How do you spend 10,000 to start a watch collection? Its a question so abstract that it took me a long time to find the answers. First of all, in the previous articles in the series, many great soluti

Fratello On Air is here with Balazs and Mike. This week, vintage Zenith is in focus as the duo roll through their favorite models out of Le Locle. Youll be surprised with this list because the El Prim

When we started the competition, we had 96 watches; now, were down to four. The remaining writers are now into their second head-to-head match-up. The winner moves on to the final; the loser goes home

After several years of not meeting with Bell Ross, we sat down with the brand at Baselworld 2019 and we found a winner in the new Bell Ross Bellytanker Bronze chronograph.I could say Bellytanker all

One of my favourite places to go during Baselworld is Oris. The laid-back atmosphere whilst being in the midst of chaos is impressive in their booth and, just as important, they keep introducing int

Chopard L.U.C. 2017It's always a treat to visit Chopard when we are visiting?BaselWorld. Despite their success and status in the industry they managed to stay humble and friendly. This year Chopard sh

As soon as you buy (or collect) a few nice timepieces, make sure to store them safely to protect them for dust, moisture, children, hungry pets etc. The best way to store your watches would be in a sa

While the Laco brands history of supplying the German airforce during World War II is a controversial topic on these pages and others (especially because the brand still engraves the side of its cases

The Planet Ocean series is a go-to choice if you want a cool alternative to the Submariner, and one you can actually pick up from an AD (remember that feeling?). This is perhaps the most important sp

Jamaal Parham is a commercial director, filmmaker, and watch collector living in Brooklyn.? Currently, a director signed with ArtClass, next-gen production company, and a creative consultant at AKA, i

We are at the stage where our writers go head-to-head and hope to battle their way through to the semi-finals. At this point, each of our writers has only one watch remaining. Today, we have our last

Back in January when the new Bvlgari Octo Finissimo S with a steel silvered dial was introduced, Rob called it a possible contender for the watch of the year. But is it really? Time to find out. I had

Welcome to WASP 5.0, the fifth edition of the Fratello On Air Pod-column, Watching Sports and Sporting Watches. This week, Rob and Balazs celebrate reaching their fifth episode by sharing some of thei

The Zenith Piggy Bank proves marketing genius lives for centuries. This is the story of a clock that helped people save money.? I met my friend Matej a few weeks after he lent me his Seiko Superior to

On January 16th of this year, Gene Cernan passed away. He was the Last Man on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Before that, he flew on the Gemini 9A and Apollo 10 missions. This year, Om

Credor, the JDM luxury brand created by Seiko in the 70s to beat Patek Philippe and at the then-hot luxury quartz game. Today, we know Credor for its thin luxury and hand-finished porcelain dials of

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

With a little wink of course, but in a week when my Ploprof has been described by one commenter as the perfect survival tool, it seemed like an opportune moment to pick our top-five pre-owned survival

Zenith kicked off the 50th anniversary of the El Primero with a trio of watches first shown during, but not at, SIHH in January.? At Baselworld 2019, the celebration continued with additional pieces t

Omega Seamaster 300This is the watch we've all been waiting for since Omega started to tease us via their Facebook page. We already did a guess some time ago (here), but now we finally get the chance