Keeping up with independent and microbrand watch releases can feel like a full-time job. With new launches appearing almost every week, it is easy to miss some genuinely interesting timepieces. Fortunately, you don’t have to. We’ve done the hard work for you, scanning the latest releases to highlight the watches that caught our attention.
Here are some of the most notable independent and microbrand watch releases since mid June and throughout July 2026.
1. Bravur x Zwift Limited Edition
If you’re a cyclist, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of Zwift. The online training platform allows cyclists to ride and train indoors while exploring virtual worlds, racing against other riders, and tracking progress. Over the years, it has become one of the most popular platforms for indoor cycling enthusiasts. Bravur, the Swedish watch brand with a long-standing focus on cycling-inspired watches, has collaborated with Zwift to create the Bravur × Zwift Limited Edition — a watch packed with references to Zwift’s virtual cycling world.
The watch shares the same case profile as Bravur’s Team Heritage collection. It is housed in a compact 37 mm 316L stainless steel cushion-shaped case with a 44.6 mm lug-to-lug measurement and 11.4 mm thickness including the crystal. The case features a screw-down crown protected by crown guards and offers 100 metres of water resistance. Inside beats the Swiss-made Sellita SW200-2 automatic movement, which delivers a 62-hour power reserve.
The dial is where the collaboration truly comes to life. The 12 o’clock hour marker is replaced by Zwift’s logo, while the bright orange seconds hand reflects the company’s signature colour. At the centre of the dial is a textured pattern inspired by Zwift’s volcanic lava world, and the minute track draws inspiration from a racing circuit. There are several more subtle references throughout the design that cycling fans will appreciate.
What makes this collaboration particularly interesting is that it feels authentic. Rather than partnering with an unrelated brand, Bravur has collaborated with a company that shares its passion for cycling. So, if you’re a cycling enthusiast and want to feel even closer to that world, whether you’re riding indoors on Zwift or out on the open road, the Bravur × Zwift Limited Edition is a watch well worth considering. Priced at EUR 1,395 and limited to just 100 pieces, it is a fitting tribute to the sport and the community behind it.
2. Navygraf Barracuda CMM.20 Limited Edition
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is celebrating its 400th anniversary, and Yema—its official watch partner—is marking the occasion with the release of the Navygraf Barracuda CMM.20 Limited Edition. While it is first and foremost a dive watch, it incorporates several design cues inspired by the French Navy.
Named after the Barracuda-class submarine, the watch offers 300 metres of water resistance. The defining feature of this watch is its forged carbon dial and bezel. Due to the randomised carbon pattern, no two watches will be exactly alike, giving each piece a unique appearance. Red has been chosen as the accent colour, a nod to the colours associated with the French Navy. The unidirectional bezel features 120 clicks, while the dial designed to be highly legible is equipped with Grade A Super-LumiNova C1 on the hour markers, bezel and hands. Protecting the dial is a 2.5 mm double-domed sapphire crystal.
Inside beats Yema’s in-house CMM.20 micro-rotor movement, which delivers a dependable 70-hour power reserve. The calibre is remarkably thin, allowing the watch to maintain an overall thickness of just 9.75 mm. The watch is assembled in France and comes fitted with a NATO-style strap. Retailing at EUR 2,249, the Navygraf Barracuda CMM.20 is limited to just 400 pieces and is likely to appeal to collectors looking for a modern dive watch with French naval heritage.
3. Arsène Lippens Artigiano – Threads of Arabian Heritage
The Artigiano collection from Arsène Lippens is built around one defining feature: fabric dials. While the standard collection uses Italian fabrics, the brand has collaborated with Kuwaiti watch collector and content creator Salem, better known on Instagram as Tokei Ronin, to create a special edition timepiece.
Over the years, Salem has built a strong following among watch enthusiasts in the Middle East and has more than 16,000 followers on Instagram. As a well-known figure within the region’s watch community, it is only fitting that this collaboration draws inspiration from Arabian culture—something that local enthusiasts and anyone with an appreciation for Middle Eastern heritage can relate to. The timepiece features a custom silk dial inspired by the traditional patterns found on the shmagh, the headscarf traditionally worn by men across much of the Arab world.
