Norqain Independence 22 Skeleton: Independent Spirit
The Norqain Independence 22 Skeleton brings to market a skeletonised watch that won?t cost you an arm or a leg.
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Four-year-old independent watchmaker Norqain has been steadily producing ever more impressive timepieces. A large reason behind the brand?s rapid successes has been its heightened sense of itself. The brand knew from its earliest days that it would focus on making watches for the outdoors, hence the three collections that define Norqain today have been named simply, Adventure, Freedom and Independence. Norqain also understood that for a young brand to play its own part in a market with entrenched players, it would have to defer to the wisdom of those who have walked many miles already.
In 2018, when CEO Ben Ku?ffer established the brand, he brought alongside him Ted Schneider, whose family owned Breitling for nearly 40 years, and Swiss ice hockey icon and Stanley Cup winner, Mark Streit as co-founders and board members. Ku?ffer also appointed his father, Marc Ku?ffer as chairman of the board, who brought to the table 45 years? worth of experience of having worked in the Swiss watch industry. The consortium even recently brought on industry titan Jean-Claude Biver as an advisor to the board. And one other crucial element to Norqain?s success is its long-term partnership with movement manufacturer Kenissi. As a result, Norqain is already able to lay claim to a line of movem...
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Four-year-old independent watchmaker Norqain has been steadily producing ever more impressive timepieces. A large reason behind the brand?s rapid successes has been its heightened sense of itself. The brand knew from its earliest days that it would focus on making watches for the outdoors, hence the three collections that define Norqain today have been named simply, Adventure, Freedom and Independence. Norqain also understood that for a young brand to play its own part in a market with entrenched players, it would have to defer to the wisdom of those who have walked many miles already.
In 2018, when CEO Ben Ku?ffer established the brand, he brought alongside him Ted Schneider, whose family owned Breitling for nearly 40 years, and Swiss ice hockey icon and Stanley Cup winner, Mark Streit as co-founders and board members. Ku?ffer also appointed his father, Marc Ku?ffer as chairman of the board, who brought to the table 45 years? worth of experience of having worked in the Swiss watch industry. The consortium even recently brought on industry titan Jean-Claude Biver as an advisor to the board. And one other crucial element to Norqain?s success is its long-term partnership with movement manufacturer Kenissi. As a result, Norqain is already able to lay claim to a line of movem...
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