular saying in Britain, and it is also recognized as the most human-rights lifestyle. The tea set depicts the patterns of plants such as rice ears and fruits, and is placed in the traditional manor courtyard to enjoy a relaxed and comfortable afternoon while chatting.

With a pleasant mood, enjoying the surrounding pastoral flowers, exquisite ladies and gentlemen, carrying lace skirts, elegant and dignified appearance, or strolling in the garden, or sipping tea, just like a beautifully decorated oil painting.

Olivia Burton's dial can hold these exotic retro romantic elements, from the back garden of English manor, flowers, birds, insects and fish, animals and plants, to aristocratic lace, semi-precious stones of natural forces, and even a glass greenhouse in an independent small world. Everything can arouse people's imagination, which is the special feature of Olivia Burton's niche watch. It has also innovated a way of life, combining the so-called outdated "antiques" with the trendy fashion trends, and presenting them perfectly, and this trend has also spread to small and exquisite elegant gadgets.