Choosing the five best chronographs? Is that even possible? If you had asked me that at the beginning of the year, I would’ve said you were crazy. But as the
Choosing the five best chronographs? Is that even possible? If you had asked me that at the beginning of the year, I would’ve said you were crazy. But as the
What would you consider the most unique watch from any given brand? In the case of Patek Philippe, a watch brand that needs no introduction, I would perhaps consider the
Love or hate it, the MoonSwatch certainly stirred things up this year. Here at Fratello, most of us are fans of the watch, and nearly everyone was able to get
I asked RJ the other day if he wouldn’t mind putting the newly released Oris Divers Sixty-Five Limited Edition into an uncensored face-to-face “battle” with the original Oris Star. “Go
Hi, my name is Thor, and I’m a strapaholic. But is this addiction to watch straps a bad thing? The first question I’ll ask you is this: can a strap
It was 1913 when Japanese watchmaker and businessman Kintaro Hattori launched the Laurel, the timepiece we now consider Seiko’s very first wristwatch. The Seiko Prospex SPB333J1 Save the Ocean Limited
Anyone keeping up with news in the watch industry will have heard the name Megan Young. Born in Holland, Megan began her watchmaking career in Geneva. She gained experience and
When the people behind Worn & Wound started ADPT, they set out to produce 100% American-made nylon watch straps. Five years later, it has turned into an actual watch brand
In the last few years, I’ve advocated for watches in precious metals. Certain steel sports watches have been hyped so much that they’ve become more expensive than their gold and
As you know, we love our G-Shocks here at Fratello. Most of the team members have a strong preference for the classic square models, and I am no exception to
It is rather exciting to discover that Breguet has released a new iteration of one of its “Grande Complication” wristwatches without blowing its own horn. Perhaps for the latest Breguet
It is December 14th, 1972, and Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan is about to set foot on the ladder of the Lunar Module. Before he does so, he kneels and
Recently, I bought a Squale Super-Squale with old radium lume and a brown dégradé dial. It looks like it has been completely fried by the gamma radiation from that radium.
In 1913, Kintaro Hattori, the founder of Seiko, presented his first wristwatch under the name Laurel. It very much looked like a pocket watch fitted with lugs to accommodate a
I am reluctant to say that these are the best watch releases in 2022, but for me, they are. At least they are the watches that left a lasting impression