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Suspend Your Disbelief: The Inner Workings Of Formex's Case Suspension System

Reviews

April 7, 2024

Suspend Your Disbelief: The Inner Workings Of Formex's Case Suspension System

Formex is a brand who’ve been making waves with recent releases including the excellent Essence and Reef lines, two sets of watches which are well-loved in their respective circles. At the heart of each iteration...

Strap Showcase

August 14, 2023

Formex Field Strap Showcase

Our review of the Formex Field established that it was anything but an ordinary field watch. Their interpretation of the classic field watch involves a complete reimagining of the genre, and that's why we love...

Formex Field on test – A Radical Option!

Reviews

August 14, 2023

Formex Field on test – A Radical Option!

Question when is a field watch not a normal field watch? Answer, when it is a titanium Formex Field. As we have come to expect from this Swiss company they take every genre and totally...

Formex introduces the Essence Splash Chronometer Limited Collection

Watch News

July 13, 2023

Formex introduces the Essence Splash Chronometer Limited Collection

Introducing the Essence Splash Chronometer Limited Collection featuring a series of vibrant dials that perfectly balance pastels and neon hues. Hand-sprayed in Formex’s own dial manufacture in the Swiss Jura mountains, they come with the...

Formex Essence ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer – Mother-of-Sky Special Edition.

New Product Release

June 9, 2023

Formex Essence ThirtyNine Automatic Chronometer – Mother-of-Sky Special Edition.

Back in February 2021 Formex launched a reduced size 39 mm version of their popular 43mm Essence watch. The ThirtyNine hit the market with the same outstanding detail and build quality as the original model...

The Formex REEF Radiant Bronze - A limited collaboration with Collective Horology

Watch News

April 30, 2023

The Formex REEF Radiant Bronze - A limited collaboration with Collective Horology

Together Formex Swiss Made Watches and Collective Horology are proud to introduce the Formex REEF Radiant Bronze for Collective. Formex REEF Bronze Dial - Credit Formex This 300m water resistant diver is a standard REEF...

Formex partners with WatchGecko on a new Miltary style strap collection

Watch News

January 19, 2023

Formex partners with WatchGecko on a new Miltary style strap collection

Formex and WatchGecko collaborate on a range of Military Style straps for the Formex Essence and Essence Leggera Since 2020 we have been great exponents of Formex watches. They are consistently in our best-seller list and represent...

Reviews

January 10, 2023

The Omega Aqua Terra Killer? The Formex Essence ThirtyNine and FortyThree

Nearly two years ago we reviewed the latest incarnation of the Omega Seamaster 38mm Aqua-Terra and speculated how it was a Rolex Datejust killer. In every measurable way the Omega was better than the Rolex...

Reviews

January 6, 2023

Travel the world with the new Formex REEF GMT Chronometer

The lure of GMT watches Overseas travel prior to Wi-Fi and mobile phones was rather exciting. It was an era when commercial aircraft were gleaming silver metal; arguably more visceral as you were totally disconnected...

4 billion years in the making – Formex Essence Leggera Space Rock

Watch News

December 8, 2022

4 billion years in the making – Formex Essence Leggera Space Rock

A wonderful by-product of the human exploration of space is how often the quest has spawned a fine wrist watch. Most are connected in some way to astronauts themselves, however this new Formex is quite...

Hands On With The Formex REEF 300m Diver Chronometer

Reviews

May 27, 2022

Hands On With The Formex REEF 300m Diver Chronometer

Revisiting a modern legend