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Welcome back to Wrist Game or Crying Shame, the weekly all systems go or all systems NO serial. This time around, we go digital with the Omega Speedmaster X-33. But firstLast week, I brought the metal
The Pasha de Cartier is a bit of a mystery. Is the original Pasha the water-resistant watch Cartier made for the Pasha of Marrakesh who commissioned it in 1931? Or is it the Pasha former Cartier CEO A
Whenever Breguet adds new watches to its Marine collection, Im all ears. Within the collection, the Marine 5517, 5527, and 5547 are the three timepieces that form the collections backbone. In 2020, Br
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Heuer or TAG Heuer only got limited attention here at Fratellowatches, but thats going to change today. Recently, I had the opportunity to see the Heuer 300 SLR and TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 1887 in
Speedmaster DateIts Speedy Tuesday Today we have an OMEGA Speedmaster Date reference 323.30.40.40.04.001 or Panda Speedy as the owner calls it. OMEGA has been using these Panda dials in different mode
Already during the Apollo mission, Omega came up with new and interesting Speedmasters for future use by NASA.All these watches were using the Alaska codename, in order not to wake up the competition
The Historiques American 1921 Excellence Platine is a watch that made me realize that Vacheron Constantin is still the boss. In the past, things were much easier than they are today. Once upon, we had
You may remember my introduction to the striking black and yellow depth gauge that Oris released at the start of May. The Depth Gauge was one of Oris's most technologically advanced timepieces. It fea
Bas van Dorp emailed me the following story:Some months ago, I went snowboarding for a week with some friends. As everyyear, I just wear my Omega Speedmaster Pro during snowboarding. I figured thata S
Today, I had a drink with some watch friends and one of them was wearing this Cartier Santos 100 Carbon. Geo, the owner and moderator of the Cartier forum over at Revo-Online, handed over the watch an
Omega Speedmaster Pro MoonwatchThis is our second Speedy Tuesday on Fratello Watches and this weeks pick is the Omega Speedmaster Professional with reference number 105.012 and caliber 321 movement. E
Its not everyday that you get to drive an AMG but with the launch of the new IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition for the 50th anniversary of AMG we received an invite that brought back memories of
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
This is now my fifth article in the Pre-owned Picks column, and I thoroughly enjoy scouring Chrono24 for inspiration. This week I am looking back in the not too distant past at three modern timepieces
Although its one of the more straightforward horological complications, the alarm function is still rare among modern timepieces. Then again, most watch complications are obsolete these days. We can u
We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. While the daily routine is largely focused on the most recent developments in the world of watches, the most fun for many of us li
Welcome to This Week in Watches for June 6, 2020 the surprising edition. There were some unexpected releases this week so lets take a look!Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer ManufactureIts always
On the first Tuesday of 2021, Omega unveiled a slew of new Speedmaster Moonwatch references. Among which were the surprising proprietary Sedna (rose) gold and Canopus (white) gold models. But to its c
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
