The first image I've come across from the guy we have on Fratello today was in this dedicated Speedy Tuesday Facebook group where he showed an incredible nice c... Read More...
MINASE : A Japanese Manufacturer
In 1963 Minase’s parent company, Kyowa, opened for business manufacturing cutting and drilling tools for the watch industry. ... Read More...
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was one of the last few propeller driven attack aircraft to enter service. It arrived late for World War 2 and during the start of the... Read More...
This will be a bit of a controversial review. In general, we're not that fond of watches with fancy names and quartz movements. So it would have been understand... Read More...
Welcome to the first This Week in Watches of 2019. As I scoured this week’s news of interest, I came upon a rather consistent theme – Limited Editions. Now, t... Read More...
We reported about the Oris Movember Edition 2018 before, but our focus was mainly on the good cause it supports, not the watch. I assume you also want to know a... Read More...
Just like every year, Swatch comes up with a special watch for Valentine's Day. For 2019, Swatch introduces the Triple Love watch. A transparent plastic 34mm ca... Read More...
Welcome to 2019 as we kick things off with a review of a vintage favorite in the Universal Geneve Polerouter. Today’s #TBT comes hot on the heels of yesterday’s... Read More...
Christmas is always that perfect time to wear a dress watch. Or better said, the time you realize you really need a dress watch in your collection. Last Christm... Read More...
Again a rather complicated issue, when should one service or overhaul vintage watches in a collection? Mark sent us the following question on vintage watch main... Read More...
It’s been a while since we reported about a Speedmaster sighting by a celebrity. In the past, we have seen Russel Crowe wearing one in many of his movies. He al... Read More...
It is the last day of the year, time to share with you the Top 10 best read articles on Fratello in 2018. In total, we published just over 450 posts on watches.... Read More...
Once the preserve of the critics and connoisseurs, independent watchmaking is becoming a ‘thing’ on the horological map. It has attracted worldwide attention fr... Read More...
Welcome to This Week in Watches - the last episode of 2018. We have some tough news this week, which is never nice during the Chirstmas season. Still, we pay ... Read More...
The Rolex Daytona Rainbow in Everose gold (reference 116595RBOW) is one of those watches that leaves me as puzzled today as it did when it was introduced last M... Read More...
Today on #TBT, we’ll take a brief look at what I think is an unheralded classic in the Citizen Jet Auto Dater. Most would probably take one look at this watch a... Read More...
Moonphase watches are among the most elegant timepieces with complications that are available for a relatively affordable price. A simple classic three-hand wat... Read More...
Today we shed our light on a brief question about ETA ebauches, sent in by Ramiro.You Asked Us: Does ETA sell their ebauches outside the Swatch Group?
Here... Read More...
First off, for those who are celebrating, the Fratello team wishes you a very Merry Christmas. If not, happy Speedy Tuesday! We do our best to publish new cont... Read More...
The best Amsterdam retailer just got better. They managed to do another exclusive watch with Nomos. I am talking about Ace Jewelers of course, who teamed up wit... Read More...
There it is again, some will say 'the most wonderful time of the year'. It is time to relax, sit back, eat and maybe even watch a classic movie like the Grinch ... Read More...
For This Week in Watches, a pre-Christmas edition, we’ll go in a slightly different direction and make Baselworld the primary focus: there was little in the way... Read More...
Today we go hands-on with the Baltic Aquascaphe divers watch. After the success of their Bicompax (three-hander and chronograph models), they introduced their d... Read More...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore. A watch that was groundbreaking when first shown during the Basel watch fair in 1993, but it too... Read More...
Today on #TBT we’ll go back to some relatively old school Swiss goodness with a look at a LeJour PVD Chronograph. This watch isn’t especially rare, valuable, or... Read More...
During our visit to MunichTime 2018, about which we reported here, we learned about Laco's new Squad watch models. These new models are named 'Scorpion' and com... Read More...
Anyone who is part of the watch community will probably agree that watch spotting can be a really satisfying activity. I sometimes entertain myself by checking ... Read More...
This week we're answering a question from globetrotter Jerôme about GPS controlled watches. Jerôme is a frequent intercontinental traveler and is looking for a ... Read More...
From 2020, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva (SIHH) and Baselworld in Basel, the two major events in the watch industry, will synchronise... Read More...
When Patek Philippe introduced the 5524(G) during Baselworld 2015 it was the talk of the show. Yes, it's old news in 2018 but it’s something we could not neglec... Read More...
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