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Five Further Non-Classic Omega Speedmasters Worthy Of Any Collection

Omega Speedmasters Worthy Oct 7, 2025

Five Further Non-Classic Omega Speedmasters Worthy Of Any Collection

When many collectors think of the Speedmaster, they immediately imagine the classic Moonwatch with its Hesalite crystal, 42mm asymmetrical case, and hand-wound chronograph movement. But for those willing to cast their net wider, the Speedmaster family offers a surprising variety of curves, quirks, and historical detours. So, following the wonderful response to our original article […] Visit Five Further Non-Classic Omega Speedmasters Worthy Of Any Collection to read the full article.

Video: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty – A Fresh Take On A 1970s Icon

Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty – Oct 7, 2025

Video: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty – A Fresh Take On A 1970s Icon

Let’s start with the name - Laureato. It’s Italian, which we happen to like here at Fratello. Roughly translated, it means “crowned for success” or “crowned with laurels,” a reward once given to winners of sports competitions and, later, to students and artists. In Italy, laurea is also the equivalent of a master’s university degree. […] Visit Video: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty – A Fresh Take On A 1970s Icon to read the full article.

Hands-On: Two Sporty New Variants Of The Cartier Santos - One In Titanium, The Other In Steel With A Black Dial And Lume

Cartier Santos - One Oct 7, 2025

Hands-On: Two Sporty New Variants Of The Cartier Santos - One In Titanium, The Other In Steel With A Black Dial And Lume

By now, everyone is aware that the Santos de Cartier is hot stuff. Cartier has certainly realized this and keeps releasing new versions of its square all-metal sports watch. I still love my Santos Galbée XL ref. 2823. However, as a true Cartier Santos fan, I can’t get enough of all the new variations La […] Visit Hands-On: Two Sporty New Variants Of The Cartier Santos - One In Titanium, The Other In Steel With A Black Dial And Lume to read the full article.

Introducing: A 35mm Japan-Exclusive Raymond Weil Millesime Moon Phase

Raymond Weil Oct 6, 2025

Introducing: A 35mm Japan-Exclusive Raymond Weil Millesime Moon Phase

Stylish, thought through, sophisticated… These are just a few words to describe the 35mm Japan-only Raymond Weil Millesime Moon Phase. This limited edition of 100 pieces was brought to life with Masayuki Hirota, the editor-in-chief of Chronos Japan Edition. The small watch is clearly a historically inspired Millesime, with its sector dial marking the hours, […] Visit Introducing: A 35mm Japan-Exclusive Raymond Weil Millesime Moon Phase to read the full article.

Hands-On With The Futuristic Maghnam Noor And Mohareb

Hands-On With The Futuristic Maghnam Noor And Mohareb

Most watches we get in for review are round. They have three hands and maybe a date, but that’s about it. That’s why we were all very excited when we opened up a box with not one but two spaceship-like watches inside. Both the Maghnam Noor and Mohareb look like they could take off from […] Visit Hands-On With The Futuristic Maghnam Noor And Mohareb to read the full article.

Light Up The Dark: Discovering The Joy Of Owning A Lume-Dial Watch

Light Up The Dark: Discovering The Joy Of Owning A Lume-Dial Watch

Lume-dial watches crank up the funk in the best possible way. While they’re nothing new these days, the amount of joy they can bring to watch lovers never loses its novelty. Here are a few lume-dial watches to choose from, as well as an open question: what others could you add to this list? Admittedly, […] Visit Light Up The Dark: Discovering The Joy Of Owning A Lume-Dial Watch to read the full article.

Sunday Morning Showdown: Tudor 1926 Luna Vs. Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase

Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase It’s Oct 5, 2025

Sunday Morning Showdown: Tudor 1926 Luna Vs. Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase

It’s Sunday morning, so it’s time for a cup of coffee and an epic showdown between two similar timepieces. After last week’s battle of affordable divers, we now turn to a less popular genre - the classic moonphase watch. Last week, Tudor surprised us with its new 1926 Luna. The latest creation certainly had people […] Visit Sunday Morning Showdown: Tudor 1926 Luna Vs. Longines Flagship Heritage Moonphase to read the full article.

