We had the pleasure to go hands-on with the Seiko Presage Urushi Byakudan-nuri, or reference SPB085. I say pleasure, but this watch has a dial that is quite difficult to capture if you’re without the proper equipment. And it is exactly that dial that makes this Seiko Presage SPB085 so special. Although Seiko is rushing […]
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Today on #TBT, we’ll discuss the Seiko SBCM023 Perpetual Calendar Diver. Yes, it’s another Seiko, but hopefully one that you’ve either not heard of or have stumbled across a review. Plus, the SBCM023 may look very familiar upon first glance, but I think you’ll agree that there’s a lot more at work than meets the […]
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Exactly 10 years ago, in 2008, Glashütte Original introduced their PanoInverse XL watches. As you probably know, Glashütte Original is located in the watchmaking capital of Germany with the same name; Glashütte. This village, near Dresden, hosts a number of watch brands, but only a few can measure themselves with the Haute Horlogerie that Glashütte […]
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This week we received a rather self-evident question from Paul. He’s looking for a vintage-inspired modern diver’s watch. As a diver, he would actually love to use the watch in water, however, wants to use it as a daily wearer as well. Two obviously similar watches came to his mind, the Méraud Bonaire and the […]
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This week on Speedy Tuesday we have a special guest, Magnus Walker of Urban Outlaw and www.magnuswalker911.com. A Porsche guy, and he's wearing a super cool Omega Speedmaster.
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There are only a handful of projects in Hollywood that we can think of when we hear that Omega appears in them. The most obvious would be James Bond. Ok, that production is actually not coming from Hollywood, but you get what I mean. Since the release of GoldenEye in 1995 Her Majesty’s secret agent […]
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This is a Rolex you won’t see every day: the Submariner Big Crown Four Liner 6538. Four Liner refers to the four lines of text on the dial that not only indicates the model name (Submariner), depth rate (200 meters / 660 feet) but also that it is an Officially Certified Chronometer. Submariner Big Crown […]
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Juan Pablo Montoya “I’ve always been passionate about the Rolex Daytona, I won the Rolex 24 three times, and it’s a watch that really relates to all of my racing. So I was amazed when the idea came along to do a skeleton Daytona. Artisans de Genève embodies what I wanted in somebody who would build a watch for me. […]
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The latest offering from Creux Automatiq is their most lightweight, robust and highly anticipated timepiece to date. Coming off the back of a successful 2018, solidifying their mark in the boutique luxury watch industry, Australian designed Creux Automatiq have been making some serious noise. With the majority their current Ghost Series models selling out, the […]
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Today we’ll kick off what I think (and hope) will become a fixture on Fratello Watches called “This Week in Watches”. For those of you who follow baseball, perhaps you grew up watching something on TV with a similar name but focused on baseball. Well, we won’t have the San Diego Chicken here and the […]
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On Wednesday evening we joined the official (re)opening of the Seiko boutique in Amsterdam. It was one of the very first Seiko boutiques in Europe, and they felt it was time to update it. In the center of Amsterdam, the Seiko boutique almost can’t be missed. Seiko Boutique Amsterdam The boutique has received quite an overhaul […]
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One of the questions we get a lot is which watch you should buy. Or which one is considered a good investment. First of all, I think you should buy a watch to wear and enjoy as that’s what they are made for in the first place. But when collecting, it sure helps when a […]
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Normally Black Friday is about big discounts, but we like to do it differently. And therefore I decided to create a screensaver from my latest illustration (‘Crown Guards’) and make it free to download for just this Black Friday. It’s our way to show you our appreciation for supporting us and being engaged to all our […]
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Today, we’ll take a look at the Marc & Sons DWFB Limited Edition, the newest collaboration watch between a micro-brand and the Diver’s Watches Facebook Group. As you can certainly see, this is a different, more whimsically styled, type of watch versus past pieces from the group that now boasts over 47,000 members. On the […]
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When I started to explore vintage Omega watches I was instantly hooked by their chronographs. To me, a chronograph is one of the coolest and most usable features a watch could have. This was the reason – or perhaps the fact that my first Omega with a complication was a caliber 1040 chronograph. Still to […]
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After the very successful introduction of the Baltic Chronograph Bicompax 001 and their thee-hander (HMS 001), they are now ready to introduce to you their Aquascaphe. We wrote about the Bicompax 001 and HMS001 here, and Michael did a hands-on review of his Bicompax 001 after he received it (here). If you want to have […]
