We’ve covered SevenFriday a few times in the recent past and they sent us their latest watch which is officially launched today. Time to have a look at the new?SevenFriday S3/02 Carbon Edition which was made in collaboration with an innovative partner.Different ApproachFor those who know SevenFriday, this new version is easy to recognise. Witits’s typical case design SevenFriday first

The beautiful thing about watches is the fact that they are universal. On the one hand, it means that fans of different brands or types of watches can link up often across continents. On the other hand, it also means that watchmaking is everywhere. We tend to think that watches can only come from Switzerland, perhaps Germany, God forbid Japan. Reality is however that it is much more complicated th

Hey team, it’s time for This Week in Watches and we have lots of news this week!? I’m already listening to Buble and would like to get back to it – so let’s get into it!RJ Watches ARRAW Spider-Man CarbonFirst up on This Week in Watches is the RJ Watches Spider-Man Carbon.? This 100-piece, 45mm carbon-cased watch features an in-house RJ-3005 manual wind movement that looks l

It’s bromance time. TAG Heuer and Bamford Watch Department. Most of you will at least be familiar with the Aquaracer line from TAG. These entry-level dive watches have a lot of fans in the community and are nothing if not reliable and well-made watches.They’ve always been a little safe in their design from my personal point of view. Reliable? Yes. Solid? Yes. Exciting? Perhaps not so m

Welcome back to our Watch On Your Wrist? Instagram extravaganza for the last time in 2020! We will soon find out who will be the lucky winner of this year’s contest!In case we need to bring you up to speed, this is what happened so far:Every week, we selected four images. You could vote in the article for your favorite image. The winner moved on to the semi-final round (held every fifth week

I swear to God; this article topic was Rob's idea. I mean, what is a badass watch, anyway? That's not an easy question to answer. The topic is subjective, to say the least, but that's not the only issue. Even if I had an idea in mind, limiting the possible candidates down to watches below $1,000 would be a challenge, at best.This is exactly what this annoying little Brit did to me. Alright, he is

We’ve seen many new watch brands over the last few years. Norqain was one of them. Many of the initiatives were attic start-ups, born out of a passion for watches. Those often lack a solid plan to become a real well-known watch brand and mainly rely on gut feeling. Norqain was not one of them.Norqain was founded in 2018 by Ben Kuffer. And like so many start-ups, this one was to fulfill a dre

We're approaching the end of the year, and it has been an odd one (again). However, for Speedmaster fans, it was quite interesting. On the one hand, there were no limited editions or special editions this year. On the other hand, Omega introduced to us the new Moonwatch for the coming years, or perhaps even for the next decades. Two of these Moonwatch models are in precious metal. One is in Sedna

It's time for a good, old-fashioned shootout! This is the stage where the voting really counts. It will decide who drops out of the competition, and who comes one step closer to taking first place. Today, it's Zenith versus Tudor, and Andreas versus Jorg. Both their picks are firmly rooted in the past. While the Tudor Black Bay Chrono is a more contemporary model, Zenith reaches back to the birth

Those who are familiar with my taste in watches will know that when it comes to brands, I am slightly skeptical. So when asked to take a look at the Gane C1 Sandy Salmon, I followed my usual process. I always approach slowly, making no sudden moves. From a distance, the promise of refinement and quality is hard to pin down. Upon approach, it often fades like a mirage. However, on some occasions, t

With just over three weeks remaining in the year, Nivada Grenchen and Worn & Wound have announced a trio of watches to close out 2022. The first is a great version of Nivada’s Chronomaster that comes with the legendary Valjoux 72 movement. This one will make the true chronograph enthusiasts’ hearts beat faster. The other two watches are a pair of Datomaster VK64 models powered by S

In my years of collecting, I have desired, hunted, and acquired watches that didn't do it for me in the end. And I know I’m not alone. Indeed, I can see about 1,347 virtual hands going up, and that's okay; you're just normal. Just like Daan in his story on his Black Bay Fifty-Eight, it happened to me in a big way a month ago. It has actually happened before, also with a Fifty-Eight, but that

On the 26th of October, 2022, the Atelier Holgur Fr?mand made its debut in the watch world. It sent ripples across social media, and a handful of watch media outlets also caught the scent, publishing pieces praising the watch. But at that point, all that we had to go on were several pictures, a spec sheet, and a brief from the brand's owners. Since then, a lot has changed. We were lucky enough to

When I introduce myself at events and parties, new acquaintances often ask what I’d recommend as a first luxury watch. I’m not a guy who easily gives advice about anything, though, so I always try to give them some pointers that can help them on their way into the watch hobby. I think that in doing so, they can find something that speaks to their taste rather than just something that I

The single-hand watch specialist MeisterSinger has renewed its collaboration with WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) to support the organization’s mission to conserve our natural world. This time, the stage is set to showcase the interdependence between Planet Earth and the Moon in a collaborative timepiece. The German watchmaker calls it friendship as a concept and wants us to think of the bi

I enjoy chronographs on a technical level. Even if I don’t time many activities, I find joy in the complex watchmaking craft. Many secretly lust after a perpetual calendar with a leap year indicator and sidereal time in case we want to jump aboard a Space X flight. However, a mechanical chronograph is one of the most difficult complications to produce. Next to the date complication, a chrono

OK, it’s about time to come clean: until recently, I had never polished my beaten crystals myself. The reason was simple. I was afraid I would do more harm than good. I think there are other collectors like me, those who would like to polish crystals themselves but are just a bit too afraid…It looked simple, even though I never did it myself. I had all I needed - dozens of watches with

When you bring back a lost watch brand and want to restore it to its former glory, you are not just a watch geek. No, you’re also part custodian and part historian. At Fratello, we appreciate it when someone does this with passion and attention to detail. Tom van Wijlick is such a guy, so we follow him with great interest. Today, he released the Airain Type 21.I have had a chance to go hands

I have worn and reviewed my share of Formex watches before, and, without exception, they impressed me. Whether it was the Essence or the Reef GMT, they always felt ridiculously well specced and properly built. The Reef, however, is quite a substantial watch at 42mm across. Today, Formex is releasing the downsized Reef 39.5mm Automatic Chronometer 300M. Additionally, the brand has improved the Reef

Welcome to the 48th episode of Fratello Talks. Today, we have a very special episode lined up for you. We invited our good friend, watch photographer, and Instagram staple Tom, aka Bowl of Salmon, onto the show. We’ve always received a lot of questions on watch photography, even more so after our first episode on the topic featuring Nacho and Morgan. So what better way to answer some of thes