Farer [ˈfa(a)rə(r)] means traveler. Used especially in combinations like seafarer and wayfarer, however, it’s the name of a young watch brand as well. Entering the market with a three hand watch, only back in 2016, Farer meanwhile offers a nice line of 4 different models. Following the three-handed watches, a GMT watch was introduced in […]
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Clash of Titans. This week one of our readers asked us why a pre-owned Vacheron Constantin Les Historiques is so much lower in price than an A. Lange & Söhne 1815 chronograph. This question puzzled us slightly as well. After a short investigation, we learned that the current versions of the two mentioned chronographs have […]
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Being a kid in the 1980s, I can vividly remember the early Space Shuttle missions. Because one of the astronauts on board of the 1985 mission was fellow Dutchman Wubbo Ockels, it was extremely well covered in the news here at the time. And in schools, there was a lot of attention on these flights. […]
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Summer started and Nomos shows us two new watches: the Club and Ahoi Aqua models. Two watches in siren white and powered by the in-house developed DUW3001 movement. Aqua Series – Club and Ahoi The Club and Ahoi are two different collections, where Ahoi comes a bit more close to the original Nomos designs, the […]
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Some of you only have one watch (although we’ve never met you), others have a big collection of watches. But, almost everyone has a daily beater. Above illustration is not only a word joke, but there is actually a deeper layer in it: brands could up end up as daily beater by “mixing” components the right […]
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We receive a fair amount of email over here at Fratello HQ, which is folksy code for saying that our team receives a lot of messages in our inboxes. Some of these emails are direct communication from readers like you, but more often than not, they’re promotional emails from brands either announcing a new model […]
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I’ve been into watches since the 1990s and started Fratello in 2004. Ever since I’ve seen a lot of different watch bracelets. It always amazed me that only a few watch brands are getting it ‘right’ with these bracelets. Sometimes, they look gorgeous but wear like crap. And other times, the looks aren’t very attractive […]
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Self-winding mechanical watches with iconic design 100% made in Switzerland at a totally un-Swiss price. While Bólido Watch has only started-up in late 2017 with Kickstarter funding, the two initiators Pierre Nobs and Simon Husslein are very experienced and competent watch-guys and this shows in the product. Sketched with a few minimalistic strokes, the Bólido […]
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Where a number of brands have huge difficulties delivering their novelties before (or in the) summer, IWC announces a special summer edition of their Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph. For this occasion, the IWC Portugieser Yacht Club reference IW390507 has been fitted with a stunning sun burst blue dial with white subdials as well as a beautiful blue […]
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The founders of the Australian based OmegaForums.net made an amazing video on the Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday limited edition, that was introduced last year. The video is of superb quality (4K), so please make sure to watch it full screen. It shows all details of the watch and a special ‘trip’ through the Lemania based […]
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Although it might be a close call between this LCD Speedmaster and the later Speedmaster X-33, I feel the LCD still wins the ‘Most Geeky Speedmaster’ title due to its high late 1970s/early 1980s design. We covered the LCD a couple of times before (read this early Speedy Tuesday story for example), and especially our […]
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One can be creative on many different levels. Today we want to introduce Bruno Balic to you. Bruno creates stunning renderings of objects, including the Speedmaster chronograph. Besides following certain people on Instagram, I also follow everything #SpeedyTuesday of course. I see the most beautiful images that people made of their Speedmaster or Speedmaster collections. […]
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The new Pioneer One – the timeless chronograph that has been admired in past decades is now back with a contemporary design and technology. The relaunch of this classic model lifts it onto the next level to exceed the desires and expectations of today’s most critical watch lovers. By adapting originality to the latest standards […]
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The Seiko Marinemaster 300 is one of the best watches I got in recent years. Period. Emotions aside, this watch is so much bang for the buck, that it wins hands down from other diving watches by brands like Tudor, Oris, Longines and perhaps even IWC, Omega and Rolex considering what you’d get for the […]
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Paddock Chronograph – a racing-inspired timepiece from PaceMasters Watches featured with Carbon Fiber dial and Genuine Alcantara strap, powered by a hybrid Meca-Quartz movement is now live on Kickstarter starting from $379. Racing inspiration The Paddock name comes from the limited access enclosed area on the racing circuit behind the pits in which the teams […]
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When I started collecting watches in the late 1990’s, my watch dealer – and now Fratello contributor – Gerard told me that I needed a Rolex Datejust. “Can’t go wrong with a Rolex Datejust as they always work. With anything.”. A short and simple statement from someone who had – by that time already – […]
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