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This week we’re handling another question aiming at our advise to choose a watch. Which, as always, is a pretty personal thing and thus difficult to answer. We’ll try to read the question carefully, between the lines as well, and answer according to facts as much as possible. Which watch to choose, the Tudor Black Bay […]
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Last week we joined Hublot for a canal cruise in the center of Amsterdam for the launch of a new watch. Officially called ‘Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Chronograph Special Amsterdam Boutique Edition’. We went to the recently opened Hublot Boutique in the P.C. Hooftstraat in Amsterdam, which is named after Pieter Cornelisz Hooft, who was a Dutch […]
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What’s cooler than a gold Speedmaster Apollo XI from 1969? One that is complete with box and papers! The gold Speedmaster Apollo XI BA145.022-69 was one of the first special Speedmaster watches that I came across when I just started to become a Speedmaster collector. In an early stage, I was introduced to a local […]
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Another week, another re-edition. This time it’s coming from Tissot. When we visited the Swiss brand during Baselworld 2018, we already reported on this timepiece. Though the dial design changed a bit, the basics of the Tissot Heritage Petite Seconde remained. A sub-second white dial dress watch with Arabic numerals and manual wind movement. My […]
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Our Watch of the Week is the award-winning Pangaea Day Date – because it displays the date in a truly MeisterSinger way. The most common and also the most practical additional display on a wristwatch is the date. Mostly we have at least a general idea of what time it is, but the date is […]
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Part of the fun of vintage watch collecting is gathering information about your precious timepiece. Luckily, many brands and models have a nicely documented past. We know about why and when they made certain watches. Which market they were targeting with them and even how many pieces left the factory. Some companies, like Omega for […]
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If you want to get a watch with a cartoon character on the dial for your kids it’s not a problem these days. Every cartoon that ever existed has tons of merchandise including watches. eBay, Amazon and other platforms are flooded with these goods. They are fun, colourful, cheap and serve as a gateway for […]
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Trust me, I tried and tested the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso more than once, but it is not for me. And I feel bad, because I love the looks and want to like it, but I just can’t. Rectangular watches are not for me, there, I’ve said it. But if there is one rectangular watch to buy, […]
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Welcome to my nightmare, otherwise known as the Seiko 7002 diver. I’m only half joking, but do realize that this article and the watch you see here is akin to the third part of a trilogy where, up until the last episode, it looked as if the protagonist was destined to fail. And just when […]
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To commemorate the 80th anniversary of their Big Crown Pointer Date watch, Oris introduces this (stunning) bronze 40mm version of that watch, with a green dial. The story of the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date watch goes back to 1938 when Oris developed a watch with an oversized winding crown for pilots. Very useful when wearing […]
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Dutch Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen unveiled his third watch, made by TAG Heuer. The TAG Heuer Formula One Max Verstappen Special Edition 2018 was presented during an exclusive event at the Hotel Arena in Amsterdam. TAG Heuer launches a new special-edition watch designed by Max Verstappen The new special edition timepiece is limited to 1.300 pieces, […]
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When I started collecting watches about 20 years ago, I loved to browse those big books that showed a huge amount of watches that were either categorized by brand name, price or complication. The moonphase (and calendar) complications appealed to me most at the time, as I love that big gold moon on a dial. Perhaps […]
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Today, we’re excited to announce the new Oak and Oscar Humboldt, the fourth release from the independent Chicago-based brand. Oak and Oscar, founded in 2015 by Chase Fancher, started with the Burnham, a limited edition three hand automatic with date, then followed it up with the automatic Sanford GMT, and earlier this year gave us […]
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Last weekend this Speedmaster Alaska I Prototype fetched CHF193,750 (including the premium). But what is this watch exactly and what makes it so special? For this Speedy Tuesday feature, we try to break it down for you. Speedmaster Alaska 1 Project Omega was already the chronograph of choice for NASA, based on the procurement and […]