Venezianico Honors The Legendary Concorde With The New Bucintoro 1976 Chronograph

Venezianico Honors Oct 4, 2025

Venezianico Honors The Legendary Concorde With The New Bucintoro 1976 Chronograph

Some watches come with great stories. The new Venezianico Bucintoro 1976 is one of those. It is the second model in the brand’s Legacy of Time series. So, what is the story? If you’re over 40, you’re probably familiar with the Concorde. British Airways and Air France used the supersonic jet to fly from Paris […] Visit Venezianico Honors The Legendary Concorde With The New Bucintoro 1976 Chronograph to read the full article.

Rock On! Stone-Dial Watches For Every Budget - Including Dennison, Piaget, Baltic, And Rolex

Piaget Baltic Oct 4, 2025

Rock On! Stone-Dial Watches For Every Budget - Including Dennison, Piaget, Baltic, And Rolex

Would you rock a stone-dial watch? I would. And I also could. Previously, only a handful of brands ventured into stone dials, and those that did reserved them for highly expensive pieces. Today, however, technological advancements have made stone dials far more accessible to produce. This benefits watchmakers and watch fans: smaller brands can now […] Visit Rock On! Stone-Dial Watches For Every Budget - Including Dennison, Piaget, Baltic, And Rolex to read the full article.

Another Masterclass in Simplicity: A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin Onyx Limited Editions

A. Lange & Sohne Oct 4, 2025

Another Masterclass in Simplicity: A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin Onyx Limited Editions

A. Lange & Söhne expands its Saxonia lineup with two striking new versions of the Saxonia Thin. Available in 18K Honeygold and 950 platinum, these limited editions are paired with glossy onyx dials, showcasing a minimalist design taken to its most sophisticated extreme. The black gemstone surface gives the Saxonia Thin Onyx an even more […] Visit Another Masterclass in Simplicity: A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin Onyx Limited Editions to read the full article.

Hamilton Puts The Khaki Collection In Its Natural Habitat In The “Step Outside” Campaign

Hamilton Puts Oct 3, 2025

Hamilton Puts The Khaki Collection In Its Natural Habitat In The “Step Outside” Campaign

I do not embark on nearly as many adventures as I would love to. As much as I like to tell myself it’s due to a lack of time, I know that’s not true, and the watch on my wrist is an excellent reminder that I need to go out more. Most of us wear […] Visit Hamilton Puts The Khaki Collection In Its Natural Habitat In The “Step Outside” Campaign to read the full article.

Fratello’s Top 5 Quartz Watches Under €1,000

Fratello’s Top 5 Quartz Watches Under €1,000

Another Friday, another list! Today, we’re completing our latest series focusing on budget-friendly watches. Not too long ago, we compiled a trio of lists covering the best available watches under €500. For the current series of three articles, we have doubled the budget and focused on the best watches under €1,000. In the first article, […] Visit Fratello’s Top 5 Quartz Watches Under €1,000 to read the full article.

Hands-On With The New Aquastar Benthos Professional

Hands-On With The New Aquastar Benthos Professional

If you’ve been sleeping on Aquastar, it’s high time to get on board and take a look at the brand’s dive watches. Since 2020, the revitalized company has released a flurry of watches under its two core collections. The Deepstar models represent the dawn of recreational diving during the ’60s. On the other hand, the […] Visit Hands-On With The New Aquastar Benthos Professional to read the full article.

Who Was Abraham-Louis Breguet? - Get To Know The World’s Most Famous Watchmaker

Breguet ? - Get Oct 3, 2025

Who Was Abraham-Louis Breguet? - Get To Know The World’s Most Famous Watchmaker

You know the brands; now it’s time to learn about the people who founded them. We will get up close and personal with names you know so well without really knowing them, if you know what I mean. In this new series, Fratello will introduce you to the people behind famous brands and their creations. […] Visit Who Was Abraham-Louis Breguet? - Get To Know The World’s Most Famous Watchmaker to read the full article.

Introducing: The New Longines Spirit Pilot And Spirit Pilot Flyback

Longines Spirit Pilot Oct 2, 2025

Introducing: The New Longines Spirit Pilot And Spirit Pilot Flyback

Longines and aviation have been intertwined for more than a century. The brand supplied navigation and timekeeping instruments for some of the earliest pioneers of flight, from transatlantic adventurers to polar explorers. That history continues to shape the Spirit collection, launched in 2020 as a modern take on classic pilot’s watches. Now, five years on, […] Visit Introducing: The New Longines Spirit Pilot And Spirit Pilot Flyback to read the full article.

