Ask any watch enthusiast who has known me for more than a day, and they will tell you of my love for Zenith. It's true. My favorite watch in my humble collection is the 2009 El Primero Striking 10th,

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

Throughout the last couple of months, we have witnessed the great appreciation our readers have for the Grand Seiko brand. In our weekly Sunday Showdown series, many of the Grand Seiko models are incr

This week, I am checking out some intriguing watches from Holsteins premier independent. Yes, I am talking about the plucky soloist Oris. In its heyday, Oris was outputting up to 1.2million watches an

The Oris Divers Sixty-Five Limited Edition for HODINKEE is here with styling that wont disappoint and a movement thats sure to surprise.Well now, its not every day that we cover a new timepiece made i

Earlier this week, I was invited for a media lunch with Hublots new CEO, Mr. Ricardo Guadalupe, and their Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Ms. Miwa Sakai, who happened to be visiting Kuala Lumpur on an

Omega Speedmaster 125Its Speedy Tuesday This weeks Speedmaster for our Speedy Tuesday is a bit of a strange duck in the bite, but has quite an interesting story to it. In 1973, Omega celebrated their

Today, Roger Ruegger pointed out to me that The Crossing is being presented by IWC on their website. The Crossing has been played in front of 1700 guests during a gala night organised by IWC at the SI

With the UEFA EURO 2020 European Championship football full swing underway, we see all kinds of watches on the wrists of famous European football players. Most of them are from the same brands, though

New releases from A. Lange Sohne are rare. When they do come along, they should be given the respect and attention they deserve. While the latest A. Lange Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone is not a new model

When I look at the vintage time-only Omega watches that I own, I see a pattern. Most of them are from the 50s. They have a larger 35mm+ case size and a seconds sub-dial at 6. I dont know why, but Im j

We break down the event that unveiled the Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep and think about the future.Its been days since the reveal of the Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep at the British Museum in London, but th

A few weeks ago, we sat down with astronaut Nicole Stott when we were in Milan, to talk to her about being a Space Shuttle astronaut, Family and Speedmasters.A day before our Speedy Tuesday event in M

About seven years ago, in 2001, I had this Bulova Accutron Spaceview wrist watch. I wrote a review on that watch and posted it here.I bought it off eBay and wore it for about a year or so before I tra

This idea started at the coffee corner in our (former) office in The Hague with some of the other editors. You'll get 1,500 from your boss to go out and buy a watch, what would you pick?And it doesn't

At Watches and Wonder 2021, we saw several beautiful new watches launched by many different brands. Some were expected, and some were a bit of a curveball and caught us by surprise, but in a good way

The new Chronomat trims the case diameter from 44mm to 42mm and brings back the unique Rouleaux bracelet. Those are the headlines, but as I have found, this new chunk of steel is filled with hidden de

Its time for Wrist Game or Crying Shame, the weekly series that lets you stop or start your chronograph. This week, well discuss a unique blip on the Breitling radar with the Superocean Heritage Chron

Ever since getting into the world of watches, I have always loved the discussions about watch design. The recurring topic is often progression. The arguments are as much about the lack thereof as they

Omega Speedmaster Mark II 45 Year After Its IntroductionAfter the Omega Speedmaster Professional won the race to the Moon in 1969, Omega thought it was time to come up with a watch that perhaps was a