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New Video: The Deployant Show Episode 3 – how to buy your first watch
We are at our third episode of The Deployant Show. The main topic is a discussion on how to buy your first watch. An an invitation to go cycling with us.
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![[Video] Going Inside A Speedmaster Movement With The Slow Mo Guys](https://www.fratellowatches.com/cdn-cgi/image/anim=false/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SloMoGuys.jpg)
Fratello
[Video] Going Inside A Speedmaster Movement With The Slow Mo Guys
An incredibly cool video went online the other day on The Slow Mo Guys’ YouTube channel. The guys (Gav and Dan) used insane equipment to get the frame rate to 10,000 per second and the magnification to 10× for some seriously close and slow footage inside the miniature marvel of Omega’s caliber 1869. That’s right […] Visit [Video] Going Inside A Speedmaster Movement With The Slow Mo Guys to read the full article.
Fratello
Hot Take: Panerai Goes Back To Its Roots With The New Luminor Tre Giorni PAM01628
If you follow my writing, you may have noticed I have a complicated relationship with Panerai. On one hand, I adore the brand and its design language. On the other hand, I often fail to see the logic in modern Panerai releases, including the brand’s design choices. I have often lamented the odd designs of […] Visit Hot Take: Panerai Goes Back To Its Roots With The New Luminor Tre Giorni PAM01628 to read the full article.
Time+Tide
The 6 best tactical watches for those in need of some military inspiration
If you need a watch to keep up with an active, tough lifestyle, then any of these tactical timepieces should fit the bill.The post The 6 best tactical watches for those in need of some military inspiration appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Monochrome
Introducing – Back to Basics with the New 47mm Panerai Luminor Tre Giorni PAM01628
Panerai starts the new year by releasing a watch that perfectly encapsulates the brand´s philosophy and style – staying true to its storied watchmaking heritage blended with modern construction. The latest Luminor reference delivers everything loyal Panerai enthusiasts anticipate while incorporating subtle design updates to set it apart from previous models. True to the brand’s […]
Time+Tide
The Slow Mo Guys show how an Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon works in amazing, slow-mo macro
Gav of the Slow Mo Guys goes super slow and super close to a Dark Side of the Moon, showing its micron-level engineering.The post The Slow Mo Guys show how an Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon works in amazing, slow-mo macro appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Fratello
Hands-On With The Surprising Crafter Blue Mechanic Ocean Mark II Dive Watch
The new Crafter Blue Mechanic Ocean Mark II looks like a million bucks. Not literally, of course, but it does look way higher-end than the price tag would suggest. US$449 buys you a watch that punches well above its weight. This intro might read like a conclusion, but there is more to say about this […] Visit Hands-On With The Surprising Crafter Blue Mechanic Ocean Mark II Dive Watch to read the full article.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
A Look at the new IWC Pilot Mark XX Mercedes-AMG Petronas Team
Let’s face it: when you think of Formula One, your first thought probably isn’t, “Gee, I hope IWC drops a new Mark XX today.” But here we are, and IWC is back in the F1 game for 2025 with yet another AMG Petronas tie-in. This time, we’re looking at a no-nonsense titanium Mark XX, a clean time-and-date piece decked out in enough Petronas green to make your Speedmaster a little jealous.
Hodinkee
Watch It: The 'Slow Mo Guys' Go (Way) Inside An Omega Speedmaster
A whole lot closer than the loupe you keep on your desk.
Hodinkee
House Of Craft: Inside The World Of Watch Auctions With Geoff Hess
Sotheby's Global Head of Watches talks about his considerable experience collecting watches, the lessons he's learned at live auctions, the fun of hotdogs and cotton candy, and how enthusiasm ties it all together.
Monochrome
Introducing – IWC Warms Up for the 2025 F1 Season with a New Pilot Mark XX Mercedes-AMG Petronas Team
It’s only January, and yet the upcoming 2025 Formula One season is already in the starting blocks. We had the recent announcement of a new official timekeeper, and there are watch-related things to be expected on this side soon. But the first to kick off the F1 watch game this year is IWC, which presents […]
Time+Tide
The Casio G-Shock is an indestructible feat of engineering, and a cultural icon
We delve into the history of the Casio G-Shock, and explore its unexpected rise into collector and pop culture stardom.The post The Casio G-Shock is an indestructible feat of engineering, and a cultural icon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Hodinkee
Happenings: Early American Pocket Watches Exhibit Opens At The Horological Society Of New York
Showcasing the beginnings of American horological history.
