

It’s unclear if this was the reasoning behind the Manime La F’s case, but the label of “cushion case” does imply a friendly and comforting shape with plenty of softness. But after realising that the general population could benefit from physical manifestations of happy memories and connections, he decided to make it available to the world. These watches originally began as a limited run specifically for brand owner Édourd Paris’ friends – the ultimate friendship bracelet you might say. This week’s featured microbrand aims to put smiles on your dials with the Manime La F, an elegant watch based around the theme of friendship. In practice, most watch fans use their watches as extensions of their own tastes instead of life-or-death tools, so there is definitely room for a little more joy in the watch world.

Military watches have quite a dark theme, and you could make the argument that dive watches are also the embodiment of surviving harsh conditions. The most popular watches at the moment are often surrounded by a contextual suffering. I/trending 6956 MICRO MONDAYS: The Manime La F is a watch dedicated to the theme of friendship Fergus Nash
