Today I’d like to talk to you about a very special watch. For many reasons. To start with it’s a chronograph. In itself, this is not extraordinary but as you kn... Read More...
Just when we think we’ve discovered every TV/watch tie-in, someone unearths a previously unknown connection. Today’s #TBT is the perfect example of great sleuth... Read More...
Today on #TBT, we’ll discuss the Seiko SBCM023 Perpetual Calendar Diver. Yes, it’s another Seiko, but hopefully one that you’ve either not heard of or have stum... Read More...
Welcome to my nightmare, otherwise known as the Seiko 7002 diver. I’m only half joking, but do realize that this article and the watch you see here is akin to t... Read More...
Happy Halloween! Well, at least it’s still Halloween for the West Coast Americans who read our site. If trick or treating isn’t your thing, though, you’re proba... Read More...
Today on #TBT, we’ll take a look at the Girard-Perregaux Chronometer HF. It’s a watch that I grew up seeing a lot as a child since it belongs to my father, but ... Read More...
I admit that I don’t spend a ton of time looking at IWC’s latest offerings. No, I don’t find IWC’s unattractive, but they’re often too large for me. Plus, they’... Read More...
Here it is, our updated Vintage Seiko Buyer's Guide. The thought of pulling together a directional like this sounds audacious, but as you’ll see, Seiko makes, a... Read More...
With today’s look at the Seiko H558 Arnie, we find ourselves heading down a precarious path into the realm of the “celebrity watch”. Don’t worry, we’ll speak a ... Read More...
Today’s #TBT takes a look at a Seiko 6619-8060 MACV-SOG and it’s a watch, when first examined, that doesn’t really stand out as something special. That trait, a... Read More...
Perhaps I’ve chosen to feature the Weekly Auto Orient King Diver on #TBT this week because I’m traveling through China. As I sat up on an upper floor of a hotel... Read More...
List articles are a bit controversial – so you can start your concerns now on this Top Vintage Seiko Divers posting. First off, they’re seen as easy puff pieces... Read More...
Today on #TBT we’ll take a look at a Rolex that has “flown” below the radar for some time. It’s a watch with sporting intensions, but it’s not considered as a s... Read More...
If you’ve been following #TBT, and Fratello Watches for that matter, for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that we’re huge fans of the Seiko Tuna s... Read More...
When considering mechanical chronographs, the 1980’s and early 90’s are often viewed as forgettable. Blingy, bad taste, bi-metal, quartz, or me-too automatics a... Read More...
Titanium. We’re spoiled by the abundance of the stiff, strong, and lightweight metal today and tend to pay little regard to how difficult a material it is to pr... Read More...
Today’s #TBT on a vintage Mulco chronograph, isn’t so much about the watch. No, there’s not much info out there on this very watch, but that’s ok. Of course, I’... Read More...
Today, on #TBT, we’ll continue to expose vintage Citizen as a real opportunity for collectors. This time, though, we‘ll step away from tool watches such as dive... Read More...
Damn you Rolex. Ok, more specifically, damn you “vintage” Rolex. I don’t want to like you, I really don’t, because so many others are in love with you and have ... Read More...
If you’ve been a relatively faithful reader of #TBT here on Fratello Watches, then you likely recall some of the articles I’ve penned on Gallets equipped with E... Read More...
It was one of those normal Saturday afternoons. You know, the kind where you’re fiercely duking it out with another bidder who likely hails from a country acros... Read More...
If you’ve been reading #TBT since its inception a few short years ago, and Fratello Watches in general for that matter, you know that we’re fans of Seiko divers... Read More...
We don’t get hate mail often at Fratello Watches, but we did get it when I wrote an article about the 1978 Seiko 7549 “Golden Tuna”. I was awfully enthusiastic ... Read More...
It was at least a couple of years ago on an evening that I found myself cruising the internet. I did the normal thing: news, watch sites, eBay, and some dealer ... Read More...
Several weeks’ back, we featured our first vintage Citizen within the #TBT series and the article sent us a clear message: you want to see more when it comes to... Read More...
When given the choice, I’d choose a mechanical watch over quartz every time. For readers of a site like Fratello Watches, my opinion rests within the majority, ... Read More...
For all the stories we write about Seiko here at Fratello Watches, we spend that exact opposite amount of time talking about Citizen. There are some reasons for... Read More...
If you’re at all active on Instagram, then you’ve likely noticed some things going on around the Breitling brand. First, a couple Saturdays ago, there was the #... Read More...
So, here we are in the first week of 2018 and Fratello Watches kicks off #TBT with a look at a vintage Timex Marlin. We’ve never featured a Timex on our site, s... Read More...
A Merry Christmas to all our readers who are celebrating! This year, we return to where I essentially “started” with Fratello Watches and that’s with a look at ... Read More...
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