BAD idea to start a microbrand?

We have many threads asking something along the lines of …

“Which microbrands have gone under?”
“Which was your favorite among the now-defunct microbrands”?
Etc.

Even my favorite microbrand bloke (Chris of NTH) had to throw in the towel after a while.

I found this by accident, and I thought: It must suck to be NEZUMI.
The original sells for like 400 Euros. See below.
Nothing NEZUMI can do about it, really, from a continent away.

And there are other similar sad stories I’ve read…

BAD idea to start a microbrand?

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“Need” for a dressy yet sporty watch

I’ve realized i’ve sold all my dress watches and yet, it would be nice to have one dressy enough to use while going out dressed a bit nicer.
I’m not a tux guy at all, so any not huge, white or silver dial watch would probably do. But i want it to be useful in other settings as well, so a steel bracelet or different strap options would be nice.

Any front runners for this kind of wishes?
I’m thinking new or used. 17cm wrist so 39 – 40mm size (i don’t like a lot smaller then that). Not too…

“Need” for a dressy yet sporty watch

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A bit of a saga…

Hey peeps!!

I got into watches a few years ago, window shopping mind you, my student budget couldn’t afford anything nice. However, after a little bit of time without making any purchases, and after trying on my friends Rolex, I fell off the bandwagon.

Within the last year though, watches recaught my interest and I started shopping around for a nice affordable brand to get a watch from. After a couple weeks of looking, Spinnaker caught my eye, the Bradner Pacific blue specifically, it was…

A bit of a saga…

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Seiko Panda

We have dog Hublots and now we have actual panda Seikos. At least this time it’s cute-r and doesn’t cost as much as a car? Limited to 3000 and 2000 for each colour respectively. I see this getting sold out pretty easily.

Specifications
Movement: Quartz (±15 seconds per month (±1 second per day)) [8T61]
Diameter: 43×14.6mm (L2L 44.1mm)
Crystal: Hardlex
Water Resistance: Splash?
Price: 540USD
Available from: Nov 2026 (3,000 and 2,000)
URL…

Seiko Panda

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