Another Friday, another list! For the first one of the new year, we decided to sum up our wishes for 2025. We at Fratello all agreed that 2024 was a great year in watches. Some like to define that by the waves that big brands make. However, we based it on the sheer number of…

The Circadian Monster is a new smaller version of the popular Monster watch collection by Detroit-based Shinola. The American company has released three versions of the 36mm-wide Circadian Monster to start, which, in their current forms, are mainly intended to appeal to women. That said, the small profile certainly has some unisex appeal for men…

Honestly, I’m not sure which watch I wore the most last year. I usually choose a different watch to wear daily, so keeping track is hard. My Instagram feed is a good indicator, though. My Cartier Santos Galbée XL is probably the most featured watch on there. That’s partially because it gives me the most…

On the first day of Watches & Wonders this year, the Hodinkee team was sitting in a hotel conference room prepping to cover the Patek, Rolex, and Tudor releases when someone checked the Rolex website and – wisely – went right to the Daytona page. It was then we noticed the white gold “Le Mans”…

In partnership with UBS, we hosted a get-together and series of talks in New York City called “House of Craft.” The event featured a who’s who of watch-world luminaries, including industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, actor Keegan Allen, author Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay Fielden, independent…

As is the case most years, 2024 wrapped up with a tidal wave of Top 10, Best Of, and Most Worn roundups around the watch world. Read on to catch a few of our favorites from the aBlogtoWatch editorial team, Teddy Baldassarre, and a recap of Seiko’s perfectly passable year. Elsewhere, Ariel looks ahead to…

For the past several years, we have seen annually a number of watch brands grasp at the Chinese market with Lunar New Year watches. The efforts range from lazy to intensive, with some brands simply offering a different dial color, some using Chinese characters, and some doing both (if you can believe such boldness). There…

Last week, in the year’s final episode of Fratello Talks, RJ, Lex, and Nacho presented their favorite watches of 2024 to you under six predetermined categories. In the episode’s accompanying article, there was a poll through which you, dear Fratelli, could vote for your favorite watch among the 18 nominees. After a week of voting,…