F.P. Journe, as one of the most revered contemporary independent watchmakers, needs no introduction anymore. His work has been acclaimed by many colle ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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It was only back in September that I sat down with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, the 4th managing director of Fears watches. After a long chat about the c ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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When we look back at the end of a year in watches, it seems like Seiko releases are always a highlight. They never have a bad year, and consistentl ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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We can’t wait to step into the new year, for obvious reasons, but we do reflect on 2020 as well, of course. It was the weirdest year ever, with no r ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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There is hardly a better indicator of timeless design principles than the continued existence of those principles in the modern world. Here we have a ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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If the 1970s Rolex Daytona took the 1970s Heuer Skipper on a romantic trip to a desert island, the latest Christopher Ward’s C65 Chronograph is prob ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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A few weeks ago, the NASA mission OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) bounced a spa ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch l ...
31-12-2020 19:33
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And of we go for the first part of our WATCHPORN compilation with some of our best shots of the year and despite being such a special one, well we are ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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I hope you had a good Christmas. We have finally made it to the end of the year! In this round-up, we will be taking a look at the watches that the te ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch l ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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Old Bamford’s been busy this year, but despite his interesting work with LVMH, his own brand, and our friends at Time+Tide, he found time to collabo ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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At MONOCHROME, we?re always thrilled to see the launch of new independent brands, specifically when we?ll be talking of high-end and truly hand-made h ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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In our recent Q&A podcast, a listener asked about trends that we?ve been happy to see take hold. A more adventurous use of color among watch brands ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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It’s the last Wrist Game or Crying Shame of 2020. Let’s end this crazy year with the kooky Rolex Milgauss. But first… Last week, just before Chr ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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Earlier this year, during the digital presentation of Watches & Wonders, Jaeger-LeCoultre unveiled a refreshed take on its Master Control collection. ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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It points out that, in 2020, here on Fratello, I wrote 38 articles. I’m writing because I’m passionate about watches, so I liked writing every one ...
30-12-2020 19:34
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Back in October, in our podcast about great watches between $3,500 and $5,000, I mentioned Holthinrichs Watches, a small brand based in the Netherl ...
29-12-2020 19:34
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We take a quick look at the new Oak & Oscar Olmsted Matte, a thoughtful variant on the brand’s field watch. It’s hard to believe that it was almos ...
29-12-2020 19:34
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Chinese New Year commences on the 12th of February and welcomes the Year of the Metal Ox. Blancpain commemorates the occasion with a new version of it ...
29-12-2020 19:35
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In this installment of Military Watches of the World, we travel to the Middle East to examine the timepieces of the Israel Defense Forces. Header i ...
29-12-2020 19:34
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Unless you want to go down the road of modded watches, the simplest way to give your precious timepiece a fresh look is a new strap. Especially if the ...
29-12-2020 19:34
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It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch l ...
29-12-2020 19:35
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Part of the trilogy of timepieces to celebrate the 175th anniversary of watchmaking in Glashütte, the 1815 Thin Honeygold ?Homage to F. A. Lange? is, ...
29-12-2020 19:35
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The Speedmaster First Omega in Space is now being discontinued. What makes the Speedmaster FOiS 311.32.40.30.01.001 so special and do you need to orde ...
29-12-2020 19:34
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It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch l ...
28-12-2020 19:38
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Jaquet Droz has always placed a lot of emphasis on its Ateliers d?Art watches. Developed in the company?s La Chaux de Fonds workshop in Switzerland, t ...
28-12-2020 19:38
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We are living through a golden era of sports watch design. I’ve alluded to it countless times this year and blurted it out loud on more than one occ ...
28-12-2020 19:37
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During its short History, Sternglas, the Hamburg-based brainchild of Dustin Fontaine, has managed to turn out a serious number of smart, wearable time ...
28-12-2020 19:37
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No doubt, the concept of a perpetual calendar luxury sports watch is highly desirable, as combining the visual appeal of a sporty-chic watch with an i ...
28-12-2020 19:38
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The resemblance to the legendary Rolex Explorer 1016 is undeniable. After a week on the wrist with the prototype, I see more than a distinct expeditio ...
28-12-2020 19:37
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Hello there, aBlogtoWatch community. This is Ariel Adams, and I’m here to wish you a very fine end to 2020. I am not alone in hoping that most of 20 ...
28-12-2020 19:37
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My journey into Seiko and it’s watches has been a relatively recent part of my watch collecting journey. Technically, I haven’t added any Seiko wa ...
