Every serious collector has at least one watch in their box that makes visitors pause mid-sentence. You know the one. They glance at it, tilt their head slightly, and then ask the inevitable question. What on earth is that? The Seiko Fieldmaster Contra 2C21- 0800 lives for that moment. It is not...
We’ve said it multiple times, but watchmaking isn’t limited to Switzerland or even Europe. Watchmaking is global, whether regarding the watch collecting community or the watchmaking industry. One of the fastest-growing markets, as we’ve discovered when talking to the country’s main watch retail...
Having been a part of the Fratello team for more than five years, I suspect some people might find it mildly shocking that it’s taken me this long to add a Speedmaster to my collection. With Fratello being so closely associated with the mighty Speedy, not owning one almost felt sacrilegious. The...
If you take a look through our archives, you’ll see some very early posts reviewing Astor+Banks watches. That’s because the brand was one of the earliest microbrands, and one of the few from that era that continues to exist and continues to produce excellent watches. To date, the brand has...
Hamilton is often referred to as the watchmaker of cinema, which is no surprise since Hamilton watches have appeared in more than 500 films. Recently, the brand has expanded its reach into video games, where immersion and character development are equally important. Hamilton Far Cry 6, Death...
This year marks 180 years since Fears Watch Company Limited’s foundation in 1846 and a respectable 10 years since its reestablishment by Edwin Fear’s great-great-great-grandson, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill. That means there’s a good reason for a celebration, and following the announcement of the...
I somehow stumbled onto Kieser Design in 2024 and decided to pick up a Purple Signature Edition. I just received my second Kieser, the Blue Tragwerk. I love watches that
The great thing about watches is that, although they all essentially do the same thing, plus or minus some bells and whistles, there are an infinite number of ways to achieve it. Whether through form, function, or fashion, cleverness finds a way. I’ve been looking at watches for almost my entire...
The Legacy Machine collection has always been MB&F‘s most paradoxical line. Conceived as a tribute to 19th-century watchmaking, it features some of the most theatrical three-dimensional movements in contemporary horology. The LM101, introduced in 2014, was the most restrained expression of that...
