We have all heard the phrase “time is money,†but what if you could make it come to life visually" Leave it to the team at IFL Watches to ...
If one thing is true about Laurent Ferrier’s watches, it’s that his designs are boldly understated. The watches don’t try to impr ...
You’re a happy and lucky soul if you can put sunshine in your pocket. But if you can?t manage to do so or that?s too abstract, what about putti ...
Have a quick look at the images in this article. Isn?t the 156 just the archetypal Sinn watch" Well?no, it’s actually not. This model is an ada ...
One of my most memorable meetings during Watches and Wonders earlier this year was with Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni. This very charismatic w ...
The breeze is changing direction, leaves are turning yellow, and legions of fans are packing up their SUV’s with coolers, cornhole gear, and mi ...
Watches can be a deeply impersonal affair. The rise of social media hype, luxury exhibitionism, and wristwatch “flexing†is very different ...
Last week, we took an excursion to the land of Nouvelle Horlogerie. This week, we’re returning to our home territory of stainless steel dive wa ...
I have never mastered packing light, which bit me during Geneva Watch Days 2024. I carried a relatively heavy backpack with camera gear, a video kit, ...
The time has come to wrap up our Best Watches Under ?10K series, and I have the privilege of closing out this latest run. Doubling the budget from ?5K ...
Another Friday, another list! This week, we look at five gentlemen’s GMT watches that stand out because of their distinguished presence. These ...
Conveniently, “spinnaker†is one of those words that is the same in English as in Dutch ? and French and German, for that matter. That mak ...
Our schedules were full at Geneva Watch Days 2024, but one of the most anticipated sessions was a late-afternoon meeting with Biver. We knew the young ...
The 2024 edition of Geneva Watch Days was the hottest ever. Not only did the temperatures soar to unprecedented heights (30+ degrees Celsius), but mor ...
Imagine taking a ?500 watch and giving it to the Artisans de Genève workshop to create something truly unique. That’s sort of what happened to ...
TAG Heuer isn’t shying away from ultra-modern styling lately. Or, I should say, the brand offers a choice of modern and classic watches, even w ...
To me, among all the big brands out there, Oris really sticks out. Ever since I bought my first luxury watch, the dressy Oris Art Blakey, I’ve ...
Hello, and welcome to Fratello Talks! Today, we’re talking about Geneva Watch Days 2024. Nacho, RJ, and Lex come together after spending some t ...
We were all quite excited here at Fratello when Longines announced a new 39mm version of the Legend Diver last November. Not only did we love the new ...
Surprise, surprise! The Omega x Swatch Speedmaster MoonSwatch will be offered online by Swatch in the United States and China starting today. These co ...
It’s no secret that I am a fan of both Unimatic and GMT watches. And in all fairness, the Italian brand has released some amazing GMTs that I w ...
With ?10K to spend, I decided to play it safe on the brand side and a little wilder on the color side. That?s why I ended up with a furiously red Gran ...
One of the most recognizable elements of the early G-Shocks is the famous brick-wall pattern. Did you know the pattern was deliberately chosen to emph ...
Every once in a while, we see comments and questions on the Speedmaster that need to be addressed. One of them is about the water resistance of the Sp ...
Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we have a different episode style. Your friendly co-hosts check in while on the go at G ...
Tool watches are not only popular but also often uncomplicated and dull from a design point of view. How refreshing it is to see and wear the Frog300 ...
While the 44GS might be Grand Seiko?s most famous model, another impressive watch came out just one year later. Aptly named the 45GS, this was a high- ...
Can Seiko’s famous Marinemaster moniker apply to two very different watches in the Prospex line" If the introduction of the new, smaller Marine ...
The French word millésime means “vintage†and is most often linked to great wines and champagnes. The new HYT T1 Millésime series offers ...
Don’t you love how the designers at Grand Seiko keep using Japanese natural phenomena and settings as inspiration" Of course, I’m not a ...