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A while back, we reported to you about Skolorr, the curated online marketplace for watches from independent watchmakers. But as you know, not everyone is comfortable (yet) with buying a fine watch online. You still might want to see, feel and experience the watch for yourself, in the flesh. Especially watches from the independents, which […]
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The cedar trees are tall and the rocks are sharp. The gorge is deep and the steam from the hot spring contrasts with the pile of fresh snow that has fallen during the night. We are in Minase River Gorge, in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Kilometers of endless forests, where nature is at its purest. Nestled […]
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As we can see this weekend during the Geneva watch auctions, the world of vintage watches is so versatile, that everyone can find something there. For this instalment of our Weekend Read feature we bring you a special interview with Mr Vintage Certinas, Pascal. Mr Vintage Certinas Some tend to think that vintage watches are […]
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Formex is not a new brand (1999), but it is also not very widely known. Exactly two years ago, Formex stopped with all their brick and mortar retailers and decided to sell directly only, via their e-boutique. Formex wanted to be in touch directly with their end-customer, so they also would get a good understanding […]
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We would like to invite you for an exclusive Grand Seiko event. This will take place on December 7th in Amsterdam and will be organized by Fratello, Watching Magazine, Horloge.info and Seiko Nederland B.V. This is your chance to have a closer look at the Grand Seiko brand and their incredible craftsmanship. Besides having lunch […]
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Today on #TBT we’ll talk about a unique chronograph in the Excelsior Park Monte Carlo. As you’ll come to see, the watch is more than the sum of its parts. That’s a notable statement because this EP is truly a watch made of parts; think of it as the physical result of the old adage, […]
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This year’s Baselworld was a treat for everyone who loves vintage watch reeditions. A lot of brands released a number of cool reinterpretations of old models. Certina, a brand that albeit has a huge history, mostly creates contemporary watches also blessed us with something special. It is the Certina DS PH200M, a diver that is […]
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As an official media partner of Munichtime 2018, we visited Munich in the weekend of October 26-28th. In this article, we will give you an impression of what went down in one of our favourite German cities and run down some novelties that were presented there as well. Munichtime 2018 One can’t overlook that the […]
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A few weeks ago there was a small get-together in Vienna, Austria, with some pretty serious Omega collectors. We say Omega, not Speedmaster, as people also brought in some pretty decent other Omega watches. Our very own Berti joined a Saturday in Vienna and took pictures of all the horological candy that was brought along. […]
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We’ve reported on a blue dial Speedmaster 105.012 and a blue dial Speedmaster 145.012 before in our Speedy Tuesday features, but never on an earlier reference with this dial colour. These dials are still a bit of a vague territory, at least for us, as no one exactly know how many of these watches are […]
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Pendulum Traveler Pre-order Campaign Will Kick off This Winter AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 5th – Ever since starting out, Fromanteel has had one clear goal: creating high-quality Swiss Made timepieces with an understated design, while keeping them affordable. With the Pendulum Traveler, they show that they haven’t lost sight of what’s important. This sympathetic GMT watch, the […]
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I got the opportunity to stop by Antiquorum Geneva and check out the watches in their upcoming November sale. I am luckily based in Geneva and enjoy walking over to see in advance what is coming up for sale. Antiquorum typically has large catalogs and in May of this year, they had over 620 lots […]
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We wrote about Klynt last year when their first collection hit the microbrand scene. It was a refreshingly new approach, combining elements of watch design and architecture. The guys behind Klynt researched this topic and came out with a product that was interesting to look at and had a price tag that was more than […]
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A limited edition with a rare stamp of excellence celebrates the chronograph’s 55th anniversary The TAG Heuer Carrera chronograph has been in the pole position of the motor-racing world for 55 years. The collection takes its name from the legendary week-long “Carrera Panamericana” road race: first held in Mexico during the 1950s, this thrilling competition […]
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We would like to invite you to our Blancpain Fifty Fathoms event that we organize together with Tourbillon Boutique Amsterdam (NL) on Wednesday, November 28th. Blancpain will bring their legendary Fifty Fathoms watches as well as their novelties introduced during Baselworld 2018. It will be a night to remember for sure, especially for Fifty Fathoms fans! […]
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