INDIES.NYC, the New York platform dedicated to independent artisan-watchmakers, today reveals the full lineup for its fourth edition, taking place Thursday, October 15, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM in Flatiron, Manhattan.
Members of the press are invited to attend and meet the participating artisan-watchmakers in person. Press accreditation is now open via RSVP. The exact venue address will be shared directly with confirmed media attendees.
With 25 participating artisan-watchmakers, this will be the largest INDIES.NYC salon to date. In the space of a year, the gathering has grown from 10 participants to 25 while retaining the format on which it was built: a highly curated, intimate encounter between collectors and the people who actually make the watches.
“Going from 10 artisan-watchmakers to 25 in just one year says a lot about the energy around independent watchmaking today,” says Jon Cruys, founder of INDIES.NYC.
“Collectors increasingly want to know who is behind a watch, how it was made and why. For us, growth is not about becoming a bigger trade show. It is about bringing more exceptional watchmakers into the room while preserving that direct connection between the maker and the collector.”
The Artisan-Watchmakers of INDIES.NYC – October 2026
1776 Atelier — Texas, United States — Jason Lu & Zach Smith / Artur Akmaev — California, United States / A.T. CREATION — France — Martin Tirello / Atelier Pieters — Les Hauts-Geneveys, Switzerland — Maarten & Jessica Pieters / Bradley Taylor — North Vancouver, Canada / Delaloye Genève — Geneva, Switzerland — Nicolas Delaloye / Dunselman Watchmaking — Zwolle, Netherlands — Annelinde Dunselman / Felipe Pikullik — Berlin, Germany / Garrick — Norfolk, England — David Brailsford & Simon Michlmayr / Holthinrichs Watches — Delft, Netherlands — Michiel Holthinrichs / Jean Khatchadourian — La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland / Kallinich Claeys — Glashütte, Germany — Johannes Kallinich & Thibault Claeys / LEGARE — La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland — Wei Koh & Guillaume Têtu 7 / MANTEIO — Switzerland — Alex Goetschi / Marco Tedeschi — Gland, Switzerland / Marcu Genève — Geneva, Switzerland — Jérôme Marcu / Mermont — Sebastian Bey-Haut — Geneva, Switzerland / Reima Koivukoski — Helsinki, Finland / Sarpaneva — Helsinki, Finland — Stepan Sarpaneva / Statera Atelier — Maringá, Brazil — Rafael Guimarães & Antonio Almir dos Santos Neto / Stéphane Pierre — Annecy, France / Tan Zehua — Shenzhen, China / TAOS — Geneva, Switzerland — Olivier Gaud, Olivier & Dominique Vaucher / VonKa & Berna — Sainte-Croix, Switzerland — Corentin Von Kaenel & Aaron Bernasconi / Zeitwinkel — Saint-Imier, Switzerland — Ivica Maksimovic, Peter Nikolaus, and Albert Edelmann
Scouting Talent, not Selling Square Meters
INDIES.NYC does not operate like a traditional watch fair, selling exhibition space to brands. It scouts independent watchmaking talent, selects the artisans it believes deserve greater visibility, and represents them in New York. The approach is closer to curation than exhibition sales.
The October salon will also continue INDIES.NYC’s commitment to the next generation of watchmaking through its “1% for the Next Generation” initiative, with participating watchmakers helping direct support toward watchmaking education.
PRESS RSVP
Thursday, October 15th, 2026 (during New York Watch Week)
HOURS
3:00PM — 9:00PM
Flatiron, Manhattan, New York City
Exact address shared with confirmed media attendees
PRESS RSVP: https://svlie.share.hsforms.com/2Ww7dS1apRqe3qgcdYPw5rw