28-12-2020 19:37
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The work that goes into designing, engineering, and building a new movement is substantial, and the move is generally regarded as newsworthy. We sa ...
28-12-2020 19:37
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Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser For nearly a century and a half, Longines has been crafting precision timepieces out of its wor ...
27-12-2020 19:32
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It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch l ...
27-12-2020 19:33
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An accessory that every man needs, the dress watch is, without doubt, the simplest but most elegant type of watch. Refined, discreet, visually simple ...
27-12-2020 19:33
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In our Sunday Morning Showdown, two of our writers go head-to-head in an epic showdown for the ages. Strong opinions and hysterical hyperbole are welc ...
27-12-2020 19:32
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Get A Sneak Peek At Peter Jackson?s Beatles Documentary
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26-12-2020 19:31
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We?ve already discovered that six wheels can be just as much fun as four or two for that matter. Transportation generally has an even number of wheels ...
26-12-2020 19:32
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The first time I encountered Titoni I was presented with a brand I had literally never heard of. And by the time I came face-to-face with these watche ...
26-12-2020 19:31
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Spend some time with the aBlogtoWatch team and our hand-picked guests by listening to the latest episodes of the SUPERLATIVE Podcast on Bleav right he ...
26-12-2020 19:31
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First things, first, Happy Christmas to all of the Fratelli! From the team here at Fratello Watches, we hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday and ...
26-12-2020 19:31
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It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch l ...
26-12-2020 19:32
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It?s a fairly common practice for luxury car manufacturers to tie up with high-end watchmakers to come up with a range of co-branded timepieces. But ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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You will probably be surprised by all the different kinds of shapes that can be found in this selection of over 100 watches from the late 1950s, 1960s ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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It was just a few short weeks ago that we featured Junghans? latest entry in the Meister series, the Meister Automatic, in these very pages. That w ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Blue dials on watches have gone from novelty to mainstream; it?s rare these days to find any popular watch model, or family, that doesn?t offer at lea ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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While Habring² is certainly famous for its impressively simplified take on the DoppelChronograph (split-seconds), something Richard Habring developed ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Blue dials have been incredibly popular in our industry since mechanical watchmaking burst into life once more in the late ’80s and early ’90s. To ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Living just 45 minutes away from the Glashütte Original factory, and having worked across the road from the building for three years, following six ye ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Money no object, huh" An interesting thing about this segment to note is how far we saw the luxury watch industry drift from halo products in favor of ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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As we’ve covered extensively throughout the year, 2020 marks 60 years since the release of the first Grand Seiko watch, and if you thought the brand ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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We?re nearly there, watch fam. 2020 has been one for the record books and as we look forward to a brighter 2021, it?s time we pause and take stock ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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The Piaget Altiplano Skeleton is a model that was presented in 2012? Still, we didn?t have yet the opportunity to go hands-on with it. So when Piaget ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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It doesn?t happen every year that Christmas Eve falls on Thursday. The last time it happened was in 2015 and over the last few years, I found myself t ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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My recent article on the new Royal Oak Offshore made me curious about the pre-owned market for these models. Spoiler alert: don’t expect anything ch ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Following up on their Oceangraph and C-1000 releases earlier this year, Ollech & Wajs have announced a chronograph dubbed the Navichron which calls ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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As more and more of today?s consumers look for watches that make a truly personal statement, the art of customization is in rising demand. In this fea ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Tissot has been ticking in the city of Le Locle since 1853 and holds the distinction of selling more watches than any other Swiss watch brand. In 2019 ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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As soon as I saw the Tudor Royal, I thought “OysterQuartzâ€. Rolex’s quartz watch with an integrated bracelet produced from 1977 (a very good yea ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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There is no way around it, 2020 has been a weird and eventful year. Looking back at this year, it might be wise to remind ourselves of the amazing rel ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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We love watches for many reasons around here, chief among them is their ability to provide us a practical service in a fashionable package. It?s di ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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The revival of heritage watch brands is always exciting, but for U.S.-based watch collectors, the revival of classical American watchmakers is all the ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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If you’re into watches, and specifically independent watchmaking, Marco Lang is a name that should sound familiar to you. Indeed, Lang is one of the ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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The Royal Oak Offshore has been incredibly popular since its introduction in 1993. At some point ? seems like ages ago ? almost everyone neglected the ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Although the brand itself is a new contender in the world of watchmaking, the eponymous founder behind Marco Lang is no stranger to boutique horology. ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Watch design has clearly taken a turn toward vintage-inspired design. More often than not, we?re seeing derivative designs, the use of creamy lume, ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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WatchTime is currently being published here in the United States as well as in India, Mexico, Middle East and Turkey (with additional sister-publicati ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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I?ve said this many times; dive watches are a dime a dozen these days. You?ve got Rolex, Blancpain and Omega (among others) covering the high end, whi ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Welcome back to Wrist Game or Crying Shame. This week we put on our fancy duds with a look at the Cartier Tank Basculante 2390. But first… It turns ...
