When the people behind Worn & Wound started ADPT, they set out to produce 100% American-made nylon watch straps. Five years later, it has turned into an actual watch brand with the introduction of the ADPT Series 1. The company name - pronounced “adapt” - is an abbreviation for All Day, Purpose, and Terrain. It’s the spirit the brand wishes to channel with the utility of its

Fratello On Air is getting ready for the holidays! In this episode, Balazs and Mike talk about holiday watches and gifts sure to please almost any watch lover. Enjoy!

In the last few years, I’ve advocated for watches in precious metals. Certain steel sports watches have been hyped so much that they’ve become more expensive than their gold and platinum counterparts. That does not make any sense to me at all. Besides this “side effect” of the hype for steel luxury sports watches, I also like the warmth and heft of precious metals. Putting

As you know, we love our G-Shocks here at Fratello. Most of the team members have a strong preference for the classic square models, and I am no exception to that. But I also love the wilder side of Casio’s G-Shock universe. The brand’s MT-G line, in particular, has seen some releases that I absolutely adore. That’s why I was curious to learn more about the new G-Shock MTG-B3000

It is rather exciting to discover that Breguet has released a new iteration of one of its “Grande Complication” wristwatches without blowing its own horn. Perhaps for the latest Breguet 7637, the brand just didn't need to. This modern-day minute repeater traces its roots back to founder Abraham-Louis Breguet's invention of the gong-spring in 1783. The Classique Repetition Minutes 7637

My second article this year was dedicated to Gallet. My penultimate article this year will be dedicated to Gallet too. Today, we will look into the Gallet Multichron Calendar Chronograph that just returned from a complete spa procedure at my watchmaker. ??It was on my radar for a while, but I never pulled the trigger. The Gallet Multichron Calendar is typically priced in the $4,000C6,000 range, an

About three years ago, I went to a watch get-together in the city of Maastricht, in the “far” south of the Netherlands. It was my first time at one of these events, so it blew my mind to see all the watches that everybody brought with them. But I also remember that many people were very excited about one specific Airain re-edition. When I went back to Amsterdam by train, I had the hono

Seiko has been steadily focusing on expanding the Prospex Speedtimer series with affordable models in 2023. This has led to the introduction of solar-powered chronographs that combine modern-day technology with retro-inspired good looks from the Speedtimer models of the 1960s and ’70s. The latest addition to that series is the blue-dial Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC937. This European Union-ex

Welcome to the antepenultimate episode of Fratello Talks in 2023. Before wrapping up the year, we thought we’d do a little bit of housekeeping. So today, Nacho, RJ, and Lex are here to bring you a watch market update. Before settling into the holidays, it’s good to look back at the year we’ll soon be leaving behind. And one thing that really caught our eye is the current shift in

Today, I have another funky design from the Behrens team. I’ve reviewed several of the brand’s watches over the last few years. The Chinese brand always finds a way to impress me with interesting takes on time-telling while offering its watches at very reasonable prices. The Behrens Apolar Producer Michael Limited Edition watch is an interesting fusion of avant-garde design and signatu

The year is quickly coming to a close, so it’s time for some retrospective action! I have the honor of opening a new series of Fratello Favorites - the best watches of 2024! These watches made the biggest impression on me. Are they objectively the best? Of course not. Instead, these are watches that I found interesting, inspiring, or simply remarkably well done.I feel 2024 was a transition y

The German R-L-X forum has this populair ‘Welche habt Ihr im Moment am Arm?’-topic. You don’t have to understand German to know what it says I guess. The most exotic watches come along in this thread, as can be seen below. One of my favorite vintage es is the Explorer II, a.k.a Steve McQueen , a.k.a ‘Freccione’. I don’t recall seeing Steve McQueen wearing this

On the 30th of October 1972, Gerald Genta (then having an important assignment for Audemars Piguet) filed a patent in the United States for his master piece, the Royal Oak. From what I read, he already documented this design in Switzerland on the 6th of December 1971.As you can see in the drawing below, is that the famous bezel screws of the Royal Oak are not aligned in the ’round’ dir

Today we talk about my passion for the Seiko 6159-7010 Grandfather Tuna and its modern interpretation, the Seiko Emperor Tuna.Seiko 6159-7010So there I was, fighting inescapable jet lag while meandering the halls of the surreal world that is Nakano Broadway. If you've never been to Nakano, it's a haven for the otaku who collect anything (and everything) related to the Japanese world of comic books

A cool watch does not have to be an expensive one. I think we can all agree on that. (Vintage)?Seikos are as cool as it gets, there are a bunch of divers that won't break the bank and not to mention the 7733/7734 vintage chronographs. So for a few hundred euros you can get yourself a true conversation maker,?something that looks and wears great. I have a watch for you today that fits exactly into

When you eat and sleep, live and breath watches you develop a strange view on money. Some brands feed you with empty and – sometimes – ignorant phrase like this is a great price point for this model or we managed to offer this watch at a very attractive price. Often, astronomical numbers follow these phrases; $10,000 here, $25,000 there like we're talking Monopoly money. So every once

We joined the official launch of the new Omega Seamaster 300M James Bond watch in NYC. We thought it would be interesting to share some impressions of that event, as Omega also took the opportunity to talk about their connection with military watches.In the past years, I've had many experiences which I would have never had if I would still be working in real estate. Visiting NYC twice for two cool

Woohoo! The Speedmaster World Cup grand final is here! The Speedmaster Calibre 321 “Ed White” versus the Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Award 45th Anniversary edition. Limited production versus limited edition, an interesting battle, for sure.Here we are, the two major players in this Speedmaster World Cup! Before we go head-to-head with the finalists, we would like to express our THANKS to

We are approaching the end of a very awkward year, to say the least. No (Speedy Tuesday) events, no traveling, and no proper GTGs could be organized. Instead, we’ve been hosting a series of Speedmaster Stories from our readers and Speedmaster enthusiasts. This week, we feature TJ’s story about his Omega Speedmaster 3590.50.In his story, TJ talks about his youth and his first encounter

We love the holiday season! It is time to wind down (but I’m hardly succeeding in doing so, to be honest), to enjoy some quality time with family and friends, and hopefully be able to hand out some gifts. This is RJ’s Christmas gift guide for 2020.I don’t want to sound spoiled - and I do like unwrapping gifts - but in the end, I have much more fun handing out gifts to those who I