Similar to how the brand works with filmmakers to produce prop watches for movies, Hamilton also collaborates with video game designers to create timepieces that appear within their respective worlds. While video games are exclusively rooted within the digital space, Hamilton manufactures real-world versions of the in-game watches, and it has recently partnered with Kojima…

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Bring A Loupe! The more vintage watch shopping you do on the internet, the more “bad” watches you see. While I’ve heard the phrase “there’s a wrist for every watch” in the past, I really don’t think it’s true. Beyond being empirically impossible, some watches are just too far…

Part of the charm of Parmigiani is that, despite its deep watchmaking prowess and elegant design work, it remains a solidly “in-the-know” option for well-heeled enthusiasts seeking an alternative to the hype-driven usual suspects. This even extends to its bespoke complications, where the brand tends to revamp traditional functions in subtle, mechanically intricate ways. Nowhere…

Another Friday, another list! Multiple people on the Fratello team own or have owned a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. One of them is Daan, who has a beautiful Reverso Classic Medium Duoface Small Seconds. He usually wears it on a leather and canvas Casa Fagliano strap. Last week, though, he swapped it for an Arroway mesh bracelet,…

What We Know In 1952, the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research organized two expeditions to Mount Everest, led by Dr. Edouard Wyss-Dunant. At the time, Nepal had just opened its borders to foreign climbers, and the Swiss were among the first granted permission to attempt to summit Mount Everest. They came up just 250 meters…

It’s my favorite and, I’m sure, many of our readers’ most anticipated time of the year — the start of the Formula 1 season. Even with a record 24 Grand Prix races last year and six Sprint races preceding the main event, the winter break felt long. Also, 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the…

With college acceptance letters set to arrive within the coming weeks, now would be a good time to take a hands-on look at the Breitling Endurance Pro Stanford University Edition and discuss what I personally found most surprising about the watch. When Breitling first launched the Endurance Pro University Edition series in 2023, I originally…

I have spent plenty of time around the iconic Rolex Day-Date. Those watches, however, were all vintage or, at best, neo-vintage. My time spent with the current generation is limited, to put it mildly, so I felt it was about time I tried on a pair of thoroughly modern DDs in the contemporary 40mm size.…