Gold Bars & Rolexes Seized from CIA Officer, SOF Week Watches, Bremonts for Ejectees, Unit Watches at Auction, Putin’s Watch Ban, Royal Pop Madness, Watch Crime, & More By Benjamin Lowry With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror and our Third Option Foundation fundraiser complete, it’s time to...
Few debates in the watch world have remained as persistent — or as emotionally charged — as sapphire versus Hesalite. For decades, enthusiasts have argued over which material belongs on a true tool watch, particularly one intended for aerospace use. Sapphire offers exceptional scratch resistance...
Collaboration has been at the core of watchmaking since the early days with the etablissage system on which the artform was founded joining together craftspeople of all disciplines to bring a watch to life. In our modern era, collaborations have become more formalized between watchmakers as well...
My admiration for Ming is well documented on Fratello. Aside from the articles, I have talked a lot about the brand with Mike in many episodes of Fratello On Air. It is no surprise, then, that I’m excited to see all of Ming’s releases. The latest announcement of the Polymesh – Straight reminded...
The Parmigiani Fleurier Carillon Tourbillon combines a minute repeater with a tourbillon regulator in an 18ct white gold case. Limited to five pieces, this 30th anniversary timepiece features four visible serpentine gongs and a 12-day power reserve.
Kollokium is a project-based watchmaking platform founded in 2020 by Manuel Emch, Barth Nussbaumer and Amr Sindis. Created as an alternative to conventional brand-led horology, Kollokium does not want to be labelled as a “brand” and embraces freedom to build timepieces with “no defined artistic...
In recent years, Parmigiani Fleurier has increasingly focused on restrained, architecturally refined watchmaking, whether through the minimalist elegance of the Tonda PF collection or highly artisanal creations such as the Armoriale and the Maison’s objets d’art. Still, Parmigiani Fleurier’s...
Another Friday, another list. After finding alternatives to some of the industry’s biggest icons over the past few months, we decided to switch things up. In the past week, some of the Fratello team members had a nice discussion about forgotten watches from the 1980s, so we thought, “Why not...
Ever since Favre Leuba has been relaunched at Geneva Watch Days 2024, the brand has been going back to its archives and giving old favourites a fresh spin. Unveiled at this event was the Deep Blue collection that hosted two watches: the Deep Blue Revival (39mm) and Deep Blue Renaissance (40mm)....
When NORQAIN originally debuted the Independence Wild ONE watch collection in 2022, this reddish-burgundy/maroon NORTEQ case material (combined with gray rubber) was one of the debut styles. It was among the rarer versions, as NORQAIN wasn’t quite sure how audiences would react to the almost...
