Michael Clerizo is a veteran watch writer with more than 25 years of experience. He was The Wall Street Journal’s watch columnist for three years and a contributing editor at WSJ Magazine for more than 10. He is also a frequent presenter of CNN’s Timeless segments. Clerizo is the author of three books: Masters Of…

A few weeks ago, I brought you a Photo Report from the main event for Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week, the Concours d’Elegance that is held on the Sunday of the weekend and has a great many amazing cars parked on the lawn of an equally amazing Gilded Age Rhode Island estate. Today, I…

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This past summer, watch nerds everywhere got giddy for a few hours of the Olympics after spotting a no-date steel Omega Seamaster on the wrist of none other than James Bond (AKA Daniel Craig). It wasn’t the first time the brand had used a celebrity’s wrist to tease a likely release (it seems to have…

What We Know The hotly-anticipated black-dialed stainless steel no-date Seamaster 300M is here, just a few short months after appearing at the Olympics on the wrist of James Bond – I mean, Daniel Craig. So it’s fitting that this new release has already picked up the “Daniel Craig” nickname online. But even more surprising is…

Since its launch in 2019, the French microbrand Serica has garnered a strong reputation within enthusiast circles by producing well-crafted tool watches with a distinctly minimalist aesthetic. Therefore, when I first heard that Serica was making a dress watch, I immediately wondered how the brand’s stark and utilitarian design language might be adapted to a…

Here at Fratello, we’ve closely followed Serica’s progress since its founding in 2019. We know the Parisian brand for its vintage-inspired yet fresh-looking and attractive watches. Both founders — Jérôme Burgert and Gabriel Vachette — pay great attention to (design) details. When they told us they were working on a dressier piece, it piqued our…

Cars and watches are as interlinked as turkey and Thanksgiving or gin and tonic. If you have petrol in your veins, rocking an automotive-themed watch is a tempting proposition. For me, an automotive-inspired watch design done right is about the small, subtle details. Car enthusiasts’ love of watches is fueled (pun intended) by the notion…