The golden era of watches was either the 1950s or the 1960s. I’d say it’s open for debate. But claiming the 1980s or 1990s was the golden age of watches is just dead wrong. Still, some watch designs from the later eras mentioned have proven strong enough to keep evolving without losing their origins. The […]

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It’s a new year, and a time for new beginnings. What better time to look back at some of those stylistic, functional, or watch pricing issues that have ground my gears throughout 2022? To be fair, it’s also time to reflect on some of the positive things that I’d love to see more of in […]

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The cartoon watch that changed my mind about cartoon watches.

If you think the design of the new Ralph Lauren RL867 above looks familiar, you’re completely right. The famous fashion designer launched his line of watches back in 2008 and introduced the RL867 one year later. At the time, it was only available in a fairly small 27.5mm square case. If you look at the […]

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I think the dead of winter is probably a good time to revisit a watch clearly made for warmer months — that is unless the cool purple tone of this limited-edition Hublot timepiece reminds you of human skin after it has been in the cold for too long. This Hublot Big Bang UNICO Summer Purple […]

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As many of the other Fratello editors have mentioned, this is an incredibly difficult article to write, also for me. It has been churning around in my skull for more than a week, forcing me to take notice of my habits. From my annoyingly changing taste to involuntary Chrono24 binge-clicking, I am still struggling to […]

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