Today, on #TBT, we’ll take a look at one of the most popular vintage chronographs: the Seiko Bullhead 6138-0040. While it’s a watch I struggle to wear on a consistent basis – more on that later – it has undeniable charm due to its unorthodoxy. We’ll take a close look at the watch, its odd […]
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Jeff Kingston visits the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. The video shows particular timepieces of the Patek Philippe Company. There are over 2,000 watches in the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. It may be there’s another museum in the world with more timepieces – that’s in the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Watch and Clock […]
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Two Stitch Straps A little over two years ago, on 13th September 2014 the first Watch Strap Review was published on Fratello Watches. Since then, I tried to bring a new strap maker to your attention every month. A few times RJ or Mike took over, we might have skipped a month but we are […]
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Speedmaster 105.012-66 Racing When Omega designed the Speedmaster in 1957, it was actually meant to be a sports chronograph. It was a time when there was no connection with space yet, and Omega introduced their Seamaster 300, Railmaster and Speedmaster, as watches for ‘professional’ use. Racing Models Even though the Speedmaster was connected with space […]
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Greubel Forsey is financing Philippe DuFour to produce a film to record for posterity: watchmaking techniques that slowly are being lost, slowly are fading from memory. So that generations to come, people will have a recorded lesson, on how to do these steps of watchmaking. Philippe DuFour shows us what he is going to be […]
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World Traveller’s Watches Some call it the best time ever, others hate it. Travelling around the world comes in many flavours, be it for work, leisure or perhaps even both. If you are a regular world traveller, you might want to have a world traveller’s watch to accompany you on these trips. They help you to […]
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As it’s the weekend after Thanksgiving and most Americans are either exhausted from eating too much or from being dragged to the mall to fight the crowds (this idea of Black Friday is spreading around the globe by the way), we thought we’d lighten your spirits by giving you a mini #TBT “Just Because” about […]
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Vintage Rolex Vintage Rolex is no hype, it is here to stay. It does come with waves though and so do the prices of some of the models. Today, a double red Sea-Dweller is less expensive than it was a couple of years ago, but in general, you could say that almost all of the […]
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This week’s #TBT will be a bit different, as I’ll focus on something I think you, our readers, will enjoy: a Vintage Seiko Buyer’s Guide. The thought of pulling together a directional like this sounds audacious, but as you’ll see, Seiko makes, and made, a lot of things relatively easy for us. But…as with all […]
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Walking into a prestigious watchmaker’s, you browse the glass cabinets for your perfect timepiece. This a luxurious experience, where attention to detail is a must. It is then when you spot it and instantly, you know this is the one for you. To try the watch on, you ask for assistance and wait excitedly as […]
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Holthinrichs Watches Officially Introduced Michiel Holthinrichs yesterday officially introduced his watch brand ‘Holthinrichs Watches’ together with his first watch model, the ‘Ornament 1’. Holthinrichs, being a recent Architecture graduate, choose the Faculty of Architecture of ‘his’ Technical University in Delft (Netherlands) as location for the presentation. This not being our first introduction event, we were […]
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Oris Diver Watches Ever since the introduction of the new Oris diver watches, the Oris Divers Sixty-Five models, people have been praising them. A cool retro watch with a very affordable price tag. We have reviewed a couple of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five variations ever since (the original Sixty-Five, the 42mm model, and just recently […]
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The Beginning My love with vintage watches started with Omega. To understand that however, we have to go back a bit. The year was 2007 and I had my eye on a then new Swiss watch; the Tissot PRC 200. It was quartz but with a somewhat timeless design I was drawn to it immediately. […]
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This episode we finally set the Speedmaster watch in the spotlight of the Watches & Pencils feature. In particular, we zoom in on the first Speedmaster which has passed the NASA tests: the Omega Speedmaster with reference number 105.003. Also known as the ‘Ed White’ Speedmaster. Later on more about the NASA tests: Form and Function Hand […]
