Imagine your average Saturday afternoon. Add a group of around 40 people (oh yes, all men), together in a private section of a restaurant. There’s an open bar, snacks come
Imagine your average Saturday afternoon. Add a group of around 40 people (oh yes, all men), together in a private section of a restaurant. There’s an open bar, snacks come
Like a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step — chapter 64 of Lao Tse’s Tao Te Ching — I think a watch collection starts with a
When it comes to watches, there are two major characteristics that usually work as a filter and, ultimately, show-stoppers for me. First of all, I don’t like barrel cases because
Ressence made waves from the moment it dropped its first watch, the ZeroSeries, back in 2011. The Belgian brand had developed a new and unique display for its watches that
Founded on the 31st of October 2015, the Singapore Watch Club (SWC) started out as a group of Instagram watch friends who decided to get together — discussing their shared
Team Strap or Team Bracelet — which one are you? Well, since we’re picking sides, I’m gonna go with Team Strap! Sure, I love my Sub on its phenomenal Oyster
The company of Czapek & Cie. has a long history. It began initially on May 1st, 1845, when Franciszek Czapek (by then, going by the name François) founded the company
There aren’t enough purple watches in the world. Don’t believe me? Just ask Brandon, Fratello’s purple-obsessed Copy Editor. He’ll make a compelling argument or two in favor of this underused
Meet the Omega × Swatch Speedmaster MoonSwatch. A watch made of bioceramic (a unique mix of two-thirds ceramic and one-third material derived from castor oil) that looks very similar to
You might have heard the name Hora Mundi before. The dual-time watch isn’t new in the Breguet collection. But until now, the travel complication could only be found in a
I always enjoyed history lessons at school, but most of the history taught in UK schools revolves around Britain. So, that’s the Romans and the Celts, the Saxons and the
Last year, in one of my Independent Insights articles, I covered a rather exciting watch project. Borussia Dortmund striker, Erling Haaland, had commissioned a custom timepiece from Norwegian independent brand,
Every now and then, it feels like the stars align for a brand. A recent model becomes hugely popular due to its brilliant design, and the brand follows up with
It’s not often I come across a watch that really sparks my imagination. Correction, that happens relatively often, but I look at so many watches that it occurs more rarely
We like to talk to watch collectors and enthusiasts about their watches, and as you know, we’ve got a small thing for Speedmasters here as well. We’re happy to publish