Over the past year, Swiss newcomer Norqain has been attracting a growing amount of positive press, with much of the excitement focusing on the brand’s interesting and sports-minded steel models. Norqain watches have also drawn admiration for their inner mechanisms, crafted in partnership with Kenissi, a Tudor-founded movement manufacturer. Now Norqain expands its popular Freedom collection, adding two new, scaled-down designs.

The two designs, which encompass a total of four new watches, include the Freedom 60 GMT, at a 40-mm size; and Freedom 60 39, which, as its name implies, is slightly smaller, at 39 mm in diameter. These additions are the smallest models within the Freedom collection to date ? 2 mm smaller than the previous Freedom 60 time-and-date models, and 3 mm smaller than the ever-popular Freedom 60 Chrono series. Together, they aim to bring the attention-grabbing series to a slightly wider audience, with the GMT functionality and smaller sizing coming as a direct response to requests from fans and buyers of the brand.
Freedom 60 GMT

The Freedom 60 GMT is arguably the more exciting of the two new releases. It is available in two colorways, the first a more traditional steel watch with a black dial, and the other opting for the trendier look of a bronze case with a rich brown dial. The bronze edition is limited to 300 models and the steel version is available on an ongoing basis. The aforementioned 40-mm case comes in at a wrist-friendly thi...