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Guys, we need to talk about something. The watch industry is facing a crisis. A crisis of color. It may not seem like it, but trust me, its true. After all, in recent years, weve been thrown into an o
Some luxury watch brands don't get talked about nearly enough. It's a real shame because some of them are actually working their socks off to contend with the bigger names in the industry yet barely g
2011 is the year of Omegas Seamaster Planet Ocean. Although this company from Bienne also introduced an interesting new Speedmaster Chronograph (more on that one here), their focus is clearly set to t
Watches Under 1000 EuroA mechanical watch doesnt need to cost you an arm and a leg. Although one could say anything above 50 Euro for a watch is luxury anyway. According to some studies and reports on
From mainstream to a highly exclusive original Roger Dubuis. Do you know that feeling? After wearing a certain type of watch for some time, you look for something totally at the other end of the spec
This week, I am looking at brands that have designed watches for the Stuttgart-based sports car brand, Porsche.I partly took inspiration from Tomas' TBT article on the Porsche Design by IWC reference
There is something magical about salmon-colored dials. Its not a dial color you see very often, but the love for them amongst enthusiasts is palpable. I also love a beautiful salmon dial. So I was mor
When it comes to practical complications, its difficult to argue against the everyday usefulness of the calendar. Sure, complications like the minute repeater or rattrapante are romantic, awe-inspirin
We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. Though most of what we write about is largely focused on the most recent releases and developments, for many of us a lot of the fu
After what feels like a lifetime, Im back penning an article for Fratello. Did you miss me? Did you even notice? I wont be offended if its the latter. Mainly as the team at Fratello has been pumping o
Dont call it a complication (because, technically, it isnt). Despite that weird fact, the tourbillon mechanism is one of the simplest to understand yet complicated to create that our industry has to o
The treasures are still out there Last week, I wondered for a while if everything Speedmaster-related was skyrocketing (no pun intended) out of reach, but I quickly found out that this is not the case
On the 24th and 25th of May, I was invited by A. Lange S?hne to join the prestigious Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste 2014. This prestigious event finds its roots in 1929 and with some pauses since the
Normally, I refrain from writing separate articles on variants of the same watch, but when I picked up a second Gallet Multichron 12 Valjoux 72, I felt it was time to spread the news. On TBT, I've ha
In 1995, the association between Omega and the Americas Cup legend Sir Peter Blake started. Along the way, Omega also started to support and partner with the Emirates Team New Zealand. As their main p
Oh hi there, its This Week in Watches for June 2, 2019.Yes, its been a few weekends since weve come out with This Week in Watches.? The news has been fairly light since Swatch Groups?Time to Move?even
A woman or man who's in charge of a large transcontinental aircraft, its crew, and its passengers deserves a watch that underlines that person's role. A Big Pilot could do the job when you're piloting
Master watchmaker Franz Wolff (Lottermann S? ??hne) created the Crazy Planet. With ?e??? ?Crazy Planet?e???¡§ developed and produced entirely in house Blancier is once again introducing a watch of
Cartier made huge progress with their own calibers during the last 9 years.?Complication after complication was presented at the SIHH in Geneva and I think I am right in saying that with the launch of
This coming Wednesday, June 5th, the Fortuna Exchange auction will take place again. A monthly live auction where you can bid on watches. In this month, Fortuna offers no less than 153 watches of whic
