With three special edition releases under their collective belt already, Zenith and Land Rover explore a new direction, dressing the Defy 21 model in an ultra-contemporary color scheme.It was way back in 2016 that Zenith first announced its partnership with Land Rover. The model that celebrated this collaboration was called the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Special Edition. It was qui

Entering in a new decade always breeds predictions of what we’ll see and experience for the next ten years: New technologies, new entertainment, new world events. At least one thing that carries over from the last decade is the vintage re-edition trend from luxury watch brands.Longines Heritage 1946Fresh from Longines is the Heritage Chronograph 1946. The 1946 pays tribute to a watch from th

Welcome back to another installment of Wrist Game or Crying Shame. This week, we take on the audacious Seiko SBDB015 Landmaster. But first…Last week, I tried to appeal to your sporting intentions while attempting to throw a little celebrity endorsement your way. Neither offering was enough to send the TAG Heuer Tiger Woods Professional Golf Watch to the next Ryder Cup. The gallery was awfull

We love to be surprised by little details in the design of a watch. We look for novel ideas that make a watch special to us. As such, we’re often drawn toward things that qualify as slightly more…unusual, shall we say.Some watch collectors like to focus on one style of watch and one style alone. Sometimes that could be a category of watches (like dive watches); sometimes it could be va

2021 has arrived and like so many of you, I have been thinking about what watch I should choose next. As you have probably noticed from my personal choices, I've never been an enthusiast for gold. In my opinion, steel rivals gold and two-tone watches. At least, that was always the way…until now. It's been tough to figure out what steel watch should be on my wish-list for 2021. Luckily, at th

How many of you cruise through Chrono24 looking for undiscovered gems? In between trying to find a watch I'm actually looking for, I do random price or brand searches to see what pops up. Last week, the Girard-Perregaux Richeville Chronograph caught my eye, as it’s unusual and quirky-cool. One thing, however, is blatantly clear, and that is a necessary adjustment of my collecting mind. Even

When you say “medical watch,” I always see just one watch. It’s the Angelus Medical that takes the crown. It stands way above all other medical watches, even ahead of 1960s Longines or my favorite watch from Universal Genve, the Medico Compax.Pulsation scales on dials have always enamored me. The reason is simple: I see a medical watch as the finest and most noble complication e

Welcome to Strap Check, a new column here on Fratello where our editors showcase their favorite watch/strap combinations. We all know the feeling. When you've been wearing a watch for weeks on the same strap, there comes a time when the excitement starts to fade a little bit. Maybe that's the time when you start looking. But looking for what? A brand new watch? Sometimes the answer lies not in the

It’s time to start making predictions for this year! With LVMH Watch Week 2023 already in full effect, it might seem like we’re late to the game. Still, it’s always fun to share what we hope and expect to see in terms of watch trends. What will brands hit us with this year? And will the new introductions actually have the power to influence us? It will be fun to see what the indu

Every once in a while, my friends or even random people send me pictures of a watch they inherited. As I’m more into watches than they are, they ask me questions about what they’re dealing with and what they should do with it. I think that the last one is a very personal decision, but you do have a few options, of course. As I expect there are more people out there with the very same q

Last November, with a great spectacle in London and in the presence of Daniel Craig, Omega introduced the Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond 60th Anniversary edition, reference 210.30.42.20.03.002. It's a special version of the Seamaster 300M with lots of interesting elements. Omega sent us this watch for a review several weeks ago, and I've gathered some thoughts about it that I'd like to share with

Living close to the ocean has meant that I’ve always had an affinity for watches that can handle a little seawater. It’s no surprise, then, that I seem to gravitate towards dive watches. And for even longer than I’ve had an active interest in watches, I’ve been fascinated by photography, not only as an integral part of my day job but also as a personal passion. So it seems

Now that 2024 is here, it’s time to look forward and predict the unpredictable. I say that because, really, who knows what will happen in the next 12 months? Somehow, though, it’s still fun to think about what will come and what we desire for the year. When it comes to our favorite subject, I’ve been heavily into simple watches for over a year now, and my interest in them shows n

Get ready for a year of special Vacheron Constantin creations. To grab your attention, the brand’s 270th-anniversary celebrations kick off with a watch you knew was coming - the Historiques 222 in steel. The much-anticipated watch made it to Fratello HQ ahead of the embargo. It was a perfect way to experience firsthand if the revamped 1970s icon in steel lived up to all of our high expectati

Jason Oliver at TimeZone posted a message that the Speedmaster Pro owned by astronaut Deke Slayton was sold at some auction. You can find it here.Here is a picture of the watch:I hope the buyer puts on a new strap! ?? The buckle seems to be original Omega (and in the right time-period). I really doubt if I would ever sell such a personal belonging as a watch that joined me on spaceflights.

Yesterday, I published an article on MotoringExposure about buying watches under 1000 USD. There are a lot of offers, but which one satisfies the watchfreak?Browsing the internet and going through several annual catalogues, I came up with the Glycine Incursore ‘Black Jack’, the Sinn 656 and the Tissot PRS516 Automatic Chronograph. All three very different watches, but are all ‘se

A bit of pre-Baselworld 2014 news on this Speedy Tuesday! Although Omega already gave a few hints on their official Facebook page not too long ago (and enthusiasts immediately guessed it right), today came the announcement of the new Speedmaster Mark II (327.10.43.50) re-edition that Omega plans to introduce during Baselworld 2014. We are looking forward to it!As you can see, the new Speedmaster M

It’s Speedy Tuesday! This week we present to you our review on the Omega Speedmaster ’57 Co-Axial Caliber 9300 Chronograph that was introduced to us last year in Basel. A modern Speedmaster that we already compared to the original Omega Speedmaster from 1957 and the Omega Speedmaster ’57 Re-edition (click here). This review talks about this straight-lugged Speedmaster ’57 w

Dress watches can provide the new or seasoned collector with a great opportunity to pick up a high quality vintage watch for a fraction of the price of a similarly aged sports specimen. Case in point, vintage Datejusts ok, they're not that dressy are typically undervalued by multiples when compared to similarly dated Submariners and GMT's. All the goodness is there from a build quality perspectiv

It's true that when Gil Scott-Heron wrote in 1970 that, the Revolution Will Not be Televised, he wasn't referring to the watch industry. With what we've seen lately, though, it's looking more and more like the revolution is likely to take place via Social Media or perhaps we're already in the thick of massive changes in the way watches are marketed and sold. We saw just this past week the Omega Sp