It was one of those idle moments when I was scrolling through my Instagram feed. That feed is 100% watches, so I usually scroll through quite quickly while tapping twice every once in a while. But suddenly, I saw something I hadn’t seen before. In a way, the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M in the photo looked very familiar…yet also very different. I scrolled back up to the picture and took

Everybody knows Louis Vuitton, but you probably don’t know the brand for its watchmaking. The first things that come to my mind, at least, are the Parisian brand’s handbags. My wife uses (and abuses) her Neverfull bag every day. You’ve probably seen many of those around you during your commute to work or while sitting at a restaurant. However, what you don’t see very often

Today, we’re talking about the best summer watch straps. I love spending time in the ocean, and I take my watches with me, so water resistance is something I keep in mind when wearing them. And in our recent series on GADA watches, it was clear that for many of my fellow editors and contributors, go anywhere, do anything (GADA) watches had to be water resistant to a degree. My GADA choice wa

I always find myself approaching articles like these with a hint of trepidation and the same danger. For one thing, there are a lot of fresh-looking summer watches this year, and second, I'm not the first horse out of the gate. Both Nacho and Daan have already picked watches I was thinking of, so I'm trying to reboot my horological taste buds and start with a clean slate. That has allowed me some

Another Friday, another Top 5! This week, we’re looking at some of the best watches featured in famous movies. But we’ll stick to the affordable options rather than drumming up some more expensive ones. Maybe we will get to those in a different article. For now, let’s focus on affordable watches with great stories of “co-starring” in some of Hollywood’s great bl

Today’s Brellum Pandial Marina Bicompax Titanium Chronometer visited us at Fratello HQ, and we were left impressed by the brand’s latest release. Brellum focuses on numbered, low-production editions with a high value-to-price ratio. This piece may be the most compelling yet.It’s hard not to be cynical when looking at the prices of new watches. Our recurring series focused on the

Some watches are more emblematic of their manufacturers than others. The Royal Oak is certainly the brand hero for Audemars Piguet. The opening of calibers, however, is equally characteristic of the Maison from Le Brassus. So it is no exaggeration to say that an openworked Royal Oak is about as AP as it gets. The brand has recently added three new references to the lineup in steel, yellow gold, an

Breitling takes off in formation with three Avenger B01 Night Mission chronographs for elite forces in United States naval aviation. Specifically, the first two are for the test squadrons the Bloodhounds, stationed at Point Mugu, California, and the Dust Devils, based in China Lake, California. The third edition is for the US Naval Academy in a blue and gold color scheme matching the emblem at 9 o

My great grandfather, my grandparents and my father all bought (or got) Omega watches in the 1960s. My grandfather still wears his Omega Constellation (which I reviewed here) and my father owns his grandfather’s Constellation and an Omega Geneve. He doesn’t wear any of them, but a O&W mechanical military style watch instead (I don’t know why). However, I recently took my grea

I’ve never been a Paneristi. I had a couple of Panerai watches (PAM113 and PAM000) and did visit some Paneristi events (like P-Day), but in the end I didn’t feel Paneristi enough to really be connected. However, the fact that there is a community called Paneristi does show that there is a lot of love for the brand. The Paneristi community celebrates its 15th anniversary this year and P

Zenith developed a special complicated watch, the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot, to celebrate its 150th Anniversary in 2014. Zenith traces the roots of this watch, which is equipped with a fuse-and-chain constant force sytem, to its development of marine clocks. In this video, the movement designer of Zenith explains how the system works and show some of important details in its construction, such a

El Primero – Zenith Heritage Pilot Ton-upZenith is one of those brands you can hardly go wrong with. Whether it is vintage or a watch from their modern collection, there is plenty to choose from. How come? Simple. The El Primero movement. It was one of the first automatic chronograph movements on the market in 1969. A strong competition was going on back in the day between Seiko, Zenith and

In June of 2017, I wrote an article about the Yemas that were up for sale at an upcoming Watches of Knightsbridge auction. I felt that the watches were nice, but priced at or around the market. I ended up attending the auction, it coincided with other business I had in town, and I came away highly surprised with the results. A 7736-powered formica dial Rallye chronograph sold for 4500 GBP before c

Believe me when I say I have one of the coolest jobs in the world. It actually doesn’t feel like work, I am just occupied all day with something I am very passionate about. Fratello has been there since 2004, but it still excites me when I receive a package from A. Lange & Sohne in my office. This time, I asked them if they could provide me with their Saxonia Thin in copper blue. An A. L

Hej, happy campers, it’s time for This Week in Watches for July 6, 2019.This week, I don’t really have a rant-worthy topic prior to getting into This Week in Watches.? It’s not been?too hot here in Germany (sorry, Serbians, you are feeling it right now) and the ground is stable (do take care, SoCal denizens), so what’s there to mention?? Well, how about this?? We now have e

When did you last see a watch ad that made a lasting impression on you and wasn’t created decades ago? While plenty of brands in different industries have found great success in finding new ways to connect to their audience through advertising, the watch industry is hardly creative in both ideas and execution when it comes to advertising. But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been

Back in the first week of March, Seiko introduced three new limited edition divers to celebrate 55 years of Seiko divers. The moment they were released, people had a lot to say as is usual with the release of Seiko divers that commemorate some of the most iconic of divers out there. Seiko decided to release three different re-creations of legendary Seiko divers’ watches from the first decade

Where to start. Presenting the result of this endeavor to you is, without a doubt, the greatest privilege of my career thus far. Although it has been years in the making, it still feels like an unattainable dream. It is only now that the watch sits upon my wrist that I can be sure I didn’t make it all up in my head. It is with a satisfied smile on my face that I present to you the Czapek Ant

A question that is often raised with us, is which is the best Speedmaster to buy? And don't think this question only comes from those who are new to watches. Even here in the office, this discussion often comes up. It is especially popular among team members that don't yet have a Speedy to call their own, I have to add.In 1999, when I bought my first Omega Speedmaster, I somewhat did the wrong thi

Basketball fans around the world are eagerly waiting for July the 16th for a straightforward reason. That is the release date Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring LeBron James and, who else, Bugs Bunny. Twenty-five years after the first film, which starred His Airiness, Michael Jordan, made history the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time, the franchise returned for a second installment. Cho