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Porsche Design has been a synonym for innovative solutions and inventions from its foundation. In the early 1970s, Porsche Design brought the idea of a matte black cockpit and instruments with white hands to ensure maximum contrast for optimal readability from the racetrack to a watch. The first Porsche Design timepiece, named Chronograph I, […]
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ANALYSIS OF RESULTS AT – PHILLIPS (BACS & RUSSO), CHRISTIE’S, SOTHEBY’S & ANTIQUORUM Chart – RECAP ON NOVEMBER 2016 WATCH AUCTIONS – GENEVA AUCTION HOUSE TTL LOTS* QTY SOLD SOLD % TOTAL VALUE AVG. PRICE PHILLIPS (Bacs & Russo) 191 177 93% CHF 27.513.625 CHF 155.444 Christie’s 323 276 85% CHF 14.702.500 CHF 53.270 Sotheby’s […]
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Mastering speed and design for a quarter of a century The Klondike Chronograph, the twenty fifth anniversary edition of Delma’s heritage collection, was designed to make men’s hearts beat just a little bit faster. This collection highlight from the traditional Swiss brand Delma has been created with attention to detail and the highest level of […]
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Tudor Pelagos LHD Yesterday, Tudor invited us for a lunch in Amsterdam. We understood that it had to do with a new introduction, but had no clue about what to expect. Exactly at 1pm, Tudor unveiled their latest, the Tudor Pelagos LHD. LHD stands for Left Hand Drive, for left-handed divers, meaning that the winding […]
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I’d bet that it was ten years ago that I found myself looking at pictures of a vintage Doxa Sub 300T and the brand’s newest offerings on the company’s website. There was something so cool about this watch that hadn’t really changed since its mid-1960’s introduction. Perhaps it was the then rudimentary website that hasn’t […]
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Officine Panerai Radiomir PAM00627 I recently visited the Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel. You can read about my Panerai manufacture visit in this article. It changed my view on Officine Panerai quite drastically. No longer I see them as manufacturer of large watches that happen to look good (slightly exaggerated statement), as I’ve witnessed how much effort they […]
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The Rolex Submariner is a watch with an interesting story. Introduced over 60 years ago, the current Rolex Submariner model (updated four years ago) is a product of a long history and development. The similarities are clearly visible while the innovations are as well. A ceramic bezel, masculine case and solid bracelet with an easy-to-adjust folding […]
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Speedmaster Professional 145.022 Casebacks When you look at this Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.022-71, there’s nothing strange at first sight. Just a nice and ‘ordinary’ Speedmaster Professional post-Moon. Dial, bezel, hands and bracelet, all correct. In fact, it is quite a nice example of a Speedmaster Professional 145.022-71. In our Speedmaster 145.022 buyer’s guide, we give […]
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THE SUBTLE BEAUTY OF GREY Which grey best suits your personality? Hublot is releasing its CLASSIC FUSION collection in on-trend yet timeless grey. Following on from its Spring/Summer 2015 blue collection, the Classic Fusion quintet now boasts a total “Racing Grey” look. Less harsh than black, more timeless even than blue, this grey – inherently […]
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Angelus Collector’s Guide Christmas is not quite here, yet apart from the giveaways we have just another gift for our readers. This is not a watch or a book but something many vintage watch lovers will enjoy. Thanks to Klassik Uhren Magazine, a publication that – like us – also belongs to Ebner Publishing, we have […]
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MONTFORT WATCHES Co. builds luxury, quality ‘form follows function’ timepieces. Their maiden model – the ‘Strata’ is a sport-chic automatic wristwatch that boasts the following impressive credentials: Scratch resistant “Super Stainless Steel” 3D printed stainless steel dials Swiss made Unbeatable value Founded by two watch enthusiasts, Philippe Kuratle and Jérémie Senggen, MONTFORT WATCHES Co has […]
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O, MEGA MOON HOW BEAUTIFUL THOU ART Moonwatchers: witness a beautiful Supermoon Sunday evening November 13th or tomorrow November 14th, 2016. The moon will be as nearby as it can: ‘only’ 356.509 km away. Although it may be cloudy, people in The Netherlands just look in the Northeast direction at 17:21 hrs. Tuesday 07:17 hrs, […]
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Watch Giveaway We love Seiko and we know you do too! After neglecting the brand a bit our first years of existence (since 2004), we started to publish on Seiko (especially on the vintage models) since a couple of years and the response was – and still is – awesome. A trip to the Seiko […]
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There’s no doubt that we love Seiko here on Fratello Watches and judging by the numbers, you seem to feel the same. It’s the beginning of November and that means exactly nothing, but if we squint a bit, we can go ahead and call this article an early Holiday gift guide. Today, in a battle […]
