I’ve been set on a Ming for the past few years. I’ve come close to pulling the trigger a few times, but folks who follow my brand coverage know I haven’t quite gotten there yet. Maybe part of that is because there is one Ming that I love above all others and is far out…

Since its launch in 2019, I have wanted to review this Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Bicompax Annual Chronograph for the simple reason that there are few others out there like it. Let us dive right in and see how it fares under greater scrutiny. First, the feature set. As its name aptly describes it, this…

This week, Fratello On Air returns with our favorite watches from the ’90s and early ’00s. It’s hard to believe that this period is roughly 30 years old! This was a key era for watches and saw the birth of models that still exist or are highly revered today. Join us as we take a…

We love to provide proper, useful consumer advice here on Fratello. Unfortunately, I won’t be doing that today. Instead, I’ll be writing about my experience trying on one of my favorite releases of this year, the Cartier Tortue Hours/Minutes. This is a watch that, even if you could afford it, isn’t available anymore. I thought…

Sometimes, writing about a watch is less of an intellectual exercise and more of a go-with-your-gut type of rumination. Neither is more virtuous, but I find that a healthy serving of inexplicable emotional attachment to a random inanimate object helps said object stick in one’s mind. And I’m not talking about burying it in the…

During Watches & Wonders in April, I made a secret appointment on my last day in Geneva. As the very prim and proper show full of Europeans in trim blue suits and black shoes came to a close, I snuck out early on Friday to pick up a car shuttle – Mercedes S Class –…

This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Ben Cook, content creator and founder of Ben’s Watches. To start the show, Ariel and Ben dive right into the challenges that appear when trying to create engaging content that is authentic and true to itself. They also touch on the…

This Monday morning, it is all about making crucial “bling” decisions. Not too long ago we had the pleasure of going hands-on with two diamond-set versions of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona in white gold: the reference 126589RBR with a “Panda” mother-of-pearl dial on an Oysterflex bracelet and the reference 126579RBR with a “Reverse Panda” “MOP”…