Uncertainty seems to be the only certainty at present. Its an odd time indeed and for some theres little comfort to be found. Lets do our best to focus on the watches we enjoy today and will continue

During the SIHH 2016 in January, IWC showed us a range of new Pilot models or upgrades of existing models. One of the models that received a lot of attention was the IWC Pilots Watch Timezoner Chrono

Marc Newson is the designer brain behind Ikepods designer watches. Although gone for a few years, they are back on the horological map since 2010 again. Since last year, Ikepod also introduced an hour

You have probably heard the name G rald Genta countless times if you have an interest in watch design. His name is synonymous with two of the most successful wristwatch lines in the modern era; the Au

Sunday Morning Showdown is back Its so good to say that. After nearly a year-long hiatus, Jorg and Ben are ready to duke it out once again. For those recently joining the Fratelli, this series is wher

During the writing of the Buying Guide series, I found out about so many great watches that we dont talk about often enough. One brand that stood out along the way was Zenith. The brand has created so

We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. While the daily routine is largely focused on the most recent developments in the world of watches, the most fun for many of us li

Breitling's newest elegant but sporty timepieces are moving the womens watchmaking towards a new kind of youth-influenced, minimalistic aesthetic. The latest Navitimer 35mm collection perfectly captur

At least for us in Europe, a spotting a Grand Seiko watch in the flesh is still as rare as spotting a Japanese supercar like the Nissan GT-R.Perhaps it mainly has to do with price, as the Nissan GT-R

When Omega introduced the Seamaster?Ploprof 1200M back in 2009, I was actually happily surprised to see that they did such an amazing job.The resemblance with the original Omega Ploprof 600M 166.077 w

Just a few weeks ago, in the sunny and colorful city of Miami, Maurice Lacroix released something funky the new Aikon tide. Its the latest and most eco-friendly member of the Aikon collection. Fratel

I dont usually buy into the hype around things. When people around me are all praising something, I typically try to avoid it. For example, when Game Of Thrones was on TV, my friends were raving about

Captain Cook? No, it's Captain Nemo I'm thinking of when I look at the black, shiny, and semi-transparent aquatic watch on my wrist. Let's go hands-on with the RADO Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic as w

Introducing the new Breitling Chronomat that takes design cues from the future-classic 80s watch. The new Chronomat continues a burgeoning trend of revisiting heritage models from Breitling's esteemed

A surprising release comes our way in the new Breitling Superocean Heritage 57 and we have all the details. Lets dive inBreitling has been on a roll for a couple of years now. When looking at releases

Longines simply can't make a bad Heritage watch.Out of all the Swatch Group brands, Longines is the one company that nails their vintage reeditions 99% of the time. They are also doing it with a very

One of our first appointments during Baselworld 2018 was with Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari. Besides an appointment to learn about the new models for 2018 (which we will publish within short a

The first Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor I laid my hands on was a Master Compressor Memovox in 2004 and as far as I recall, there were no other Compressor models at that time. I really liked it a

Almost all watch forums seems to have these weekly or even daily threads about whats on your wrist today. Well, in my case it is quite easy, the vintage Submariner I recently got is hard to beat on a

Its Speedy Tuesday Weve been waiting to publish an article on this new Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 reference?318.90.45.79.01.001, also called Skywalker. It was a surprise to us actually, that