We knew there would be plenty to celebrate going into this year. As the 25th anniversary of the final year of the last millennium, there is a lot to r ...
Our Sunday Morning Showdowns are usually quite sensible. Okay?relatively sensible. We often pit two attainable everyday watches against each other to ...
I was surprised and intrigued when word got out last year that Daniel Roth would make a comeback. As a fan of Roth’s watches, I was eager to fi ...
As someone who lives and breathes watches daily, I make it my business to keep track of as many brands and new releases as possible. However, there ar ...
Have you ever seen or heard something and said to yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that"†That’s exactly what I did when I s ...
Both Frederique Constant and Alpina grace us with multiple releases during Geneva Watch Days 2024. Alpina adds a skeletonized version of its Alpiner E ...
Doxa is always one of the brands we keep a close eye on when Geneva Watch Days rolls around. This year, the brand has not disappointed with two major ...
Christopher Ward might have another hit on its hands. The brand’s new C60 Trident Lumière is an impressive titanium dive watch with a dial tha ...
In the 1999 movie The Talented Mr. Ripley, the character Dickie Greenleaf, who takes over Tom Ripley?s life, says, “‘See Venice and die,â ...
The Oris Aquis is one of the brand’s most successful watches. Its modern and muscular looks are a hit. No wonder the people in Hölstein put a ...
This past June, Breitling invited me to its Chronometrie facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The tour offered an opportunity to see the variou ...
Making its Geneva Watch Days debut, Norwegian independent brand Micromilspec has announced a new watch. Launched as a civilian model, the Milgraph is ...
We’re in the thick of Geneva Watch Days 2024. For some brands, this means debuting novelties. Today, Armin Strom brings us the Dual Time GMT Re ...
In January 2022, Ressence introduced the Type 3 BBB, a “Black, Black, Black†version of its oil-filled mechanical watch. My colleague Dave ...
Sometimes a watch release catches us by surprise. Other times, it triggers a response like ?Didn?t that already exist"? To call it predictable would s ...
I liked the Pontiac Jumping Chronograph instantly. I remember spotting Pontiac watches multiple times, but I never had an urge to jump on any. So I to ...
Hello, and welcome to Fratello Talks! Today, Nacho, RJ, and Thomas share their vintage watch wishlists. As you can imagine, these guys spend a lot of ...
As the watch world holds its breath ahead of Geneva Watch Days, Tudor has taken the opportunity to debut a new blue colorway for the Black Bay Chrono. ...
When you think of Vacheron Constantin, the Fiftysix might not be the first watch you associate with the brand. Models like the 222 and the Overseas wi ...
Do you think there?s a small group of tourbillon collectors out there who operate like Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town whose goal is to ...
I had studied it for months. I knew everything there was to know about it. The only issue was that I had never seen one in real life. The only way to ...
Well, that is what I wrote when I started this story, genuinely believing that I would have a problem choosing. But as many times before, RJ, Mike, an ...
Here at Fratello, we have a soft spot for things like G-Shocks, handcraft, and everything related to space exploration. It sounds like a weird combina ...
Last year, I had a hands-on experience with the fun and affordable Orient Bambino 38. The watches were limited editions and available in four colors, ...
In this week’s episode of Fratello On Air, we discuss how we go about servicing our watch collections. It’s another listener suggestion, ...
Wait, am I writing about autumn already" Well, we are in the last week of August, so yes, it is quickly approaching (here in the Netherlands, at least ...
I’m going to be upfront. I was not a fan when I first saw pictures of the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic VCARB. The watch started as an exclusive for ...
After talking to Serge Michel and Claude Greisler, the two co-founders of the watch brand Armin Strom, it became apparent that they do things differen ...
The world of Haute Horlogerie is gearing up for yet another highly anticipated event as Geneva Watch Days 2024 draws near. Since its inception in 2020 ...
