For these Pre-Owned Spotlight articles, we often pick watches from fairly typical brands. That’s partially because those watches are easier to find. However, that doesn’t mean we overlook the less obvious brands. Since visiting the Herms and Louis Vuitton manufactures last year, I’ve also started looking for pre-owned watches from brands better known for their fashion or jewelry

One of the things I loved best about being a Panerai owner was changing straps regularly. By swapping their shoes, the look of the Panerai watches drastically changed. Unfortunately, REM Straps did not exist at the time. We got to know the folks at the company very well during our partnership on Speedmaster straps. Quality and creativity resulted in a lineup of exciting straps for various Omega Sp

By now, we are used to catching glimpses of future Omega Seamaster Diver 300M releases on Daniel Craig’s wrist. Despite his retirement as 007, Craig is the Biel-based brand’s go-to ambassador for new Seamaster variants. And with great success, we might add. The online watch universe goes wild whenever the British actor straps a yet-to-be-released Seamaster on his wrist. During the Gove

Since 2019, BA111OD has offered edgy, affordable Swiss timepieces. The brand from Neuchatel offers a tourbillon, manufacture complications, and several avant-garde mechanical watches. The models even have chapter names, and today’s piece, the Chapter 7, is the first to receive a chronometer certification.With rising prices from many traditional “high street” brands, smaller indep

If you like the odd thematic special edition, Hublot is the brand to follow. Today, we get an interesting new watch from the Nyon-based outfit. This is the Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Boutique Lucerne. You quite literally get a piece of Lucerne if you purchase this watch, so if the Swiss city carries meaning to you, read on!The new Hublot Lucerne edition costs CHF 15,900 / $18,200 / US$17,50

When I started buying mechanical watches about 10-11 years ago, there wasn’t much on the market (new) that I could afford. Last few years, this has changed drastically. One of the brands that offers mechanical watches for a decent price (for starters in collecting mechanical watches for example) is Orient. Orient is a Japanese watch company that exists for over 50 years and has a production

Heuer (and later on TAG Heuer) has a strong relationship to racing, hence the names of their watches (Monaco, Monza, Silverstone, Daytona, Carrera and so on). In 1975, Heuer shocked the world by introducing a timepiece with a LCD and LED combination. Quartz driven of course and operated by two separate movements. In 1977 – which was a fine year – Heuer ditched the LED display and repla

There are actors who wear their favourite watches often during the shoot of movies giving headaches to costume designers; just think of Stallone (Schwarzenegger and technically the entire cast of The Expemdables 3) and the famous Panerai Luminor or Tom Selleck with his GMT-Master 1675. Alain Delon loved his Audemars Piquet Royal Oak Jumbo so much he sported the same watch in many of his movies.Ot

Longines Legend Diver – 52Mondayz, week# 8Inspired by the launch of the Longines Avigation Watch Type A7 1935 last week, which is the new offshoot in the Longines Heritage collection, I’ll wear my Longines Legend Diver this week.If I’m correct,?the Longines Legend Diver was the first watch in the current Heritage collection from Longines. Even, the Legend Diver wasn’t named

IntroductionAs many of us, I follow a lot of watch loving people on Instagram. While scrolling through my Instagram timeline I often encounter comments like What a stunner' or What a killer'. Not really related to the real purpose of the watch…While this kind of comments perfectly make sense on those passingly IG accounts?I suddenly discovered that this is true in some cases. Although not mu

Once in a while, we receive stories from our readers on their Omega Speedmaster that we feature here on Speedy Tuesday. This week, it is Phil’s story about his 18 carat gold Speedmaster Professional that he dubbed ‘Dave Navarro’. I’ve met Phil on-line, via his instagram (@Phillterr) account and later on met him in New York during a watch event for which he was invited as we

Writing that vintage Seiko is very popular is slightly understated. It is huge. It is the brand that allows you to enjoy vintage references (that are even historically relevant) for a few hundred Euro or Dollars to highly sought-after vintage (Grand) Seiko references that will set you back a few thousand Euros or Dollars.Ever since Mike Stockton is writing for Fratello, I’ve noticed this in

As 2019 kicked off, the industry was buzzing for the star-studded luxury watch fair SIHH. Since the rise of the Independents in the past two decades, they have gained a reputation as the critics and connoisseurs' favourites. FHH (Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie), the organiser of SIHH, clearly knew the Independents would draw a crowd. In 2016, they announced the addition of nine independent brand

The Junghans Olympic has everything, except for a Heuer logo on the dial. And I dare say it has even more.The case detailing, extra robust pushers, a majestic crown, a killer strap, vivid original dial with few nice quirks and an overall condition that any safe queen would envy. This is basically the self-summary I would put atop my Curriculum Vitae were I this particular Junghans Olympic watch.Ne

Feynman Timekeepers, an independent from Singapore, is currently on Kickstarter with its inaugural dive-watch, the Feynman Cove. The Cove intends to create a versatile dive silhouette, functional for functional diving, and suitable for wear in all settings.Following the success of its ?rst model, the modern dress-piece Feynman One, the brand returns with it's take on the ubiquitous dive-watch. Cho

2019 seems ages ago, but we’re only in February 2020 and Watches & Wonders and Baselworld haven’t even started yet (and fingers crossed they will).It gives me some time to reflect on 2019 and think of all the watches that we’ve seen in those 12 months. At first, I thought that not much came out last year, but giving it a bit more thought by putting some effort into reliving t

Have you heard about the quick release titanium bracelet Christopher Ward introduced along with the C60 Elite? If you hadn’t already, you just have. You’re welcome. Trust me: It’s going to make your life better.It's easy to get lost in the C60 divers’ watch range by Christopher Ward, but I'm here to help. Unless you're a hardcore fan, I bet you won't be able to recollect ha

This time, Balazs and Mike welcome a very special guest from the icy North. Fellow Fratello member Jorg Weppelink graces the mic alongside the duo with his thoughts on the current trend of supposedly rare and exclusive watches.Yes, we touch on a topic that’s top of mind for many watch collectors and that’s this idea of rare and exclusive watches. We have so many questions! Is it foolis

As a fan of watch design, I have developed a healthy obsession with the first generation Omega Constellation Manhattan. The Constellation Manhattan is Omega’s biggest icon introduced in the 1980s. But it’s also one of the few introduced in the “decade of decadence”. The seventies is where the true magic of vintage Omega design is for me. Enter another healthy obsession. It&

Cleaning up the oceans one watch at a time. That could take a while, but since sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and has never contributed to anything good, I will change my tone. I will serve you an English proverb that says, Even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal, instead. That's the spirit! It sure is Bernard Werk's spirit, one of two founders of Dutch watch brand Gyre. Werk,