Origin Story Keeping up with the new faces on the independent scene could be a full-time job. When people ask me how they can follow what is happening and get ahead of the curve, ensuring that they don’t miss out on an incredible young brand, all I can say is to keep in touch with…

Tissot relaunched the PRX five years ago. Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? The integrated-bracelet sports watch has become something of a fan favorite in the meantime. It graces the wrists of many newcomers to the watch hobby and veterans alike. Tissot blessed us with tons of variants to choose from. Different sizes,…

I think H. Moser & Cie. may have caught the food-watch bug during its collab with Studio Underd0g. The latter is well-known for using different foodstuffs as inspiration for its dials, from the Moser collab’s passion fruit to watermelon to mint chocolate chip ice cream. Moser has always liked a bit of fun, from its…

In 2014, Dutch watchmaker Christiaan van der Klaauw provided a mechanical astronomical watch movement that was the basis of one of Parisian Van Cleef & Arpels’ most successful men’s watches. That was the Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium, which was then featured on aBlogtoWatch. Christiaan van der Klaauw (CVDK) has always been known as…

Welcome to another installment of Exploring Evergreens, a series here on Fratello in which we get our hands on watches that have been around for over a decade — or long enough to feel ubiquitous — and ask ourselves if they’ve managed to stand the test of time. We’ll address whether they’re still relevant, how…

Over the last two weeks, we’ve spent much time with the new Panerai Luminor Marina collection. Today’s watch, the Titanio PAM03325, visited our headquarters for a comprehensive photo shoot. We saw it again, and the rest of the collection, at Watches and Wonders 2025 a week later. Suffice it to say, the changes to the…

If you’ve been watching Patek Philippe for the past few years, you’ve noticed the rise of a new style of Calatrava design inspired by the textured grips of a camera, a bolder case design reminiscent of the angular shapes of the vintage ref. 3448, with the subtle addition of a hobnail pattern that runs uninterrupted…

After an absolutely whirlwind of a week in Geneva for Watches and Wonders, where I got to see some of the craziest watches I’ve ever laid my eyes on, I’ve found myself needing a reset around watches, and that means going back to the basics for wrist time — my Giorgio Galli S2 Timex has…