By Amber Murray Watch microbrands have weathered the popping of the watch bubble fairly well. At least slightly better than their luxury neighbours, which have found themselves stuck in a weak market with prices down 30 per cent from pandemic highs. Microbrands are smaller, upstart brands without in-house manufacturing. They have gone from strength to strength in the last decade: almost no microbrands existed in the mid-2010s, while there are hundreds today. They are generally more affordable than Rolex or Patek Phillipe despite often being produced by the same factories. “The big difference i…
