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Days of the Independents 2026 puts 34 makers in a free Mayfair room on 19 September
The Limited Edition has confirmed Days of the Independents 2026 for 19 September at its Mayfair space, with Armin Strom, Czapek, Sarpaneva and Konstantin Chaykin among the 34 makers listed.
Hen & Mills Editorial · 2 min read · 11 August 2026
The venue is called Pietro's Lounge. On 19 September there will be thirty-four independent watchmakers in it, which is more independents than I have stood near in my whole life, lounge or otherwise. Entry costs nothing. You register first, and that is the entire barrier.
The show is Days of the Independents 2026, run by The Limited Edition, the Leicester retailer that has spent the past few years turning itself into the British home for independent watchmaking. Pietro's Lounge is its London space in Mayfair, and this is the annual outing.
The fourteen names that would normally cost you a flight
Armin Strom, Arnold & Son, Czapek, Konstantin Chaykin, Lang & Heyne, Laurent Ferrier, Sarpaneva, Tutima and Angelus are all confirmed. So are Lederer, David Candaux, Rudis Sylva, L. Leroy and Carl Suchy. Seeing that lot together usually means Geneva during a fair week.
The rest of the list runs Amida, ArtyA, Atelier Wen, Awake, Byrne, Cédric Johner, Felipe Pikullik, GaGa Laboratorio, Garrick, GoS, Maison Alcée, Philippe Narbel, Neode, Ophion, Oscillon, Ricky Hong, Sartory Billard, Singer, SpaceOne and Zeitwinkel.
It reaches well outside Switzerland, too. Atelier Wen is Chinese, GoS is Swedish, Sarpaneva is Finnish, Garrick is English and Ricky Hong works out of Hong Kong. Someone has clearly been looking further afield than the usual valleys. Sarpaneva on its own would do me, honestly. I have wanted to see one in the metal for about a decade and have managed it precisely never.
Why we are saying 34 and not 35
Oracle Time reported 35 brands. The organiser's own page says 34 confirmed with more to follow, and there are 34 names on the exhibitor list, so 34 is the figure here until The Limited Edition updates it. It will probably climb before September.
Free to get in, but the room is small
Registration is in advance, through The Limited Edition's site. The organiser calls numbers extremely limited, which at a free event usually means the room is a good one rather than a big one.
Think about the shape of it before you book anything. One day, a Saturday, and it sits fairly close to the rest of the autumn watch calendar. Flying in from Australia for a single afternoon is not a plan, it is a dare, so build a fortnight around it if you are coming that far.
Where thirty-watches-a-year makers meet buyers now
The big fairs have folded into Watches and Wonders, and that one keeps tilting towards the groups. A maker turning out thirty watches a year cannot justify a stand there, and most do not try.
So a room like this is where they meet the people who actually buy from them, and where you can handle a Rudis Sylva or a Lang & Heyne without an appointment and a purchase history behind you. For a British collector it costs an email and a Saturday.
