We’re all more than familiar with the Speedmasters, Submariners, and Royal Oaks of this world. We’re even familiar with the Ingenieurs, Reversos, and Andy Warhols. But many watches in top brands’ catalogs are painfully overlooked. On today’s episode of Fratello Talks, we’re taking a look at a handful of them. You might not hear about these watches every day, but we believe they deserve more credit than they get. Of course, these will just be some of the many underappreciated watches out there, so if we missed one of your favorites, be sure to let us know. But now, let’s see what the guys have on their wrists today.

Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary on wrist, arms crossed

Wrist check

RJ is wearing his daily beater, the Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary in 18K Moonshine Gold. There aren’t many folks out there who can genuinely say that about a gold Speedy, let alone one as collectible as this one. But as you’ve seen over the past few weeks, RJ isn’t afraid to wear it day in, day out.

VPC Type 37HW on wrist

There’s nothing too shocking here either as Thomas is still spending time with his VPC Type 37HW.

Omega Genève ST 166.0190 wrist shot

And finally, Nacho is mixing it up with a watch he has owned for longer than any of the other watches you’ve seen him wear, but this one has never made it into the wrist check. It’s an Omega Genève ST 166.0190 from 1974. It has been with him since he was a student, but he only got around to servicing it recently. Now it’s fully ready for many years of wrist time to come. The Fixoflex bracelet on it is how it came when he bought it, and after a thorough cleaning and minor repair, it continues to be his preferred way of wearing it.

overlooked watches — Omega Seamaster 300

Fratello Talks: Top Brands’ Most Overlooked Watches

In today’s episode, our focus is firmly set on major brands’ watches that we believe are sadly overlooked. Though we’re sure that we’re only scratching the surface, these are some of those that come to mind without going too deep down the rabbit hole. As is tradition, we’re not giving it all away here, so if you want to know all of the watches we mention in the episode, you’ll have to tune in. But below you’ll see a couple of those that came up.

overlooked watches — Omega Constellation Globemaster on wrist
overlooked watches — IWC Big Pilot's Watch 43
top 5 modern Zenith watches — Zenith Defy Revival A3648
overlooked watches — TAG Heuer Jarama

What’s a watch from a top brand that you think is criminally overlooked? Let us know in the comments below, and tune in next week for a new episode of Fratello Talks.

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