Hands-On With The Impressively Handsome Beda’a Angles Mecaline

Hands-On With The Impressively Handsome Beda’a Angles Mecaline

One of the standout releases during Geneva Watch Days 2025 was the duo of Beda’a Angles Mecaline models. The mechanical versions of the Qatari brand’s Angles design the perfect evolution of the quartz series introduced in the second half of last year. I had a chance to find out how the two excellent modern dress […] Visit Hands-On With The Impressively Handsome Beda’a Angles Mecaline to read the full article.

Fratello Talks: Watches We’d Buy New At Three Price Points

Fratello Talks: Watches We’d Buy New At Three Price Points

Hi there, and welcome to this week’s episode of Fratello Talks. Today, we’ve decided to take on the challenge of selecting the watches we’d buy new at three price points. We start with the sub-€1k price segment, then jump to the sub-€5k, and end up selecting what we’d buy for €10k or less. No pre-owned or […] Visit Fratello Talks: Watches We’d Buy New At Three Price Points to read the full article.

Hands-On With The Norqain Wild One Skeleton 42mm Purple

Norqain Wild One Skeleton 42mm Oct 1, 2025

Hands-On With The Norqain Wild One Skeleton 42mm Purple

Norqain is still a relatively young brand, but it has carved out a niche as a maker of fun, stylish watches. Of all the models in the catalog, the Wild One Skeleton is probably the best known. No matter the variant, the pieces are typically colorful, slightly brash, and capable. From my experience, though, they’re […] Visit Hands-On With The Norqain Wild One Skeleton 42mm Purple to read the full article.

Introducing: The Praesidus × The Watch Observer A-11 Type 44 - A Limited WWII Tribute

Introducing: The Praesidus × The Watch Observer A-11 Type 44 - A Limited WWII Tribute

Praesidus, a brand devoted to authentic WWII recreations, has teamed up with French watch news site The Watch Observer for a limited edition of its A-11 Type 44. Limited to 250 numbered watches, the new model pays tribute to the US Air Force’s 533rd Bomb Squadron. If that doesn’t immediately ring a bell, it is […] Visit Introducing: The Praesidus × The Watch Observer A-11 Type 44 - A Limited WWII Tribute to read the full article.

Hands-On With The 38mm Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7” Limited Edition

Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic “Call Sep 30, 2025

Hands-On With The 38mm Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7” Limited Edition

Hamilton might be known for its presence in Hollywood, but the once-American, now-Swiss brand is also active in video games. It started with the Khaki Field Titanium Automatic in Far Cry 6 and, later, the American Classic Boulton in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Now, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 marks the third […] Visit Hands-On With The 38mm Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7” Limited Edition to read the full article.

Join The Breitling × Fratello Evening In Enschede On November 7th

Breitling × Fratello Evening Sep 30, 2025

Join The Breitling × Fratello Evening In Enschede On November 7th

It is with pride that I announce the upcoming Breitling × Fratello event, which will take place in the city where I was born. In fact, the Breitling boutique in Enschede is part of Koelink Jewelers, the store where I got my first serious watch back in 1998. On November 7th, we will host a […] Visit Join The Breitling × Fratello Evening In Enschede On November 7th to read the full article.

Favre Leuba How Sep 30, 2025

Favre Leuba: How The Brand’s History Has Shaped Its Future

Favre Leuba - formerly Favre-Leuba - is a historic brand we’re excited to cover here on Fratello. The world’s second-oldest watch company, just two years behind Blancpain, has a fascinating history and has produced some incredible watches. As was true for many marques, the Quartz Crisis proved challenging. While the brand never truly disappeared, it […] Visit Favre Leuba: How The Brand’s History Has Shaped Its Future to read the full article.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Spices Up Its Master Control Calendar With A Grained Two-Tone Sector Dial

Jaeger-LeCoultre Spices Up Sep 30, 2025

Jaeger-LeCoultre Spices Up Its Master Control Calendar With A Grained Two-Tone Sector Dial

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Control collection is certainly not the brand’s dressiest work. However, the impressive watches, many of which are complete calendars, still look fairly formal. Well, that’s about to change because the watchmaker from the Vallée de Joux is launching a sportier new version of its Master Control Calendar. It features a two-tone gray sector […] Visit Jaeger-LeCoultre Spices Up Its Master Control Calendar With A Grained Two-Tone Sector Dial to read the full article.

