Breitling flesh out its Professional collection with a new suite of Endurance Pro quartz chronographs made with ultra-lightweight Breitlight?.Breitling is no stranger to adversity. Amid a pandemic, Breitling has faced the challenge of maintaining a fixed release schedule and executing a global communication strategy head-on. A successful webcast that may have had a few technical hiccups but still

Back in November 2019, during my last trip as a journalist with Fratello Watches, I attended Dubai Watch Week. I genuinely love the event as one can get unprecedented access to many brands, their CEOs, and, more often than not, their latest creations. That is the story of how I managed to check out the, then new, H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Flyback Chronograph. Fast forward to almost a year lat

In a previous Seiko review, I mentioned the magic case sent to us at HQ by the kind people at Seiko NL. Within that case sat 40 novelties. Since initially poring over them, we’ve been racing through our hot takes and reviews. But first impressions count. Some of those pieces jumped out at me right away and I’ve been eager to get round to writing them up. In this case (pun intended) the

Every time I get a press release from Nivada, I have the feeling that their modus operandi comes from the title of the classic Lox song featuring Puff Daddy, “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop”. The brand does not seem to know how to slow down - much to the watch community’s delight. We are always hungry for new releases. Nivada’s latest and greatest is perhaps one of thei

There is something distinctive about the leather straps of yore. Something which we do not see in today’s modern offerings. Although the quality of modern leather straps is undeniable, sometimes a watch calls for a period-correct counterpart with the signature features of the era. Strap thickness, taper, rounded ends, box-stitching, and hot-pressed lines on the keepers. Matteo Torre spent ma

In the ever-flowing stream of watch releases, you sometimes forget about a watch that might have caught your eye at its introduction. That’s certainly not the case with the new Citizen Caliber 0200. Back in March, when “The Citizen” was announced, there was quite a buzz surrounding the brand’s new high-end mechanical offering. In the five months that passed, the watch was a

We could literally make a list of new dive watches every week. The appeal of dive watches is endless. They make for sturdy daily watches and are certainly overbuilt for most of our desk-diving adventures. But if you do happen to go out scuba diving, they will also get that job done without any problem. For this article, we have selected the best affordable dive watches currently out there. What do

The worlds of motorsports and watches have more than harmoniously coexisted since the former’s inception. The timing element plays a key role in the adrenaline-fueled, high-octane field of motor-vehicle racing, making a chronograph an essential piece of kit for any racer worth their salt. Some of the most iconic watches in horological history have been created with this purpose in mind. Insp

Watches at 39mm in diameter have been dubbed the “Goldilocks” of watch sizes. Really, 39mm is the perfect medium size for a watch for most wrists. And then, sizes typically only go up from there. Well, 39mm can’t be “medium” if there aren’t “small” watches balancing out one end of the spectrum. The watch industry and community have become more comfor

Seiko has been on fire with a flurry of great releases this year. These Kosuke Kawamura Limited Editions seemingly came out of nowhere. No big fuss up front. It took us by surprise when Seiko showed them to us without prior notice. What is the key takeaway of these two new limited editions? They were designed in collaboration with Japanese artist Kosuke Kawamura, who is primarily known for his col

Let us present the Citizen Promaster Aqualand JP2000-08E, a watch that was more important for dive-watch history than you probably realize. In 1985, almost simultaneously with the introduction of electronic dive computers, Citizen introduced the grandfather of the JP2000, the CQ-1012-50. Its caliber C020 offered features that were unheard of in dive watches before then - an electronic depth gauge,

Tracing its roots back to the 1980s, the Jacques Bianchi JB200 went from cult classic to mainstream success. This took place in 2021 when the watch was reissued after a successful Kickstarter campaign raised $791,406. The 1,116 backers who supported the project helped achieve 527% of the funding goal. Two years later, the brand now introduces the sequel to the JB200’s reissue. Instead of the

It started with a joke. Well, that's what I thought it was, a joke. But RJ was serious. He already expressed his love for the Ferrari Testarossa from the Micheal Mann TV series Miami Vice, which ran from 1984 to 1990. And then he was zooming in on the Ebel Sport Classic Chronograph on the wrist of Don Johnson, who played Sonny Crocket. He expressed his love more than once, and it was inevitable th

Finally, the Norwegian Fratello editor has an Omega in his collection, and true to my ethos, it's a quirky one. While some of my articles are theoretical, chances are always high that they turn into real desire. And this was certainly the case with the Omega Constellation '95.I have had a conflicted and procrastinated relationship with Omega watches, and while it's not a prerequisite at Fratello,

I’m going to be upfront. I was not a fan when I first saw pictures of the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic VCARB. The watch started as an exclusive for the Visa Cash App RB (VCARB) Formula 1 team and has now been made available to the public. People love to say that Tudor listened to the enthusiasts’ call to make it a general release, and who knows? Maybe the brand has. It’s nice to specu

After talking to Serge Michel and Claude Greisler, the two co-founders of the watch brand Armin Strom, it became apparent that they do things differently at their manufacture in the Swiss watchmaking town of Biel/Bienne. Ask them anything, and the two childhood friends who started a watch brand inspired by the open-worked creations of famous watchmaker Mr. Armin Strom will give you an answer. How

The world of Haute Horlogerie is gearing up for yet another highly anticipated event as Geneva Watch Days 2024 draws near. Since its inception in 2020, this decentralized and innovative watch fair has rapidly become a cornerstone in the annual horological calendar. Designed with a flexible, open format, Geneva Watch Days allows independent and established watchmakers alike to showcase their latest

Omega?Speedmaster Pro 145.022This week’s Speedmaster is something that came out of a dusty cabin in Finland. Aki from Finland received this Omega Speedmaster Professional reference 145.022 from his dad, after it had been collecting dust for years. Although the papers and original invoice have been lost, the watch still has the original red box from 1982.Speedmaster Pro 145.022The Omega Speed

In general, when I purchase watches, I end up liking them. I don't sell my pieces because of this, but there certainly still exists a hierarchy of pieces that I like more than others; it's not unlike that pile of t-shirts we all own, all of which are the same size yet possess an imaginary ranking.?? Amongst my favorite chronographs, I count a Heuer Carrera 2447S, a Breitling 765CP Killy, and a rat

Formex unveils the Essence, an affordable COSC-certified Automatic ChronometerWhen something sounds too good to be true it very often is, but there are those occasions when it's worth taking a closer look. Formex, known for their rugged watches, is about to launch a mechanical timepiece, rich in details and features, with a decorated Automatic Swiss Made movement that is officially COSC-certified.