With the exception of the newly released Reverso?Ultra Thin Tribute to 1931, the Classique is perhaps in many ways the quintessential Reverso: its been in JLCs catalog for many, many years; it can be

Here we are, race fans in the final race of The Fast And The Fratelli competition The last four weeks have seen 30 other contenders come and go, all in our quest to determine the best racing chronogr

Happy Holidays from the good folks at Wrist Game or Crying Shame Well, thats just me, but no matter. Weve made it through Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, St. Nicholas Day, and the UK not let

Today, I am joined in the studio by Monica Porracin, the founder and director of The Blue Company. Based in London, the Blue Company manages the interests of seven popular brands in the UK, working as

Woohoo The Speedmaster World Cup grand final is here The Speedmaster Calibre 321 Ed White versus the Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Award 45th Anniversary edition. Limited production versus limited edition

We are approaching the end of a very awkward year, to say the least. No (Speedy Tuesday) events, no traveling, and no proper GTGs could be organized. Instead, weve been hosting a series of Speedmaster

We joined the official launch of the new Omega Seamaster 300M James Bond watch in NYC. We thought it would be interesting to share some impressions of that event, as Omega also took the opportunity to

On the 30th of October 1972, Gerald Genta (then having an important assignment for Audemars Piguet) filed a patent in the United States for his master piece, the Royal Oak. From what I read, he alread

The German R-L-X forum has this populair Welche habt Ihr im Moment am Arm?-topic. You dont have to understand German to know what it says I guess. The most exotic watches come along in this thread,

Its funny, as if youd asked me my opinion of titanium last year, Id certainly not have the same opinion as I do today. Having only really worn and collected stainless steel watches, I was a bit weirde

Although we put a lot of care and work into our own Speedmaster archives here on Fratello, they are only available online (with the exception of the print publication we once did for the Speedmaster).

Were just one day away from the finals of The Fast And The Fratelli competition. One of the finalists will be a Speedmaster, and the decision seems to be fixed that it is the Speedmaster Calibre 321 p

Ho, ho, ho, what a year its been for Hamilton Overall, the Swatch Group has had a surprisingly impressive 2020. Despite challenges that no one saw coming and several circumstances beyond anyones contr

As Christmas is getting closer every day, the annual rush to find a great present is about to begin. Of course, I buy a lot of socks (classic) but since I recently got into watches, I figured that my

Under the haze of dusk, Oris snuck in a Divers Sixty-Five in October. No fanfare or press release that usually accompanies a new configuration. Instead, just a quiet assurance that this watch was avai

True Story. On an evening at the beginning of 2018, I was sitting on the couch at home after a full day of being a watch journalist. The doorbell rang and my wife opened the door for one of my best fr

The montre de souscription, or subscription watch, presented by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1796, was not only a pocket watch but also a brilliant conceptual idea. Produced upon registration and fitted w

When Bulgari acquired Daniel Roth back in 2000, it acquired the designs and watchmaking know-how that included Roth's patented Papillion time-display method. Fifteen years later, that acquisition led

We just entered the semi-finals of this The Fast And The Fratelli contest, with a wonderful Traxxas Bandit RC car (scale 1:10) at stake. Now it is getting tough, with two Speedmasters racing each othe

Youve seen them on the bookshelves at (vintage) watch dealers and collectors: the Mondani books. We talk to Giorgia Mondani, who joined her family business at a young age and shared her love for () wa