Teddy Baldassarre
The Least Expensive Panerai Watches
Panerai might be the most in-your-face example of the quintessential Tool Watch That Made Good as a Luxury Item. Unlike many other contenders for that title, a Panerai watch today looks essentially the same as it did back in the 1940s, when Italian navy frogmen wore them into underwater combat. Few concessions have been made to modern tastes and trends: the luminous material on the dials is no longer radioactive (inarguably a positive change), Rolex no longer makes the cases, and you no longer have to be a naval commando to own one, but otherwise the relatively few models that make up the Panerai family have stubbornly adhered to their military-issue origins. It is this adherence that makes Panerai, for many, an all-or-nothing proposition — either you’re in the brand’s worldwide, rabid coterie of fans and collectors, proudly self-dubbed the Paneristi, or you roll your eyes at the notion of ever owning one: they’re too big, too flashy, too clunky, too Stallone. This article, the latest in our series of Price of Admission guides, is aimed at those aspiring to join the former group — in other words, those wishing to pull the trigger on their first Panerai but possibly intimidated by the breadth of choices — and, of course, by the ticket price for entry to that first tier of Paneristi-land. Without further ado, let’s find the most affordable Panerai watches in each of the current product families. RADIOMIR The Radiomir, first conceived in 1935 but tracing its m...
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Introducing – Breguet Celebrates the Year of the Snake with the Classique 7145 Lunar New Year 2025
Unlike the Western tradition of celebrating New Year on a fixed date, the Chinese celebrate it on the second new Moon after the winter solstice. In 2025, Chinese New Year falls on the 29th of January and welcomes the Year of the Snake. Seizing the opportunity to show off the brand’s more creative aptitudes, Breguet […]
Fratello
TAG Heuer Returns As The Official Timekeeper For Formula 1 In 2025
In the year that Formula 1 celebrates its 75th anniversary, TAG Heuer will return to the sport as its Official Timekeeper. It’s a combination that’s as natural as peanut butter and jelly. With the watch brand’s rich history in racing and its sponsorship of the leading F1 team, this new partnership feels like coming home. […] Visit TAG Heuer Returns As The Official Timekeeper For Formula 1 In 2025 to read the full article.
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Introducing – The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Year of the Snake
After the Dragon, it will soon be time to celebrate another important animal of the Chinese Zodiac, the snake, an animal associated with wisdom, charm and transformation. Since 2016, Hublot has been commemorating the Chinese New Year with artfully rendered special editions of the Spirit of Big Bang – such as the Dragon-themed model of […]
Time+Tide
A sports watch, for moi? The glamour and gall of the Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition
Oris makes sure Kermit won't feel lonely anymore.The post A sports watch, for moi? The glamour and gall of the Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Monochrome
First Look – The Hot Pink Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition
The English phrase “pigs might fly” is used to express the impossibility of something happening. Well, Oris has just given wings to one of the most famous pigs in popular culture with its new ProPilot X Miss Piggy. Combining the sharp looks of the ProPilot X Collection in a reduced 34mm steel case with a […]
Hodinkee
Introducing: The Muppets Are Back With The Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to see Miss Piggy on a ProPilot X tonight.
Worn & Wound
Oris Introduces the ProPilot X “Miss Piggy”
From the moment Oris announced their ProPilot X “Kermit” watch fans have been speculating about which muppet would be next to get the Oris treatment. Not that we didn’t love seeing Kermit on the dial (once a month, on the first of the month) but for many elder-millennials and Gen-X watch collectors, the thought of having an entire collection of Muppet watches was, and remains, pretty tantalizing. Now, just about two years after Kermit made his Oris debut, we get the follow up: the ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition. If you were hoping for Beaker or Animal or another more niche Muppet to appear on an Oris dial, you’ll have to keep waiting. Of course Miss Piggy would have to be the next character – she’s the natural counterpart to Kermit, after all. Has there ever been a more obvious “his and hers” collection than these two ProPilots together? I can’t think of one. The ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition takes the familiar ProPilot X format and shrinks it (and pinks it, sorry) to 34mm. The case is stainless steel and the watch is powered by a rebadged Sellita automatic caliber. It’s notable that unlike the Kermit watch, we don’t see Miss Piggy on the dial of her ProPilot, not even for a day (there’s no date window for her to make an appearance). Instead, there’s a small window on the caseback through which you can see her periodically on the winding rotor. For a watch devoted to such an iconic character, this is a pretty retrained approach. Instead of Miss P...