I’m not exaggerating when I say that the new Chronosport is one of the most anticipated releases from Nivada ever. The brand that knows how to ...
Welcome to this Sunday Morning Showdown “Summer Edition.†Last week, we put two high-end golden travel timers up against each other. This ...
Acrylic crystal, aging lume, gilt dial ? these are the makings of a vintage dive watch. But the Typsim 200M isn’t old. In fact, it’s bra ...
Let?s face it: 2024 didn?t come loaded with optimism from brands, so we weren?t expecting big changes. Watches and Wonders was filled with evolutionar ...
Another Friday, another list! Last week, we concluded our series of articles covering the best watches of the first half of 2024. Now it’s time ...
Let me take you back to 2014. This is the year that “Gangnam Style†reaches two billion views on YouTube and Luis Suarez bites an opponent ...
Following the excellent British Watchmakers? Day in March is the Best of British Watches event in Brighton on Saturday, the 7th of September, 2024. Th ...
This year marks the fourth time Omega will fulfill the role of official timekeeper for the America’s Cup. The 37th edition of one of the world� ...
Minase is one of those special Japanese brands boasting outspoken designs and incredible craftsmanship. These things made me fall in love with the Min ...
The older I get, the fonder I become of rectangular watches. Today, we have such a watch that got my attention last week. It’s one of the most ...
It?s no secret that the number of authorized multi-brand dealers for big watch companies has decreased significantly in the last decade. Only the larg ...
I live in a world where ?10,000 isn’t throwaway money. However, I was researching a list of my favorite watches under this magic threshold, and ...
Hello, and welcome to Fratello Talks! If you’re listening to this latest episode on the day of its release, then Geneva Watch Days 2024 is just ...
Today, we’ll go hands-on with two lovely Glashütte Original references from the Senator Excellence series. The first is a stainless steel Perp ...
For the new Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 Limited Edition, the brand decided to release a black PVD version. At first, this might be surpri ...
Rolex surprised us all when the brand launched a Submariner with a green bezel in 2003. The stainless steel Sub was steadily monochromatic during the ...
Since its introduction in 2020, the Longines Spirit collection has become very popular. That’s understandable due to its modern design and grea ...
Owning a vintage watch can be an enriching experience. It can also be frustrating and unforgiving when someone brings up an issue or inconsistency. To ...
It’s easy to fall in love with the dials in Ming’s watches. They’re often multilayered and offer unique material applications. Th ...
This week, Fratello On Air returns with our favorite watches from the ’90s and early ’00s. It’s hard to believe that this period ...
We love to provide proper, useful consumer advice here on Fratello. Unfortunately, I won’t be doing that today. Instead, I’ll be writing ...
This Monday morning, it is all about making crucial ?bling? decisions. Not too long ago we had the pleasure of going hands-on with two diamond-set ver ...
During last year’s Watches and Wonders, I repeatedly stated that ?10K is the new ?5K. This is something that applies to what it feels like you ...
What to make of Parmigiani Fleurier’s Tonda PF Sport collection" To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t really thought about that question bef ...
The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Skeleton is nothing new in itself. The brand introduced the model in stainless steel and rose gold back in 2022. Thos ...
It’s Sunday morning, so it’s time for another Sunday Morning Showdown! So make yourself a nice cup of coffee and let our writers make th ...
Is there ever a good moment to buy a Rolex" These watches are just so popular they simply won’t go down in value. Or at least not in any dramat ...
This June, Hamilton added two more colorways to its hit collection, the Khaki Field Mechanical. Jorg covered the release here on Fratello, but in the ...
Another Friday, another list! We’re slowly coming to the end of our series of lists that highlight the best of the first half of 2024. This wee ...
Exactly five years ago, just in time for the European Masters golf competition in Crans Montana in 2019, Omega introduced an extraordinary lightweight ...
Casio has turned 50 years old this year! The brand has released a string of different 50th-anniversary models to celebrate that anniversary. We had a ...
