Breitling announces a new variation on its longstanding Aerospace EVO model. Following last year’s Chronomat B01 model, this new Aerospace EVO has the famous Red Arrows “diamond nine” insignia at the 3 o’clock position. The BAE Systems Hawk T1 fast jets of the Royal Air Force aerobatic squadron typically fly in this formation at the beginning and end of its display. While t

Last Tuesday, we went to Milan to celebrate Speedy Tuesday with approximately 60 Speedmaster enthusiasts and collectors. The Speedy Tuesday Event took place in the Carlo al Naviglio restaurant, operated by Italian chef Carlo Cracco. All of the guests arrived at around 3:00 PM at this beautiful location, and in the great (Italian) weather, we started off with a drink.Among the guests, we had season

Picture this: a dewy early-summer morning in Biel, Switzerland. The impressive glass gates of the Swatch headquarters open, and a set of headlights approaches from the darkness inside. That set of headlights is followed by ten more. As they emerge one by one, you see eleven cars, painted in the colors of each of the eleven MoonSwatches, with blue suitcases on the luggage rack branded with the Omeg

You know the Paris-Dakar Rally, of course. It's the grueling motorsport event that began in 1979 as a 6,200-mile race from France to Senegal via the Sahara desert. But did you know that long ago, Cartier was involved? There was something known as the Cartier Challenge. The collaboration between the rally-raid organizer and the famous luxury brand led to the creation of the Cartier Cheich. It's pro

Fratello On Air comes back with another brand-focused episode, and this time, it’s Oris! The independent watch company from Holstein is in play, and as always, we’ve picked some unique models. Settle in and enjoy!

It's time for another installment of Fratello EDC, where we're sharing our editorial team's everyday carry essentials. This time, the Fratello editor to share the contents of his bag and pockets is the next-door neighbor. Does Jorg pack a lot of stuff, knowing that he practically lives next to the Fratello offices?Nacho: “Jorg, you’re up next in our series of EDC articles.” Me: &

This new ArtyA dive watch uses a colorful dial combined with a phenomenon known as selective absorption to tell you how deep under the water’s surface you are. It’s shocking that no one has done this before. Forget any special technology or last-minute, super-secret innovation. It’s just good old physics and natural laws. Well, and the never-sleeping creative genius Yvan Arpa. Me

Just in time for your summer holidays, we’re excited to announce the Fratello Aquastar Deepstar II Pink Salmon Limited Edition. Our second collaboration with Aquastar will be available in the Fratello Shop for pre-order from July 19th at 16:00 CEST until July 26th at 16:00 CEST. We’ve paired another beautiful and unusual colored dial with this fantastic design, and we’re confiden

I must admit that I missed the introduction of Christopher Ward’s Dune collection. It wasn’t until I read Vincent’s article about it here on Fratello that I got a glimpse of what is essentially my favorite Christopher Ward line. Vincent had a chance to check out the black-dial Automatic and GMT and a bronze COSC version of the Automatic. But there was more to the story. The stand

The new Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase ($3,300) confidently sways into the room and immediately has all eyes glued to it. With its svelte, silvery dial adorned with subtle minute markers in between sharp, applied indices, a traditional moonphase display, and elegant, crisp lugs, it is quite a head-turner indeed. First impressions never lie, they say. Still, once you see the watch up close, y

The G-Shock Master of G collection is a favorite in the Fratello offices. Something about this series of ultra-functional G-Shocks makes it super impressive. These watches were created to withstand the most extreme conditions on land, in the air, or at sea while offering you an impressive set of functions. The G-Shock Mudman is part of the “On The Land” series that also features the Ra

Another Friday, another Top 5! This week, we return to highlighting some of the best watches of the first half of 2024. After already having discussed recently released dive watches, it’s now time to look at GMTs. With most people getting ready to travel for the summer holidays, this is a timely topic. We have seen quite a few additions to the realm of GMT watches lately, especially at more

It is that time of year again, though you would be hard-pressed to notice when looking out the window here in the Netherlands! In any case, summer is upon us, which means we are back with a new theme for our Fratello Favorites series. I get the honor of kicking off this round by sharing my favorite summer watches.We have been handed one rule in picking our summer favorites. We have to pick one wat

I dare say there wasn’t a single French Air Force pilot in the 1950s who could’ve foreseen a blue sky with pixelated white clouds in the sub-dials of his Type 20. Airain's Tom van Wijlick, however, dared to do something different with one of the most iconic pilot's watches of all time by contacting Romaric Andre, the visionary behind seconde/seconde/, for a collaboration. The result is

After exactly one month of silence, I am back ?? Holiday, and especially moving, took (and takes) more time than I expected. My cableprovider still has problems to connect me to the internet in my new home, but luckily I have some unsecured wifi networks in the area.I don’t know if you watched Wimbledon 2007, but I was surprised that Roger Federer was wearing a Daytona when he received his

The Atmos clock by Jaeger LeCoultre always has intrigued me. I really love the later models with a moonphase and in rhodium plated steel.These clocks do not need a power plug or a winding key. Atmos clocks get their energy from temperature changes in the environment. The following explanation is grabbed from the Atmos wikipage, as I couldn’t say it better (in English at least):“Its pow

Yesterday, Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon with 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 against Roger Federer. During the match, the only referal to a watch brand were all the signs around the court and on screen. Everyone knows Federer is ambassador. But this time, the watch that came closest to the Wimbledon 2015 trophy?is the Seiko Astron Djokovic Limited Edition on the wrist of the winner.Djokovic, based on his gam

Today, we take a look at an interesting online site specializing in sales of vintage watches. However, unlike a lot of sites, Theo & Harris focuses on the more accessible side of the market and as you'll see, is meant to appeal to both horophiles and those who are interested in the current trend of vintage items. Based out of NYC, Theo & Harris is led by the team of Christian Zeron and Cal

If you backed me into a corner and asked me about the subset of watches I own that I enjoy most, you'd receive a surprising answer. You'd likely guess something related to vintage chronographs, Swiss or Japanese, or perhaps higher end vintage Seiko diving watches. While I enjoy either owning or handling those types of timepieces, you'd still end up being mistaken. Readers, my favorite collection o

A new Oris boutique opened its doors in the heart of Amsterdam. The Holstein (Switzerland) based brand chose a historic building at Rokin 48 to be their flagship for The Netherlands.The 16th Oris BoutiqueOris, as well, was one of the brands which surprised us during last Baselworld with many interesting and attractive models. You’ll find reviews of these watches here and here. And at this po