25-12-2020 19:37
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Lorier, in a relatively short period of time, has become one of the hottest small brands in the community that we cover here on Worn & Wound. Their ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Blancpain?s Villeret collection channels the haute horlogerie roots of the world?s oldest watchmaking brand and continues to innovate with an array of ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Created in 2015, The Limited Edition (TLE) is a rather unique UK-based concept that aims at gathering some of the most limited and high-end timepieces ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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In this podcast, I talk with OMEGA’s Mr. Andreas Hobmeier, Vice President of Production and Procurement, about Master Chronometer and the role of ME ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Ending 2020 with a statement, Vacheron Constantin has unveiled the latest addition to its catalog, an exclusive and limited-edition watch released in ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Hello to all,
This is year is ?finally? coming to an end and we keep our fingers crossed that 2021 won?t be a full repeat of 2020. It might well star ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Naturally, the chaos of 2020 and the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on both the watch industry and its consumers. With the uncertai ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Of course, over the course of 2020, Omega introduced more than three Speedmaster watches. However, the release calendar was significantly scaled back ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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This is likely the third or fourth time I?ve told this little story, but for those who missed the previous articles, when Seiko announced the 55th ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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The holidays are close, and while a new watch or two (or three or four) might be on the minds and lists of many WatchTime readers, most of us are also ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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A few months ago, we took a look at the Certina DS Action Diver Powermatic 80, a watch that impressed us for its quality, its mechanical content, its ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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We take a look at a fun and highly affordable release in the guise of the Timex MK1 Mechanical. Spoiler alert: for this price, this is about as good a ...
22-12-2020 19:34
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Even before the destruction caused by the pandemic really settled in, 2020 was looking like a wobbly, transitional year for the watch industry. Baselw ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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It’s no secret that we are fans of the Rado brand here at Fratello. Especially the vintage-inspired timepieces. These throwback fancies are loved by ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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Usually, around this time of the year, you look back at the year that (almost) lies behind you. Due to the current situation, there isn?t much to look ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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Richard Mille has made its name in the world of Haute Horlogerie by creating highly-technical timepieces that are crafted out of cutting-edge materia ...
21-12-2020 19:40
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2020 has been a year for vibrant dial colors in watchmaking, particularly green and red, and as the year draws to a close Jaeger-LeCoultre has begun i ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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If you collect watches (or are thinking of starting a collection), keeping them safe and protected is wise. Finding adequate coverage for a collection ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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If you?ve been following new watch releases at all this year, you?re probably already well aware that Grand Seiko has been pulling out all the stop ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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Porsche Design adds to its collection of timepieces ? which launched in 1972 with the iconic Chronograph I inspired by a Porsche 911 dashboard ? with ...
21-12-2020 19:40
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Like many other members of the Swiss watch industry, Omega is no stranger to the concept of charity watches, which are created to raise awareness and ...
21-12-2020 19:40
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Who doesn’t like multi-functional, go-anywhere, do-anything watches, eh" And when it comes to gift buying, you’re probably best off covering as ma ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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In April this year, the collaboration between Jacob & Co. and Bugatti spawned the incredible Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon timepiece. The standout design ...
21-12-2020 19:40
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As the festive season approaches, many of us are gearing up for some serious gift-giving. But before you get to give those gifts, you’ve got to deci ...
21-12-2020 19:39
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The popularity of dive watches is at an all-time high, and there are plenty of big fish in the pond. With stiff competition from all quarters, it?s al ...
21-12-2020 19:40
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So I won the Fratello Speedmaster World Cup 2020. Actually, I didn’t win anything; it was the watch I was assigned to as custodian for this competit ...
20-12-2020 19:38
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MONOCHROME has always been, since its inception in 2006, a celebration of fine watches. And by that, we mean mechanical watches in general, from high- ...
20-12-2020 19:39
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I must admit that at Fratello, we don’t cover all well-meant watch start-ups by far. Crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indigogo seem to provide ...
20-12-2020 19:38
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2020 is nearly over (pause for cheering), and it’s time for the aBlogtoWatch team to once again memorialize those timepieces that received the most ...
20-12-2020 19:38
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