Last autumn, I was the Fratello correspondent at the Oslo Watch Fair and spent some time in the Blancpain booth. There, I tried on the last edition of the intensely
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Last week, I wrote an article about when and how I would engrave one of my own watches. Well, not engrave it myself, of course, but you get the idea.
There’s a chance that this subtitle raises a couple of questions about the Dietrich SD-2 Skin Diver. But before I explain exactly what an “amphibian field watch” is, let me
![[Video] The Cartier Santos And The Casio G-Shock Square Are Not What They Used To Be](https://luxurywatchnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/c83b2973bbe7adaad4311a0a275e7c17.jpg "[Video] The Cartier Santos And The Casio G-Shock Square Are Not What They Used To Be")
In 1904, Louis Cartier made the first-ever “pilot’s watch” for his pioneering aviator friend from Brazil, Alberto Santos-Dumont. It was a stylish tool watch that went up in the sky
Going hands-on with the green-dialed Patek Philippe 5270P-014 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph is like going to see the Berliner Philharmoniker expecting them to play a Beethoven symphony, but hearing the orchestra
I know, comparing a €1,000 watch to a Laurent Ferrier might seem far-fetched. But after a week with the Farer Stanhope II, the first impression lingers. Within this very British
After we saw the new Tudor Black Bay Pro and GMT S&G, we shared our thoughts with you on the design of these watches and the direction Tudor is taking
It’s with great pleasure that we announce the upcoming Fratello event “An evening with…” on June 18, in the beautiful city of The Hague, The Netherlands. That’s right, we can
You’d better sit down now. The Turtle Astronaut is a bi-metallic 24-hour watch with a sector dial, lumed, printed, and applied numerals, red detailing, an arrow central seconds hand, a
Dual-crown divers are enjoying a bit of a revival these days. While some brands are coming out with new designs, others are exploring their back catalogs. Alpina has a rich
It’s safe to say the new 3861-equipped Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch caused a big splash at Fratello. Since the launch in January 2021, at least four team members obtained Omega’s first
It’s time for another installment of Fratello EDC, where we’re sharing our editorial team’s Everyday Carry (EDC) items. The third “Fratello” to share the contents of his bag and pockets
Wines, food, and many other finest things the world knows are French. But watches? True, France was once a prominent watchmaking country a few hundred years ago. Names like Breguet,
The Rolex GMT-Master history goes all the way back to 1954. This is when the brand introduced the first reference 6542. The development of this watch was done in close
You might have seen the H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon before. Maybe not in the metal, since it’s a very exclusive and elusive watch. But maybe
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