Linde Werdelin aims to push boundaries in the industry with the launch of its new LW Auction facility. As the pioneer of this innovative approach, Linde Werdelin is proud to offer customers an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a transparent and market-driven pricing process. The brand intends to focus on producing special unique pieces for its fanbase, albeit with a slight twist.Brand-ow

Go anywhere, do anything… Please rethink that. Honestly, what watch would be suitable to literally go anywhere and do anything a person could go and do? There are very few watches that you can use anywhere, in any situation, and for any purpose. And I even think there’s only one. But the expression, although nicely coined, often isn’t used literally. Many in the watch community u

Welcome to his week’s Sunday Morning Showdown. Imagine yourself flying from one time zone to the next. You are an international person of mystery, traveling in style. You find yourself moving from boardrooms to beaches and anything in between. So what do you wear? Well, how about a steel and gold GMT watch to suit your globetrotting, fashionable lifestyle? How about a Longines Spirit Zulu Ti

Singer Reimagined had quite a surprise in store for us with the introduction of the Divetrack chronograph. It's not a typical dive watch and even goes beyond the dive watches we already find unusual (okay, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms X Fathoms might be an exception to a certain extent). The Divetrack offers a dial that is all about diving. If you want to read the time, you’ll have to look so

There is so much to say about Patek Philippe, arguably the most significant and venerable watchmaker in high-end Swiss watchmaking. The brand certainly displays a mastery of complications. Perhaps even more relevant to today’s watch industry, Patek Philippe also expertly balances tradition with modernity. While the brand is famous for creating traditional, subdued, understated luxury, it has

At long last, Fratello On Air has decided to address a request from one of our faithful listeners. The topic of fonts on watches has come up as a suggested topic many times. Does it sound mundane? Perhaps, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Our watch content begins after 15 minutes.

A golden version of the Santos de Cartier is nothing new. Following Cartier’s two-tone revamp of its previously long-dormant pilot’s watch in 1978, several full-gold versions followed before the Santos collection’s discontinuation in 2016. Then, when Cartier brought it back in 2018, it came in steel, two-tone, and full gold. There have also already been versions with a gold-color

Omega Speedmaster Pro Gemini IVSpeedy Tuesday is here and this time with a Speedmaster Gemini IV limited edition of 2005 that commemorates the mission of 1965. During this mission, the first space walk of a NASA astronaut was performed by astronaut Ed White. Ed White was wearing his Speedmaster pre-Professional (ref.105.003) during the EVA and therefore the Speedmaster is considered to be the firs

Chris Beccan of Bexsonn, a blog based in The United Kingdom about watches and whisky just performed a review on the Hanhart Pioneer MonoScope timepiece. A mono-pusher chronograph from a Swiss-German watch company or better yet, a chronograph company. This +130 year old company which has firm roots in pilot chronographs, being one of the first manufacturers that used a column wheel chronograph move

From now on, Fratellowatches will feature an Insider’s Story once in a while, where a collector or subject matter expert will tell you about a special watch, technical concepts or specific movements. This first Insider’s Story is written by Tim Siragusa from Australia. He shares his expertise on the Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic Chronometer?HF (High Frequency) caliber 32A. His never-endin

Remember we introduced you to Toolwatch? An initiative from a few guys who work in the watch industry and decided that it was time for an on-line tool to measure the accuracy of your your watch. In case you missed it, click this article for a more thorough introduction on Toolwatch. In the meanwhile, they have 1500 watches measured!Measuring the accuracy of your watchAn accurate mechanical watch i

The Gavox Aurora is a pilot design based multi function quartz watch, of which Gavox claims it to be ‘the world's first watch that handles all geographical and political time zones’.The Aurora keeps track of UTC and a local time with an offset by increments of 15 minutes. By this it’s able to handle non-standard time zones with a difference of 15, 30 or 45 minutes.Gavox informed

Holiday time has officially started, many people left to find out if the grass is greener indeed at the other side of the fence. Expecting many of you readers being watch lovers, Switzerland might be a good destination for your journeys.Switzerland isn’t only well known for their watches, cheese and chocolate though. Their official Swiss railway station clock is something which at least ever

Rumours couldn't be stopped, some people already knew what was coming: the Omega Speedy Tuesday 2 Ultraman. The big questions were just: how will it look and when will it be released. This is it, the ST2 Ultraman. A design inspired by the 1967 Speedmaster Ultraman (We covered it here).Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday 2 UltramanThe ST2 Ultraman is a tribute to that 1967 watch, and especially to the key c

We take a look at the Citizen Homer Second Setting an official Japanese railway watch from the 60's and 70's.If I were to tell you that there exists a prevalent vintage 36mm stainless steel watch with an in-house manual winding movement, a hacking feature, a wonderfully simple dial sans date, you'd probably point me towards any number of Swiss brands ranging from Patek Philippe, Longines, and even

I think it's very strict. My personal opinion: I think it's too strict, Swiss tennis great Roger Federer once said of the notorious Wimbledon dress code.You don't need Wikipedia to know that The Championships, Wimbledon is the only major tournament hosted by an actual tennis club, located in a low-key residential suburb of London, just like a century ago. Certain things are endearingly old school.

Last week, I claimed that when it comes to the Seiko Monster, it's go orange or go home. This week, I thought it only fair I bring orange lovers a few alternatives to the Monster. As such, allow me to introduce five more orange-dialed beast watches.While I cannot admit to owning any orange watches, I have always been drawn to the allure they offer. I scroll through listings imagining myself tannin

The watch industry acts conservatively. Too much innovation is considered risky. Accordingly, many new watch models are, to a certain extent, predictable. As much as we love to be presented with what we hoped for, real surprises make our hearts beat faster. So, let’s take a look at those less anticipated novelties that made us sit up and notice. Let’s explore the three most surprising

Glashutte Original has created quite some waves with its annual editions. The craftsmanship in dial making has resulted in some stunning dials in previous years. In this video review, we’ll take an in-depth look at the annual models for 2020. The brand decided to tone it down a bit for this year but the results are equally striking.Back at Baselworld in 2018 Glashutte Original released the f

Last year, I had the chance to go hands-on with the Linde Werdelin 3-Timer Nord. This version of Linde Werdelin’s most successful model introduced a black to blue fume dial inspired by the North Sea’s colors. In a follow-up to that release, Linde Werdelin now releases the Spidolite Nord and Oktopus Nord. Time to find out if the characteristic fume dials have the same impact as on the 3