Size doesn't matter. Really, it doesn't. Not to me, anyway. I care more about proportions, shape, and weight. Oh, and please, take your mind out of the gutter, I'm talking about watches. Putting the 46mm the Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver 200m on the wrist was not a challenge when it came to the sheer size of the watch. No, its bulky appearance didn't scare me off at all. Mostly, I was curious

With the UEFA EURO 2020 European Championship football full swing underway, we see all kinds of watches on the wrists of famous European football players. Most of them are from the same brands, though. , Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and Richard Mille are kings in the land of football. No surprises there, really. Neither are the models of those brands. But we have tried to spot some less common

We should have seen this coming. But we didn't. Ever since Tudor announced their cooperation with the French Marine Nationale, we've been waiting for a special navy version of the Pelagos. In vain. But instead, we got a METAS-certified black ceramic Black Bay and now, after a gold and silver version of the BB58, there's a bronze version. As I said, we should have seen this coming. Read about my fi

Due to the passage of time, accidents, and the impacts of war, many pilots and test pilots from the pioneering days of aviation and the early jet age are no longer with us. As such, I often rely on families and photos when researching aviators and their timepieces. For a change, I thought it would be interesting to chat with a modern-day pilot who flies vintage aircraft to get his take on flying a

What can you expect from a former CERN engineer, an enthusiastic community, and respectable French watchmaking? A microbrand called Depancel that’s all about automobile-inspired watches created with poll results from its following. Each new Depancel collection is an opportunity for its community to actively participate in the design of a watch and the development of the brand. The latest co-

My colleagues’ articles on grail watches here on Fratello have shown that “grail” doesn’t mean the same thing for everyone. Therefore, I will introduce you to a story from my past to illustrate what a “grail” means to me. To imagine that my path to Montblanc’s 1858 Split Second Chronograph had already been paved since my childhood almost frightens me, but

Breitling ferociously chasing Tudor - I saw it happening while I was watching the Tour of Slovenia on television. A rider from the Tudor team attacked, and there was an immediate response from a Q36.5 team rider, a guy with big Breitling logos on his shirt. The Breitling guy caught the Tudor guy, and after that moment, I kept noticing how much the two Swiss teams were marking each other. It looked

It's summer, folks, so I hope you have lined up your watches for this special time of the year. Given what we typically do during the summer - visit expansive bodies of water, hike in the mountains, or explore cities - we must strap the right watch to our wrist. Naturally, we tend to seek colorful and comfortable watches since we are in more relaxed and festive spirits. And watches with clean and

Welcome to another edition of Sunday Morning Showdown. Today, two editors go toe to toe with two watches of a similar persuasion. Expect no holds barred as these writers vie for your votes to be crowned the winner. In this fight, we have two high-beat chronographs with automatic calibers. The Zenith Chronomaster Sport is going up against the Grand Seiko SLGC001 Tentagraph. Both watches have specta

On the last Tuesday of every month, together with the Swedish REM company, we introduce a new strap for the Omega Speedmaster. As July 2024 marks the 55th anniversary of the Moon landing, we introduce the Apollo 11 strap to you. It’s also in time to have it on your wrist on July 20th, which marks the official date of one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments.Apollo 11On that date in 19

It's not the name of the watch that sparked off wild thoughts. No, it's the watch's look. The dial of the Laurent Ferrier Classic Micro-Rotor Di Rosa shows a 12-armed character named “Ah! Ah! Ah!” Herve Di Rosa is a French artist who loves to travel the globe “in search of the mysteries of creation and the immaterial realms of thought.” On his quest, he created the “D

The Divers Sixty-Five is something of a fan favorite among Oris aficionados. And why wouldn't it be? It oozes the charm of a vintage dive watch, and it is well made and attractively priced in today's competitive landscape. So when Oris announces new versions, I pay attention. And, as a former owner of a green-dial Divers Sixty-Five, a new green dial triggers me even more. That is precisely what we

Geneva-based Pragma is the brainchild of Christopher Wegener and Kai-Hsuan Liu. Wegener has 21 years of experience history in watchmaking; he worked for and F.P.Journe, for instance. Liu is the brand's Creative Design Director. He has a background at Herms and a studio of his own, and his forte is fusing natural and technological elements. Do both founders’ expertise and talents come to li

When I buy a watch, it's because I like its design, its (hi)story, the people behind it, or a combination of all those and other things. I’ve never bought a watch because I thought it would be a good investment and I could make some quick money from it. However, it is still possible for a watch in your collection to become significantly more valuable than when you bought it. According to Chr

We kick off this Tuesday morning with the world premiere of the new Armin Strom One Week Manufacture Edition. It is the follow-up to last year’s inaugural redesigned One Week First Edition, which was nothing short of impressive. Both watches celebrate Armin Strom’s debut in-house caliber from 2010 in a sleek, modern way. The ever-impressive movement is paired with a stylish, sporty cas

Today, Roger Ruegger pointed out to me that The Crossing is being presented by IWC on their website. The Crossing has been played in front of 1700 guests during a gala night organised by IWC at the SIHH watch fair earlier this year.The text below is a short summary of the official press release by IWC:“IWC presents the short film of a multimedia performance by the Sydney Theatre Company, int

Earlier this week, I was invited for a media lunch with Hublot’s new CEO, Mr. Ricardo Guadalupe, and their Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Ms. Miwa Sakai, who happened to be visiting Kuala Lumpur on an Asian tour.All images may be clicked on for larger versions.In addition to enjoying an excellent steak, I also had the chance to play with and photograph the new pieces introduced at Basel ear

Omega Speedmaster 125It’s Speedy Tuesday! This week’s Speedmaster for our Speedy Tuesday is a bit of a strange duck in the bite, but has quite an interesting story to it. In 1973, Omega celebrated their 125th anniversary by introducing a limited edition Speedmaster 125 for this occasion. The Speedmaster 125 was the first automatic chronograph watch that was chronometer certified. The L

Manero Tourbillon Limited EditionCarl F Bucherer watches have been there since quite a while. Already in 1919 Carl F. Bucherer introduced a line of ladies’ watches in the Art Deco style. From that moment on, Carl F. Bucherer is producing and selling watches that include chronometer certified watches, chronographs, diving watches with super compressors cases, perpetual calendars and so on. Ho

Laurent Ferrier will be contributing to the Only Watch auction for the 3rd year in 2015. On November 7th, the auction will take place and the entire sum will be donated to the support of research on?Duchenne?muscular dystrophy. A terrible disease which results?muscle degeneration and premature death, especially (mainly) appearing in male children (age 2 -3).?Most patients are wheelchair dependent