If you go back to my posts on Bosphorus leather from last year, you won’t have to look very hard to find the enthusiasm riddled throughout my words. I simply loved, loved, loved the Birmingham leather watch collectors’ case and the watch trunk, and my passion for these products hasn’t diminished at all in the twelve months since. Now, I am pleased to present the first of two new

Omega shipped us this gold Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph after my colleague Jorg decided he wanted to write a hands-on article on this beast.Upon receiving it, he quickly called me and said, “You need to see and try this”. Not entirely sure what my feelings would be on a 44mm diver chronograph in gold, I went to our office and for the first time put the Seamaster Diver 300M Chronogr

Today, Rob talks with the founder of Sternglas, Dustin Fontaine, about his background and future vision for his brand.Rob Nudds: Tell our readers how you first got started in the watchmaking industry?Dustin Fontaine: That was back in 2007 when I was working at MeisterSinger for a school job. Packing watches, doing paperwork, and other stuff. I was absolutely fascinated by the watches and still, th

Last year, Aquastar returned with a modern reissue of its most famous watch, the Deepstar chronograph. The response was overwhelmingly positive and the result was a “sold out” sign for all four colors. Not bad for the return of a watch brand after nearly 60 years! As fans, we wondered about a follow-up model and now we have the answer. The new Aquastar Deepstar II is here and it ranks

Not all pilot's watches are created equal. What I mean by that is that it's a diverse genre of watches. First, you have the giant monochromatic heritage models, faithful to the true aviation timekeepers of yore. They are stark timepieces that keep legibility and functionality at the forefront of their designs. And then you have their fresh-faced contemporary counterparts. The Brellum Pilot Power R

Contrary to what you may think, I did not pick the watches I’m going to talk about. That was the Kraken’s doing. That said, I could not be happier with this pair of great chronographs. The Zenith Chronomaster El Primero A385 is easily my favorite watch from the Revival lineup. The quirky case shape, the light brown dial, and the El Primero movement are simply my favorite features. And

Last week, Tudor invited us to check out the new Pelagos FXD MN watch. Do I like it? Do I want it? We've had about a week now to let it sink in (no pun intended), but I've come to the conclusion this watch is not for me. It could have been, but it isn't. Let me explain to you why.Sinara (our social media manager) and I at the introduction event for the Tudor Pelagos FXDThe Tudor Pelagos FXD in a n

The Sinn U50 S Mother-of-pearl S Limited Edition surfaced in Geneva. Not in the lake, but in a basement nearby that housed the Baselworld pop-up during the Geneva Watch Days. The highlight of my late afternoon visit to the basement was seeing and holding the black diver's watch with a shimmering light blue mother-of-pearl dial.It all started with a stiff in the Baselworld basement bar. It was an O

Recently, I spent some time with the redesigned Squale 1545 on my wrist. I am a long-time admirer of Squale, and I even own two of the brand’s watches. The 1545 collection, however, was never really in my sights. It was a bit too deep in homage territory for my liking. I am happy to report that Squale has changed that. The obvious question is: would I recommend it now?The 1545 is Squale's mo

To me, it seems that Breitling has managed a difficult balancing act through the strong leadership of Georges Kern. The winged B still appeals to lovers of big watches, that's for sure. With 43 and 46mm examples of the new Navitimer and SuperOcean together with the light Endurance Pro, big wrist presence is assured. But Breitling is also stepping up its game with an Haute Horlogerie take on the Pr

It’s the 60th anniversary of the James Bond movies this year. Last September, the Omega Seamaster 300M No Time To Die that Daniel Craig wore in the movie fetched a whopping 226,800 at Christie’s.Thankfully, though, you don’t need to bring 226,800 to call yourself the owner of a watch identical to the one worn in a Bond movie. For this special installment of Pre-Owned Spotlight,

Kurono has released various watches this year, with the signature mid-century style seeping through in the details. This included Hajime Asaoka's first GMT for his fledgling brand, a watch nominated for last week's GPHG. That's still a big thing for a small Japanese brand, and it's not the first time. Now, with the annual stopwatch-featuring release, the new Kurono Tokyo Chronograph 3 Hisui brings

Welcome to another edition of Sunday Morning Showdown. In this week’s battle, two affordable adventurer’s watches go head to head for the win. One is the recently introduced Baltic Hermetique Tourer. It’s another attractive addition to the French brand’s successful collection. It’s going up against the Christopher Ward C65 Dune Automatic, a member of the English brand

Since Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly founded Collective Horology in 2018, the company has become known as one of the leading US-based retailers of watches from independent brands. But Collective has also collaborated with several brands on an impressive number of limited editions. For its tenth collaborative effort, Collective teamed up with Zenith again for the new Defy Skyline C.X Edition. Togethe

After a two-week hiatus, Fratello On Air returns with an episode about how we research watches before buying. This is a listener suggestion that likely comes from the southern USA. We know this because the message contained the word “y’all.” Well, giddyup because it’s time to discuss our top tips. For our listeners, the watch content starts after 20 minutes.

At the end of 2023, Speedmaster enthusiast @watchstick_81 organized a GTG for approximately 20 enthusiasts (you can find the photo report here). At this year’s edition, no fewer than 51 Speedmaster collectors showed up, many with their collections in tow. It was the first year that we at Fratello didn’t host a Speedy Tuesday event due to busy schedules on Omega’s and our side, so

Note: Pictures might not display well in some versions of Internet Explorer. Get FireFox instead.The successor of the first WATCH event (in 2008) has been held in the weekend of the 14th and 15th of December 2009. Ernie Romers of WatchUseek and Marcel Mathijssen of WATCH Experience organized the second edition of this great event at the same location as in 2008, castle De Hoogenweerth in Maastrich

These may be strong words, but we're talking about a watch, that I have been searching for years. There are other models in the current collection that should be higher on my wish list, but these are far out of my reach. So for the next few minutes I will bore you about the Tortue, a watch that was designed by Louis Cartier in 1912 and has been in the collection,?for over a century, in fairly smal

Dear Readers:If you're a user of the Watchville app, you may have noticed that content from Fratello Watches is no longer available. We feel compelled to offer you an explanation on this development and while we're at it, let's talk a little about the watch blog industry as well.When Watchville was introduced earlier this year, it seemed to be a real boon to watch blogs that, up until that point,

Recently I came across an article on the second collaboration between Seiko and Tokyo based clothing company Nano Universe. This made me realize that I bought the first Seiko Spirit Smart x Nano Universe watch of this collaboration about two years ago, and never wore it. Time to do so.Seiko Spirit Smart x Nano Universe – 52Mondayz week #47Except with Nano Universe, Seiko introduced more coll