The Artigiano is housed in a 37.5 mm 316L stainless steel case with a 45.5 mm lug-to-lug measurement and an overall thickness of just 9.9 mm, including the crystal. Inside runs the manually wound Sellita SW210-1b movement which runs for 48 hours when fully wound. The watch is also water resistant to 50 metres.
Costing CHF 1,250, the Artigiano is limited to just 25 pieces. Unfortunately, all of them have already been allocated. You might be wondering what the point is of us writing about a watch that is already sold out. Well, we simply wanted to let you know about this interesting release. If you like what you see, it’s worth following Arsène Lippens. Who knows? The brand may reissue this watch or come up with something similarly interesting in the future.
4. Sicura HEXA 400 Series
Here’s another brand that has been brought back to life after lying dormant for many years. Sicura’s origins date back to 1939, and from 1957 onwards the company was led by Ernest Schneider, the well-known Swiss watch entrepreneur. During the following decades, Sicura produced a wide range of watches before Schneider acquired Breitling in 1979. As his attention gradually shifted towards rebuilding Breitling, Sicura slowly faded from the market.
The revived brand returns with the new HEXA 400 collection, taking clear inspiration from the original Sicura Diver 400 introduced in 1968. Like its predecessor, the watch features a distinctive hexagonal case and a twin-crown layout. One feature that particularly caught our attention—and one of the reasons we chose to include it in this roundup—is its dual-bezel system. The watch is fitted with a black ceramic dive bezel as well as an internal rotating bezel for tracking a second time zone. The internal bezel is operated via the crown at 2 o’clock, while the lower crown is used to wind the movement and set the time and date.
The stainless steel case measures 40 mm in diameter, 46 mm lug-to-lug, and 14 mm in thickness. It offers 400 metres of water resistance, significantly exceeding the minimum requirement set for a dive watch. The watch also incorporates the other essential features expected of a modern dive watch, including large, legible hour markers and lumed hands and indexes. Powering the watch is the Swiss-made Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement in Elaboré grade, offering a 38-hour power reserve. The Sicura HEXA 400 collection is offered in three dial colours: black, classic blue, and bright orange. Regardless of the colour chosen, each variant retails for EUR 1,450.
5. DOXA SUB 300 Ti5 Clive Cussler
DOXA‘s latest release is a dive watch created to honour its long-time friend of the brand and its best-known ambassador, Clive Cussler. Cussler was an American novelist best known for his adventure and thriller novels, as well as an underwater explorer. He also founded the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), an organisation dedicated to discovering and preserving historic shipwrecks. In Cussler’s novels, the fictional hero Dirk Pitt famously wears an orange-dial DOXA dive watch, helping to cement the brand’s association with underwater adventure.
Limited to just 300 pieces, the SUB 300 Ti5 Clive Cussler is housed in DOXA’s signature cushion-shaped case crafted from Grade 5 titanium. The case measures 42.5 mm in diameter, 45 mm lug-to-lug, and 13.4 mm in thickness. It features a screw-down crown and offers 300 metres of water resistance rating. Inside the case sits a sandwich-style dial, where the upper titanium layer, with its cut-out hour markers, reveals a lower disc coated with Super-LumiNova. A date window is positioned at 3 o’clock, and the dial is protected by a sapphire crystal.
Elsewhere, the watch retains many of the design elements that DOXA enthusiasts have come to expect, including the brand’s distinctive case silhouette, bright orange minute hand, and orange accents on the bezel markings. Powering the watch is the COSC-certified Swiss automatic movement, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and delivering a 38-hour power reserve. The watch is paired with a rubber strap and is available for purchase at EUR 3,190.
Closing Notes
There you have it – a selection of five interesting watch releases from the past few weeks. While three of them are dive watches, the list also includes a dress watch for those who prefer a more elegant style and a watch for cycling enthusiasts.
The independent and microbrand watch scene never stands still, with exciting new releases arriving almost every week. We’ll continue to highlight the most interesting launches, so be sure to check back regularly at TimepieceNook for the latest discoveries.