SJX Watches
The Longines Conquest Heritage in Red Dégradé
Ordinarily a faithful vintage remake with an old-school aesthetic, the Conquest Heritage gets a makeover for the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Conquest Heritage Year of the Snake stands out with a striking red gradient dial featuring gold-plated hands and indices. And for the occasion, the back bears an engraved snake motif penned by Chinese contemporary artist Wu Jian’an, who drew inspiration from the ancient Chinese fable, “Legend of the White Snake”. Initial thoughts The Conquest Heritage Year of the Snake offers something more modern and striking, instead of the conservative look of the standard model that has a silver or black dial. I particularly like the fact that the snake motif is limited to an engraving on the case back, as having it on the dial would have been overly ornate. It’s priced at US$3,150, almost exactly the same as the regular production model, which makes it a decent value proposition. It has a workmanlike quality appropriate for the price, while the high-spec ETA movement inside is one of its strengths. And like other zodiac-theme watches, this would have resonance for those born in the Year of the Snake a meaningful way to commemorate the occasion, not unlike wearing a birthstone. Vintage inspired The snake edition is identical to the standard model save for the dial and case back engraving. Water resistant to 50 m, the stainless steel case is 40 mm in diameter, 10.7 mm in thickness, and entirely polished. It’s slightly larger than the ori...
Monochrome
Introducing – IWC Discreetly Drops New Red Gold Versions of the Updated Portugieser 40 and 42 Automatic
2024 was all about the Portugieser at IWC, the brand’s most classic and elegant collection. Of course, the star of the show was the Portugieser Eternal Calendar, a secular calendar watch that made it to our list of the best watches of the year. There were many more updated versions of this emblematic watch launched […]
Monochrome
First Look – The Bright and Colourful New Cimier 711 Heritage Chronograph POP Collection
Presented in 2024, the Cimier 711 Heritage Chronograph is a modern reinterpretation of one of the brand’s 1960’s models, the Faux Chronographe, a simplified and affordable take on the chronograph watch. Produced in large quantities, it allowed users to measure short time intervals by initiating and halting the independent central seconds hand. If the modern […]
Time+Tide
These 5 affordable two-tone watches have all the swagger, but just a little bit of the cost
Looking for the bi-metal look, all under the benchmark of US$3,000?The post These 5 affordable two-tone watches have all the swagger, but just a little bit of the cost appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Longines Trolls Us With A $5,000 ‘Dive’ Watch Featuring a Fixed Bezel: The Ultra-Chron Carbon
Let me set the stage for you: somewhere in Switzerland, a Longines executive is sitting in a leather chair, sipping espresso, and staring out over the Alps. “What if,” they muse, “we take a perfectly good dive watch, strip it of its most basic functionality, make it out of fancy plastic, and charge five grand for it?” Cue applause from the boardroom, a slow clap from a guy in a turtleneck, and voilà-the Longines Ultra-Chron Carbon is born.
Worn & Wound
Collecting: Why I Chose the Zeitwinkel 273° Saphir Fumé
Since I picked up the Zeitwinkel 273° Saphir Fumé in the fall of last year, I’ve been meaning to write something about it. It’s an incredible watch, probably the best I’ve owned, and I feel lucky to have it. That’s a strange thing to say, I know. I’m sure Zeitwinkel would happily sell this watch to anyone who was willing to provide the agreed upon amount of money – luck doesn’t really have that much to do with it. But there are things about this watch that are special and set it apart from other watchers I’ve owned that make having it in my watch box and on my wrist a unique pleasure. This isn’t an owner’s review, because what I really want to talk about with respect to the 273° aren’t the specs, or the finishing, or even the experience of wearing it (all are great, by the way). What I want to talk about is the strange route I took to focusing on Zeitwinkel and picking the 273°. It echoes, I think, the piece I wrote at the end of last year for our “My Year in Watches” series, where I talked about a renewed focus on independent brands. Zeitwinkel is about as independent as it gets, and that’s a big reason why this watch resonates with me – it reflects the very specific interests of the brand founders, and represents a certain no-compromises approach to watchmaking that can’t easily be found with brands owned by big luxury groups, and certainly not at the price point of the 273°. I’ll be honest here and admit that I was largely unfa...
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Hands-on – Impressions about the Omega Speedmaster Pilot Flight Qualified
About a month ago, out of the blue, Omega released a new, rather polarizing and unique-looking version of its emblematic chronograph, the Speedmaster Pilot Flight Qualified. Well, it wasn’t really out of the blue, but we’ll come back on that in a few. Colourful, tool-oriented and with a dial full of references to the world of […]
Hodinkee
Introducing: Peter Speake Returns With The PS Horology 'Tsuba Blue' & 'Tsuba Dong Son'
Drawing on Speake's fascination with Asian history and culture, the Tsuba is the first release from his new venture.
Hodinkee
Introducing: The Toledano & Chan B/1.2
This second release reveals a softer side of the brand's Brutalist inspired design.