It shouldn’t be too hard to pick three favorites from all those sub-€10k watches out there, right? However, Thomas and Jorg have already cherry-picked some classics away from me. I also wanted to stay away from the other evergreens and come up with a few more original picks. That’s why it actually took me quite…

Welcome, dear Fratelli, to this latest episode of Fratello Talks. Today, Nacho, Lex, and Thomas spotlight some of their guilty pleasure watches. Everyone has at least one; most of us can list at least a handful. These are watches that, though we like them, we aren’t too quick to admit it. This can be due…

In many areas of the world, the long, sunny days of summer will soon be drawing to a close. But the wedding season is still in full bloom. And when the wedding involves someone close to us, it’s an event we wouldn’t miss for the world. Many of us feel a duty to honor them…

We’re back with another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee’s YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It’s being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we…

Yema has been knocking out new releases one after another. The French brand focuses on introducing new additions to the brand’s “Manufacture” line of watches. It focuses on premium versions of existing models that feature the brand’s in-house developed movements and are generally also finished on a higher level than the regular models. The latest…

Well, the 33rd Olympiad games have just concluded, but we’re not quite done with watch stories. The summer games only happen once every four years (well, three years this past time), so I think they warrant more time than the few weeks that the Olympics give us. That said, instead of bogging you down with…

Many well-known microbrands have emerged from their niche and become bonafide small brands. Thanks to crowd-funding initiatives, we have also seen many projects jump into the small-brand status directly. Yet a cloud of skepticism seems to hang over many Facebook groups and even in our own Fratelli’s comments. That raises the big question that I…

At what point does it become too much to continuously use a late person’s famous name to move product? In the watch space, there are a handful of people who are no longer with us that most enthusiasts can rattle off at the drop of a hat: Hans Wilsdorf, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and of course, Gerald…