Picking highlights from this year’s Watches and Wonders is not a simple task. But it’s a matter of abundance rather than a lack thereof. Watches and Wonders 2025 was a show with many highlights in different categories and at different price points. Nevertheless, I have managed to whittle all these highlights down to my favorite…

Welcome to this special installment of Fratello Talks. This is the Watches and Wonders 2025 debrief episode, where Nacho, RJ, Daan, and Lex share their highlights from this year’s show. We also discuss just about every brand and novelty released at the fair. Honorable mentions go to some of the novelties released at the other…

President Trump said he would pause so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs against most nations for 90 days, giving the Swiss watch industry breathing room for the Alpine nation’s government to negotiate a deal to avoid punishing cost increases in its top export market. The US president announced on Truth Social that the levies, including a 31% tariff…

Last week was Watches and Wonders, this much you know. But on the way to Geneva, I stopped off in London to spend some time with my UK colleagues at Watches and Switzerland, and to meet more of you, our dear readers. Part of the exciting thing about working with WOS is that we have…

The revival of a storied caliber is a vintage lover’s dream come true, and if there’s been a movement I’ve been dreaming about for a while, it’s the caliber 135. The reissue of the Zenith Caliber 135 Observatoire – with original observatory movements – put a once-legendary movement on the map for many modern consumers.…

Some watch brands have started raising prices for US consumers in response to tariffs on Swiss goods imposed by the White House. Christopher Ward, the biggest British brand by sales, sent an email to US customers and clients informing them that they would be responsible for paying the duty of 31% on the brand’s Swiss-made…

When we first saw the previews of this year’s Watches and Wonders, it instantly became obvious what the story of the brand would be. With Ingenieurs in precious metal, different sizes, even complications, this was a bigger year for the collection than when it was relaunched two years ago. But what I didn’t expect was…

Remember when things were better? The luxury watch industry certainly seems to think it does. The most dominant sentiment amongst all guests and exhibitors at Watches & Wonders 2025 in Geneva was nostalgia. Reminiscing about our supposed rosier history is a society-wide trend, but over the last several years, the luxury watch industry has leaned…