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Discussing Tracking Watch Accuracy With A?Watch Geek

When I rotated the one and only watch on my wrist back in the day, I remember how obsessed I was with its accuracy. Every few days I set the time against a known source to be sure I always had the mos

Hands-On With The Omega Speedmaster Moon 345.0809

The Omega Speedmaster Moon 345.0809 or Speedy Moon is one of those grail watches of mine. Its not the small production of 1,300 that makes it so desirable for me, but rather its complications combined

New Pilot's Watches - The Longines Spirit Collection

Just a few days before traveling became impossible, we saw the new Longines Spirit collection. Under embargo, of course. So we are happy that its now finally time to show you the pictures we took duri

The 1625 Turn-o-Graph - Going Under the Radar

A recurring theme in our TBT articles revolves around the aberrations from various watch companies. These are the one hit wonders, the exceptions and they're typically major breaks from a brand's eth

Hands-On With The Longines RailRoad

On April 18th 1891, a train crash in?Kipton, Ohio took the lives of 11 people?and was caused by railroad engineers watches not being in sync (4 minutes difference). This accident led to new strict sta

Review: Oris TT3 Chronograph

When I started collecting wrist watches, I never considered Oris as a serious option. They made nice mechanical watches, had nice designs, but brands that do doubl??? or plaque gold cases were off-lim

Visit Report: La Lune Exhibition In The Grand Palais

Frequent readers know that, here at Fratello, we love things related to space travel. Probably ignited by the Omega Speedmaster Professional, a.k.a. the Moonwatch, however meanwhile extended to genera