Is Watches And Wonders Turning Into Baselworld 2.0? Also, Audemars Piguet Is Back

Audemars Piguet Sep 29, 2025

Is Watches And Wonders Turning Into Baselworld 2.0? Also, Audemars Piguet Is Back

The SIHH, or Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, was a watch trade show founded in 1991 by Cartier, Baume & Mercier, Piaget, Gerald Genta, and Daniel Roth. Organized by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH), the show, compared to Baselworld, aimed to create a more exclusive, high-luxury atmosphere dedicated to fine watchmaking and […] Visit Is Watches And Wonders Turning Into Baselworld 2.0? Also, Audemars Piguet Is Back to read the full article.

Hot Take: The New Tudor 1926 Luna - Nailing It On The First Try?

Tudor 1926 Luna - Nailing Sep 29, 2025

Hot Take: The New Tudor 1926 Luna - Nailing It On The First Try?

The new Tudor 1926 Luna marks an unexpected first for the brand - a moonphase complication. We have come to expect new variations within the Black Bay or Pelagos lines. This time, though, Tudor chose its most understated collection for a milestone complication. The result is a 39mm dressy number with the brand’s very first […] Visit Hot Take: The New Tudor 1926 Luna - Nailing It On The First Try? to read the full article.

The G-Shock MR-G Collection Combines Modern Timepieces With Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship

The G-Shock MR-G Collection Combines Modern Timepieces With Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship

We are big G-Shock fans at Fratello, but that’s probably not news. It should come as no surprise, then, that we love the brand’s flagship MR-G collection. This series of premium offerings takes familiar silhouettes and turns them into proper luxury versions of the classics. To achieve that, G-Shock combines innovative techniques with traditional Japanese […] Visit The G-Shock MR-G Collection Combines Modern Timepieces With Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship to read the full article.

Hands-On With The Celadon Haute Horlogerie Century Cloisonné Jump Hour Double Phoenix

Hands-On With The Celadon Haute Horlogerie Century Cloisonné Jump Hour Double Phoenix

In June of this year, I had a chance to go hands-on with the stunning Celadon Haute Horlogerie Century Cloisonné Collection. It displayed an incredible level of Chinese craftsmanship that I adore. For another hands-on experience, the brand sent us a jump-hour version of its Century Cloisonné Double Phoenix model. While the basics are similar […] Visit Hands-On With The Celadon Haute Horlogerie Century Cloisonné Jump Hour Double Phoenix to read the full article.

Report: Toronto Timepiece Show And Timepiece World Awards 2025

Report: Toronto Timepiece Show And Timepiece World Awards 2025

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Toronto Timepiece Show. I was also a jury member for the Timepiece World Awards, so I had some formalities to attend to. But more about that later; let’s talk about the show first. Toronto Timepiece Show Over 75 watch brands exhibited at the Toronto Timepiece Show, […] Visit Report: Toronto Timepiece Show And Timepiece World Awards 2025 to read the full article.

Entry-Level Cartier: Four Options From New To Vintage

Cartier Four Options From New Sep 28, 2025

Entry-Level Cartier: Four Options From New To Vintage

Cartier is a brand that has been on an absolute roll in recent years. Some readers may remember a time when self-proclaimed watch geeks unfairly considered Cartier “a jewelry brand that also sells watches.” However, the tide of perception has truly shifted in the last decade or so, and Cartier’s timepieces now seem hotter than […] Visit Entry-Level Cartier: Four Options From New To Vintage to read the full article.

Sunday Morning Showdown: Lorier Neptune Vs. Baltic Aquascaphe MK2

Baltic Aquascaphe MK2 Welcome Sep 28, 2025

Sunday Morning Showdown: Lorier Neptune Vs. Baltic Aquascaphe MK2

Welcome to another Sunday Morning Showdown! Daan and Thomas face off with two affordable vintage-inspired dive watches this time. Thomas defends the Lorier Neptune, while Daan represents the new Baltic Aquascaphe MK2. These contenders have the aesthetic of ’50s and ’60s dive watches and house modern Miyota movements in 39(.5)mm cases. The Lorier costs US$599, […] Visit Sunday Morning Showdown: Lorier Neptune Vs. Baltic Aquascaphe MK2 to read the full article.