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…

Geneva-based watchmaker Kross Studio, which created the world’s most expensive Star Wars fan merchandise, has just released its most elegant watch yet with the Marco Tedeschi MT1 Chronometre Tourbilon 7 Jours. Marco Tedeschi is the founder of Kross Studio and, before that, worked as an engineer at Hublot and ran “RJ” (the rebranded Romain Jerome brand).…

The Patek Philippe Calatrava 6196P was a surprise at Watches and Wonders 2025. It’s been a long time since the brand introduced a clean, simple watch at a big annual show like this, and it was welcome. Today, we’ll take a closer look at this gem. For Patek Philippe, 2024 was the year of double…

“I’ve got to go get a green jacket,” Rory McIlroy says as he celebrates with family and friends after winning the first playoff hole at the Masters against Justin Rose.  On the sports calendar, there’s nothing more significant than Masters Sunday. It takes an otherworldly amount of nerve and resolve to enter the final round…