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Divers Sixty-Five Green Dial Rumor has it that Oris is performing well this year in terms of sales. It is not that strange, as they hit home run last year with the Oris Divers Sixty-Five in 40mm (we reviewed it here). Another important aspect is of course the price segment in which Oris operates. Where […]
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Last week when I came home after a few weeks of traveling and opened one of the smaller cupboards that I hardly use, a little gecko fell on the floor and didn’t move at all. When I picked it up from the carpet, I noticed that it must have been caught between the door and […]
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Speedmaster Alaska Project The project name Alaska has little to do with the state, besides its name. Omega used code words for a lot of their projects. This was done not to wake-up other watch companies. You should know that the watchmaking community is not that big, people go to the same bars and restaurants […]
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Watch Giveaway We love it when we can giveaway something to you, our readers. We will have a couple of giveaways before the end of this year and we start with this stunning Lebois & Co Avantgarde Date with blue dial. You can read an in-depth review of this watch with a satin white dial […]
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Sacha Davidoff Reports On The November 2016 Watch Auctions Following my preview of the Antiquorum & Phillips watch auctions, my brother and I took a look at Christie’s upcoming auction catalog, but sadly did not have the pleasure of viewing the watches in person yet as they are currently traveling. The Christie’s team have focused […]
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Jeff Kingston visits the Ecole Technique at the Vallée de Joux in Le Sentier, one of five watchmaking schools in Switzerland. What does it take to become a watchmaker? What is the curriculum? We get a guided tour through the Watchmaking School and see some of the different stages of the 3 year curriculum that […]
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Just as the moon accompanies us day by day and yet always fascinates us anew, the new Belisar Chronograph Moon Phase from Union Glashütte proves to be a reliable and attractive companion for every day of the year. This elegant timepiece from Saxony features all calendar display elements and a mechanical chronograph movement with a […]
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Chronos Wearables Tired of wearing your Smartwatch on one wrist and your prized timepiece on the other at the same time? You wish there was a gadget to combine both, without having to swap your strap? 😉 Look no further! We have the solution for you; meet Chronos Wearables. The smart disc that attaches to […]
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Chopard L.U.C GMT One Rose Gold A few weeks ago we visited London for a special presentation by Chopard. Their manufacture line, L.U.C, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. For this special occasion the company released two new models; the Chopard L.U.C GMT One and the Chopard L.U.C Time Traveler One. In our previous […]
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Sacha Davidoff Reports On The November 2016 Watch Auctions Back for their fourth Geneva watch auction, Aurel Bacs & Livia Russo in association with Phillips auction house continue to set the bar high. Whenever their watch auctions take place, the entire watch community is buzzing and especially paying very close attention to results. Their Geneva […]
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60th Anniversary 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the automatic Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Memovox. Reason to celebrate with the Master Memovox Boutique Edition, limited to 500 pieces only. These 500 pieces have a blue ‘rich’ dial with beautiful thick applied hour markers, inspired by their 1970s Memovox watches. Jeager-LeCoultre Caliber 815 In 1956, JLC used the […]
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The Delma Shell Star Automatic is one of the brand’s most iconic models and is a true dive watch. An ideal companion, it is equal to the toughest challenges, whether on the open seas, under water, on a mountaintop or on any other adventure. The new edition of this timeless stainless steel watch from Delma […]
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Fortis Dornier GMT Fortis is at it again. You might remember that since a few years now we follow this Grenchen brand’s activity on Fratello Watches. Just this year we have already looked at two of their new releases. Michael had a Classic Cosmonaut Chronograph to play with, while I took the Aeromaster Steel Chronograph for a […]
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What is Speedy Tuesday? It all started in a sunny Cannes in 2012, where I stayed over for a holiday. I also remember it was actually in the Radison Blu hotel there, where I made a wristshot of one of my Speedmaster watches and posted it on-line saying “Speedy Tuesday” (it was a Tuesday). Then, […]
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