The new Norrsken Rissa by Swedish independent GoS Watches is the latest in a series of individually manufactured watches, inspired by and named after one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena the Northern Lights.

Transporting his other worldly Deep Space Tourbillon into a new dimension of technical sophistication, celebrated indie master Vianney Halter has reimagined what was an already profound creation and elevated it into the realms of the surreal.

UK-based independent online watch emporium The Limited Edition and GPHG award-winning German artisans Kudoke team up to create a very special piece of Anglo-Saxon horological art. Introducing the magnificent Kudoke 2 British Heritage limited edition.

Irish independent watchmaker John McGonigle introduces his new brand Oileán; and a superb triple calendar chronograph with a reconstructed classical Swiss heart and contemporary styling which accentuates the very best of modern Irish design, infused with subtle nuances of a mystical celtic heritage.

On the eve of its ninetieth anniversary, Louis Erard has teamed up with one of independent watchmaking’s most beguiling characters to reveal a wonderfully eclectic marriage of the Jura Valley brand’s signature configuration and the inimitable style of Vianney Halter.

For its latest creation MB&F has taken a step back to revisit what is its most elaborate and complex model, and if maybe not reinventing its own reinvention of the classical perpetual calendar, the new Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO is certainly a remaster of one of the brand’s greatest hits.

Inspired by the sleek and flowing lines of the high-speed Streamliner trains of the 1920s and ‘30s, the Streamliner Centre Seconds is every bit a Moser watch, with its daring, yet naturally ergonomic design and signature fumé effect on its striking Matrix Green dial.

If there’s one piece of watch industry news that’s pretty much guaranteed to stop the traffic, it’s the news that Rolex has dropped its hotly predicted 2020 line-up for the centrepiece of its portfolio, the Submariner collection, and for a few days at least, the only number in the world that really matters at all right now is 41.

Having metaphorically dipped its toe in the water in 2019 with the experimental Abyss Concept prototype, MING returns with a fully practical and beautifully engineered diver’s watch, with a dash of contemporary styling in the ice cool 18.01 H41 Diver.

Self-taught and still only twenty-three years of age, Russian independent watchmaker Tsoroev Rashid’s entire production of first edition watches has been swept up and sold out, well ahead of any formal launch. It’s a sign of the times in a way, but considering the challenges in his way, and with no formal campaign to promote what he has been doing, it is a very impressive feat.

Following up its award-winning Krayon Everywhere was never going to be easy for this youthful Independent watch company. Perhaps the best thing to do was to make a more attainable and wearable edition. With their Krayon Anywhere timepiece, that’s exactly what they have done.

Equipped for life on an alien world, Konstantin Chaykin unveils his extraordinary Mars Conqueror MKIII Fighter; an inter planetary time zones creation, and the first ever mechanical wristwatch to display local time on two different planets.

With its new Antarctique collection, Geneva based Czapek enters the highly exclusive luxury sporty-chic watch set with a highly impressive statement of intent, which is both modern yet classical in its stylish integrated stainless steel case and bracelet, and which also boasts an all-new in-house movement.

One of Vianney Halter’s great gifts is his ability to make so obvious the sources of the ideas which inspire him, while still making his watches unique and individual in their own right . It is genius I’m sure, and in the Grande Voyageur once again there is little left to the imagination in either its name or its design as to where its influence comes from.

Having already released three previous editions, this time URWERK have clad their impressive UR-100 in a matte yellow gold case in honour of C-3P0, the loveable yet quirky droid from the Star Wars franchise. And it looks fabulous.

When Piaget unveiled the prototype model of this watch, few thought that this astoundingly skinny piece of mechanical wizardry would ever make it to production. But, having overcome its complexities, the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept is now ready for production.

With each subsequent release, Garrick has edged ever closer to that grail of encompassing virtually all of the manufacturing processes to under the roof of its own atelier, and with its new hand crafted S3 wristwatch it’s fair to say that at this stage the young British company is at least on par with a good number of other many well known independent watch companies.

As well as being a devilishly handsome piece of contemporary design, Stepan Sarpaneva’s Lunations Harvest Moon really is an exceptional example of innovative and creatively expressive independent haute horlogerie, where conventional design and sober, reserved aesthetics take a back seat to make way for something darker, quirkier and maybe even sinister.

Take two master watchmakers, one in Geneva and the other in Moscow, who managed to put distance and technical challenges aside to create one incredible watch, and a masterpiece which bridges an era of independent watchmaking, and celebrates the talents, and the frivolous sides of both men.