At the dawn of availability, last week Fratellowatches attended the introduction?of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic 1958 tribute in The Netherlands. The presentation was held in the beautiful historic

Its Speedy Tuesday This weeks topic is about a very rare Speedmaster that you will will come across only seldom, the Omega Speedmaster Split-Seconds 3540.50 or Rattrapante. Introduced in 1999, this Sp

Available as per january 2006 and will cost you about 1900 Euro. The official Seiko site on this watch can be found here.Thanks Gadget.nl. Otherwise, I still would be able to tell people I liked Seiko

You must think I've lost my marbles, surely the Explorer II is a tool watch. Or am I simply on a roll after a well-read article on Explorer I alternatives this week? Well no, and I'll give you my rea

It's time for a shootout round This week, the pre-quarterfinal shootout for The Fast And The Fratelli has begun, with Lex and Ben in a blistering fight. Your voting counts, as it decides who drops out

We all know watch brands who use exhibition case backs. Some do this to display especially beautiful or complicated movements. However, some of the beloved entry-level watches do so simply to show the

Allow us to proudly introduce the Fratello-designed collaboration watch. This time, weve teamed-up with Oris to bring you the Fratello a Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date with oxblood red dial. With

WatchUseek, considered to be the No.1 interactive watch portal, is having a Grande Finale 2009 event This means that WatchUseek, in combination with its sponsors, will celebrate the end of 2009 and th

Part of being a Paneristi is to collect nice and special watch straps. I have written about straps made from vintage ammo pouches and one not for Panerai in this case made from the leather interior

The story goes that after a polo match in India, some British officers challenged their friend Cesar de Trey to create a watch that was able to resist the serious beatings caused by polo sport. Once b

I'm only kidding, of course. No need to commit a cyberpunk sci-fi fashion faux pas this early in the week. The latest Hamilton Pulsar dons the black mantle for you, also featuring the iconic green dig

This year has been another solid year for the Longines brand. With such global appeal and consistently strong sales across a variety of price points and demographics, it would be easy for Longines to

Its a never-ending question, which Speedmaster Professional should I buy? The one with sapphire or a model with Hesalite crystal? And then theres not just a single right answer. Both have their own ad

A journalists darling, it seems. I am talking about Grand Seiko. Whether it is here, or on any of the other on-line watch magazines and blogs, when theres a mention of Grand Seiko you hear violins pla

Last week Bert Buijsrogge and I visited the assembly line of the much talked-about Omega Caliber 9300 movement. This in-house developed movement was introduced during BaselWorld 2011 in the Omega Seam

This year, at Geneva Watch Days 2021, Breitling brings us three chronographs inspired by a fairly surprising topic: 60s American sports cars. The Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, and Shelby Cobra are

The new Speedmaster Moonwatch Master Chronometer was not even on my short-term wish list, as I already have a few Moonwatch references, but I simply could not resist. This time, I was initially (and f

Given the central role Bvlgari played in the organization of Geneva Watch Days, it may not be fair to attempt to summarize the brand's efforts in such a short post, but given that we'll be dedicating

It's This Week in Watches for August 31, 2019 and we have loads of news today!Well, if last week's This Week in Watches got you down due to the dearth of news, then this week just might overload your

For years now, there's the trend in the watch industry to introduce watches inspired by the brands heritage. These watches are based on vintage watches with an updated design, technical specifications