Cartier is a brand that knows how to manage its hero designs. Few brands have as many iconic designs under their wings as the Parisian Maison. The Tortue is one that you may not be as familiar with as the Tank and the Santos. That could very well be because it hasn't been in Cartier's collection for a while now. Well, until today, that is!Join me for a first look at the 2024 Cartier Tortue lineup.

One part inside your watch makes one complete rotation every 400 years. Let that sink in. This is the case with the new IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar ref. IW505701. The calendar will run flawlessly until the year 3999. A regular perpetual calendar would need three corrections (in 2100, 2200, and 2300). Only those centurial years that can be divided by 400 are leap years. The Portugieser Eternal

You might have to look twice, but you're looking at the updated IWC Portugieser Automatic 42. These models have a completely re-engineered case construction with a more slender side profile. The bezel-less watches feature double-domed box-style glass sapphire crystals for unobstructed views of the sunburst dials or the versions finished with 15 layers of transparent lacquer. Some of those dials ar

It’s no secret that we are fans of the Tissot PRX here at Fratello. Multiple team members, including yours truly, own a PRX Powermatic 80, so we meet any new addition to the lineup with great interest. The latest expansion of the extensive PRX collection is a pair of red-dial versions of the PRX Quartz in 35mm and 40mm cases. We had a chance to see them up close and find out how these compar

Every year, in the months before Watches and Wonders, we receive a lot of press releases and watches up front. That way, we’re well prepared when the fair finally opens its doors. This time, we also asked Herms whether it would be possible to get a preview of what the brand was working on. However, the maison stayed suspiciously silent. Last year marked the introduction of the all-new Cut.

Although I became a big Depeche Mode fan later, the most annoying song of the 1980s was “Just Can't Get Enough. The overly simple melody by the English electronic band haunted me when it played on the radio and when it wasn't on. That simple song, with its sharp synthesizer sounds, square and steady disco beat, and chorus that chanted the title over and over again, annoyingly played on repea

Amid the flurry of news over the past week, it’s easy to miss some of the key releases at Watches and Wonders 2025. Today, we’ll recap Panerai’s latest introductions with a roundup of all the new models. It was a good year for the maker of dive-inspired watches!We always look forward to novelties from Panerai at Watches and Wonders. In the past, the brand brought loads of limited

One of our readers and watch enthusiasts, Richard, went back from a small collection of watches to just one timepiece. In this story he tells you why he sold all of his other watches to have just one watch; the ochs und junior mese (note the lack of capitalization).My ochs und junior mese has been my daily watch for more than a year now. Time to write down some words about this very personal watch

Casio with its G-Shock concept has over 30 years of history when it comes to toughness. In 1981 a team of only three members led by Kikuo Ibe was formed to produce a watch which could fulfil the Triple-10 concept; able to resist a 10 meter fall onto a hard surface, water resistant to 10 bar, 10 year battery life. In 1983 and over 200 prototypes later, Ibe’s team came with the first G-Shock,

After a complicated week (click here for 52Mondayz week # 14) this week I needed something simple. Two bold clear hands, a thick crown suitable for manual winding, and a sturdy case – that was what I was looking for and found in the Pinion Pure Bronze LE.Pinion Pure Bronze LENo PaneraiOf course, I could have chosen a Panerai Luminor (which I most probably will do once in the future) however

After Omega showed us the BaselWorld 2018 novelties that you’ve all seen by now, it was time for them to bring out the big guns and show three very exclusive Speedmaster Moonphase watches. In platinum.Weighing about half a kilogram each, these new platinum Speedmaster Moonphase models are not for the faint-hearted.For this week’s Speedy Tuesday installment, we take a look at the three

After their successful relaunch of the Lebois & Co company and Avantgarde watches in 2014, the current founders feel it is time to take the next step: asking you to become a shareholder. With three produced models, mainly based on crowdfunding, there are three new models under development and Lebois & Co wants you as a shareholder.It is a clear sign that things become more serious at Leboi

For a nation with an indisputably important role in the history of horology, the British occupy just a small section of the modern market.At the very top end, Roger W. Smith continues the legacy of the late George Daniels from the Isle of Man base once used by the past master. In terms of mainstream visibility, it is Bremont that reigns supreme.Now, hold your horses. There is a relative newcomer t

Recently, Tim Stracke gave an interview on WatchPro, discussing the impact of Corona on the (online) watch sales. Sitting on a big pile of data, generated by the millions of users of the world’s largest watch market platform, Tim Stracke is the go-to place for the watch industry when it comes to numbers.In this 14th episode of Fratello on Air, I speak with Tim about Chrono24. We discuss why

Glashutte Original shows us that Sixties design is not just defined by quirky looks and bright colors. With the release of its new Sixties and Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition 2020, the Saxon brand shows us that sixties looks and smart color choices can lead to stunning results.Whenever we think of Sixties design, we tend to think of weird shapes and bright colors. Whether it’s clothing, f

It’s been a while, but our once-again regular column returns. In this space, we take-on readers’ questions about watches and give our honest answers. Some of the answers are based on facts, some on opinions, but all exist for the purpose of furthering the conversation. Please feel free to get in touch with your queries, and we’ll add as many as we can to the list!I’ve inher

There aren't too many brands you could mistake Ressence for. That kind of genuine uniqueness is a very good thing in watchmaking. The only thing that is halfway irking about it is that one must describe the kind of uniqueness as genuine at all, such is the rampant overuse of that word. But Ressence deserves to have it applied to its creations as well as the ubiquitous respect of journalists and co

We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. While the daily routine is largely focused on the most recent developments in the world of watches, the most fun for many of us lies in the world of vintage watches. It's a world full of history, remarkable watches, incredible stories, and quirky details. This week we will be looking at some of the best Breitling watches from th

The new Submersible QuarantaQuattro Bianco PAM01226 brings back memories of the first Panerai watch that pulled me into the brand. It must have been sometime in the summer of 2004, and I was visiting Antwerp with my then-girlfriend (now-wife). As I always do when traveling, I also stopped by a few jewelry stores in the area to check out some watches. One of them was a Panerai dealer, and I noticed

You might have a permanent headache realizing you didn’t pull the trigger on that GMT-Master or Submariner ten years ago. Do you know what the problem is with my dearest Longines 5699? That I was basically 25 years late to the party…The last online listing for a Longines ref. 5699 that I bothered to inquire about was about three years ago. I remember it very precisely, as it were yest