Available as per january 2006 and will cost you about 1900 Euro. The official Seiko site on this watch can be found here.Thanks Gadget.nl. Otherwise, I still would be able to tell people I liked Seiko for being innovative (Seiko Spring Drive). ??Btw, also via Gadget.nl, this clock that can bring you your voicemail messages…

Linde Werdelin is a relatively new brand in the horological world, but one that's already gained a solid number of fans of its unique timepieces. I spent some time with one half of the eponymous duo – Jorn Werdelin during his trip to Asia, kindly hosted by The Hour Glass in Kuala Lumpur. What follows is less of your traditional Q&A and more of commentary and opinion. My colleague Robert-

Watch winders have been topic of this blog several times in the past. In all cases, the principle of the winding system was always the same. Besides a few technical thingies like a rotating programme that could bet set manually or using a LCD display instead of just a simple switch, the packaging – or casing – was most of the time the most important aspect. A leather box, a winder with

It’s Speedy Tuesday! This week’s topic is about a very rare Speedmaster that you will will come across only seldom, the Omega Speedmaster Split-Seconds 3540.50 or Rattrapante. Introduced in 1999, this Speedmaster had an odd looking case and a carbon fibre dial and was the first Speedmaster with a rattrapante complication. Only few of these watches have been made during a short time spa

At the dawn of availability, last week Fratellowatches attended the introduction?of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic 1958 tribute in The Netherlands. The presentation was held in the beautiful historic Admiralty room of the former Arsenal, now National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.The HistoryIn the mid 20th century the scientific community was preparing a program of scientific explorations towards t

In past market updates, I've mentioned that one of the greatest attributes within the hobby relates to the fact that there are always new old models to discover. A daily browse on eBay or any number of forums will often reveal models for sale from brands long gone or slight model variants that may strike one's fancy. This near-continuous ability for discovery keeps the hobby fresh and also allows

When one thinks of a style the world associates with Germany, Bauhaus comes to mind. In architecture, furniture design or watchmaking Bauhaus was, and to some extent still is, the most prominent influence for many. The clean lines, simple shapes and the heavy usage of monochrome all became the trademarks of this era. Not too far for Germany, just across their northern border lies Scandinavia. The

Last week we organized a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms event together with the Tourbillon Boutique in Amsterdam. We invited a number of our readers to join us during an exclusive evening with Blancpain and to have closer look at the Fifty Fathoms collection. Blancpain brought all their 2018 novelties to the boutique, and our guests were able to try & feel them in person.Blancpain Fifty FathomsI am p

Exquisite and enriched with an additional complication: the new Patria Power Reserve augments the Patria collection by adding a model with a power-reserve display at 9 o'clock.Learn more about the new Patria Power Reserve:? https://tutima.com/watches/patria/Arcing through a 300 angle and distinguished by its understated bicolour markings, the power-reserve indicator shows how much energy remains

Dubai Watch Week 2019 took place from November 20th till November 25th. Fratello was there and recorded a podcast to discuss this horological event organized and hosted by the Seddiqi family in Dubai’s Financial Centre.

Recently, Fratello was invited to visit the Vacheron Constantin Head Quarters in Switzerland. In this article, we give an overview of the fantastic things Vacheron Constantin showed us during that day.Unlike most factory visits, we found our way to the Vacheron Constantin HQ within 30 minutes after touchdown. This is also one of the reasons we could do this visit in just one day, as the flight is

When you find yourself searching for a vintage Omega Speedmaster, we are pretty sure you are open to all the help you can use. The world of vintage (Speedmaster) watches can be a snakepit, and we’d like you to survive and find yourself buying a good watch in the end.Enjoying your vintage Speedmaster is partly based on being convinced you find yourself a proper one. When you have doubts about

Earlier this week, we broke the news about our first ever Fratello Oris collaboration in the form of the Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date. If you read the release, you'll know this one is near and dear to me, so I thought I'd share some additional views on this limited-edition watch.It was back in 2019 at Baselworld when I first saw the newest Big Crown Pointer Date models. I was truly impressed. As

The Undone Aero Scientific is an homage to Philip Van Horn - short P.V.H. - Weems, who invented the rotating bezel. While rotating bezels nowadays are very much linked to diver’s watches, their first application was aeronautical. The rotating bezel was invented in 1929 - and patented in 1935 - to aid pilots with navigation.Customizable watches are Undone’s unique selling point. Hong Ko

Y’all hold onto your hats, now. This thing just got stormy. We are racing towards the Quarter-Final voting deadline (MIDNIGHT CET TONIGHT, December 3rd). Our predictions are beaten, battered, and bruised. Ultimately, we came pretty close to calling how this would go but there were some disgustingly unforeseen bumps in the road of this, the latest round of the Omega Speedmaster World Cup̷

There are many watches that mimick the popular Oris Sixty Five divers watch style. Many of them are exactly what you would expect of a?pure copycat watch. A?mess. The Timex Waterproof 200 Feet is different. Although it drops into the low budget watch category, it's surprisingly solid and consistent.Timex holds a?special place in a vintage collectors heart. So special, that there is often almost no

An exhibition spanning five floors, covering just one watch model is not something every watch brand can pull off. But Jaeger-LeCoultre can, thanks to its Reverso. The Reverso: Timeless Stories Since 1931 exhibition in Paris is proof. That's why I traveled to Paris to see how Jaeger-LeCoultre puts its past and present Reverso watches on display.This year, Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates 90 years of th

What's new about the Brellum Wyvern GMT LE1 Ghost Chronometer? If the name didn't give you a clue already, I'm sure the picture answered the question. The latest iteration on the brand's slim-and-sporty GMT model sees it taking on a black mantle. Both the dial and case have received a generous helping of the somber tone. However, it's not all doom and gloom. The Wyvern's signature color accents ar

And we’re back with another shootout round of The Fast And The Fratelli! Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen fire and flames. We’ve seen both some close wins and complete and utter destruction. It’s our contest to find the best racing chronograph, and if you ain’t here to race, take your “gas” back home! Today, Carl F. Bucherer takes on Omega in an underdo

The Titoni Heritage Automatic Chronograph isn't a contender in The Fast And The Fratelli. But it well could have been, if only it had roared into HQ before the Fratelli prepped and tuned their favorite racing chronographs for the competition. A bit of a shame, since the Titoni ticks all the boxes. It has a tachymeter scale, it's mechanical, and the combination of red and light blue numbers on an o