Modern dive watches were invented in the 1950s, with icons like the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, Rolex Submariner and Omega ...

Seattle-based microbrand Typsim built this handsome skin diver with some uncommon details, including a unique dial ...

Microbrand Wren has quietly been producing one of the best dive watches for the money, and its latest nails the industry's ...

Microbrand Watches Are the Focus of a New Fair in Prague Organizers of the December event in the Czech capital want to attract local visitors as well as some of the city’s many holiday tourists.

Let’s take a look at some of this years outstanding microbrand watch models that could be excellent personal purchases or gift ideas for the holidays in 2020.

This Italian microbrand has become something of a cult hit over the last few years, thanks in no small part to its unique perspective and smart deployment of limited editions.

The new French-made watch is also sized like a vintage diver, clocking in at just 38.5mm across, making it the smallest modern Super Compressor on the market.

French Microbrand Serica Drops $1,300 USD 5303-3 Diver: Marking the brand's first use of color.

But how can a potential watch buyer distinguish a quality microbrand from the scores of inexpensive impostors on the internet?

Halios The original drop culture Microbrand watch, Halios was founded in 2009 in Canada and has been selling out limited edition dive watch runs in a matter of minutes ever since.

The instructor, who knew just about everything there was to know about SCUBA diving, was an old-school kind of guy. A real-life crusty treasure hunter, he'd been diving for well over 30 years.