We wrote about Klynt last year when their first collection hit the microbrand scene. It was a refreshingly new approach, combining elements of watch design and architecture. The guys behind Klynt researched this topic and came out with a product that was interesting to look at and had a price tag that was more than fair. The watch looked exciting and the deeper you dwelled into its design the more

Aurel Bacs & Livia Russo in association with Phillips auction house, are back for their tenth Geneva watch auction together. There is always a ton of buzz around Phillips auctions, and especially thematic sales as Aurel and his teams are established trendsetters.I think of Geneva watch auctions as the fashion week for watch geeks, and there is no more popular runway being watched like a Philli

When Omega introduced their Speedmaster Automatic 376.0822 in 1987, they never guessed it would be nicknamed ‘The Holy Grail’ by Speedmaster collectors and fetch prices between 20.000 and 30.000 Euro.We wrote an article on the Speedmaster Holy Grail last year, with an explanation of mainly the technicalities of this watch. The production number (believed to be 2000 pieces), production

On land or beneath the waves, the Seiko SRPE33 and SRPE39 dive watches are faithful companions with an attractive price and an even more attractive dial decoration, celebrating the brand’s partnership with the Save the Ocean charity…Overseeing the scheduling and creation of the 960+ articles we publish every single year on Fratello is a lot of fun, but it is easy to get confused by all

Today, we welcome Nick Manousos to Fratellowatches.com. Nick is a watchmaker, writer, and the current director of the Horological Society of New York.Rob Nudds: Hi Nick, thanks for sitting down with us at Fratellowatches.com. As director of the HSNY you must get asked this a lot, but would you mind telling me where your watchmaking journey began??Nick Manousos: Hi Rob, thanks for thinking of the H

If you are an Haute Horlogerie and/or car enthusiast, the name Singer Reimagined should definitely ring a bell. Although the brand is still relatively new to the watch scene, it already has a dedicated fan base comprising both petrol heads and watch guys. The brand’s new model, the Flytrack, looks a bit like its big brother, the Track 1. It is, however, a simpler but equally fun timepiece.On

When a watch feels at home at work, at a wedding, in a bar, on a hike, and on a vacation, you might think it lacks character. You could also imagine that a watch that's able to pull off something like that has tons of personality and qualities, enabling it to stand tall everywhere you take it. Let's go hands-on with the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium in three configurations to find out if

Now that Halloween is done and dusted, it is only natural that attentions might turn toward the upcoming gift-giving season. Although that would infuriate my dear old dad who would complain on an annual basis that Christmas celebrations were stretching further and further into fall, he a) doesn't read Fratello because his Casio F-91W from 97 is still fine, thank you very much, and b) is a miserabl

Yes, you are right, THE toughest Blancpain tool is still the no holds barred, grenade pin-in-mouth Fifty Fathoms X Fathoms. But the X is like Arnold in full combat gear, inside the giant robotic Mech monster from Robocop. It's an instrument, nay weapon more than a tool, and not usable in normal situations. And that is even without using the term desk diver. The Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in Grade 2

Designing a bracelet for watches is one of the most difficult things to do. I didn’t just make that up, instead, this was said to me on multiple occasions by different designers and product developers. I am not a designer myself, but I can definitely judge a bracelet after having tried and seen so many watches in the last 20+ years.I’ve done an article on the best watch bracelets befor

If there is one complication that seems to be low on the desirability meter, it is the moonphase. For me, it's been the same, but with some sharp new releases over the last couple of years, I have come to appreciate it. I'm no sailor or fisherman dependent on the changing tides, and I’m guessing that most watch lovers aren’t either. While this may make it pretty irrelevant for the majo

Let’s have a look at the Longines Record Heritage Chronograph. You’d be forgiven if you forgot, but Longines was one of the absolute kings of chronographs back in the day. As such, when the brand does a new one, it is like Lancia building a new road-legal rally car. You expect a mud-slinging beast of a car with a bonkers design - a Stratos or a Delta Integrale. But I would be scared th

It has been over a decade since I last bimbled through the gently winding roads of Glen Coe on my trusty old Yamaha. Yet the picturesque backdrop of Scotland at its rugged best has stayed with me ever since. I never imagined I would see that mountainous landscape being the inspiration for a watch dial. To be honest, Tom Clemence, founder of Clemence Watches, had to point out precisely what I was l

Most of the time, when we talk about horology, we describe watches. Less often do we discuss the brands and their founders. And even less often do we talk about brands that solely focus on making straps. Perhaps this is because straps are accessories. A bit like a cover band at a concert, they’re not the stars of the show. However, some of us like straps so much that we say things like, I've

The Omega Speedmaster Professional BA145.022-69, also known as the Tribute to Astronauts watch, was the first Speedmaster in 18K yellow gold and intended for all active NASA astronauts, the US president and vice president, and several officials. In total, Omega gifted 31 of these watches to the NASA astronauts, most of them during the official banquet on November 25th, 1969, at the Warwick Hotel i

Laventure introduced its Transatlantique II GMT this past June. Since then, the brown versions in steel and steel and gold already sold out. Those models were limited to 99 and 50 pieces, respectively. The black and green version in steel is only limited by the brand’s production capacity. It’s probably the first time that one of Laventure’s watches is still available so long aft

Welcome to another episode of Fratello On Air. This week, we take on another listener-suggested topic and discuss passing down our watch collections or what might happen to our watches as we age. We’re hopefully not near that time, but it’s a subject worth discussing. For our listeners, the watch talk begins at approximately 17 minutes.

When Tudor hints at a new watch, the rumor mill starts running on overdrive. Usually, it sparks discussions about great possible additions to the Tudor lineup. How about that for Tudor scooping up ideas for future releases? But this time, the teaser that Tudor released wasn’t too mysterious. With a clip that showed the Marine Nationale’s Aeronautique Navale pilots and the words “

Did you buy a wrist watch without papers? Do have have watch papers from a former collectors piece and have no need for them anymore? WatchPapers.com can help you out in both situations. For example, your vintage Royal Oak Jumbo bought without papers at a watch fair.. Just enter your watch brand and serialnumber, and WatchPapers.com will check their database for the original matching papers. If y

2011 was the year of the Seamaster Planet Ocean, but 2012 was definitely a year packed with some cool Speedmaster news. Already in 2011, someone from the Omega staff briefly mentioned that a new Flightmaster alike timepiece was in development, but with a quartz movement. As it didn’t seem appropriate to ask any further about it during the introduction event of the new Planet Ocean, I didn