Anyone who has even briefly dipped their toes into the secondary watch market knows that buying a watch outside the AD environment has long been mired in uncertainty, cumbersome buying and selling processes, and even fraud. Bezel, one of the leading online watch markets, has already taken a lot of that uncertainty away with an…

The International Watch & Jewelry Guild, “IWJG,” if you’re in the know, is comprised of over 8,400 members from 77 countries around the world. Per iwjg.com, it is “the world’s most active central exchange for acquiring, buying, selling and trading fine watches; vintage, collectible timepieces, estate jewelry, and important diamonds.” Per me, IWJG shows are…

Which strap do you wear your MoonSwatch on? Are you still using the original strap, or have you ordered some third-party options? Well, listen up because, in a surprise move, Swatch opened an online strap store specifically for the Omega × Swatch MoonSwatch. The two-piece straps are made of rubber and have a two-tone design,…

What We Know Let’s go back to 2009 when MB&F started developing the first Legacy Machine. Their original idea was to use long, sculptural lugs (“horns”) on the LM1 that looked nice. But they couldn’t figure out whether the strap should sit closer to the case or the tip of the lug – either might…

It’s a tradition! A new Omega Speedmaster comes on a (Speedy) Tuesday, and today, we even get two. Meet the Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite models, one with a black meteorite dial and another with a gray meteorite dial. Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite Omega had a wonderful 2024 with great new Speedmaster releases, and the new year…

One of the great tradeoffs involved with smaller independent watch brands is movement choice. Either these brands select something reliable and off-the-shelf but ultimately pedestrian, or their small-run proprietary power plants end up far beyond the means of the average enthusiast. It doesn’t have to be this way, however, and independent Swiss marque Brellum is…

Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we discuss the watch community and how to find a group of like-minded (or differently minded) people within it. Whether you seek to meet people in person or online, there’s even a great option if you don’t live in a major city. For our listeners,…

After Swatch’s Speedmaster MoonSwatch and Scuba Fifty Fathoms collections, we were waiting for the next Swatch Group classic to undergo a Bioceramic metamorphosis. But now it looks like Citizen Group is entering the competition with its new Bulova Snorkel collection. The inspiration for these Hybrid Ceramic watches comes from the brand’s iconic Oceanographer Snorkel, nicknamed…