“I just don’t get it!” It’s a phrase often heard inside Fratello HQ. Most of the time, this cry of despair relates to aesthetic matters and incomprehensible design choices. But sometimes it also involves functional matters. And that’s what this new series is all about. Watches We Just Don’t Get is about stuff we can’t…

Welcome, one and all, to this week’s episode of Fratello Talks! Today, two of the men behind the lenses here at Fratello sit for a chat about watches, photography, and the sweet spot where those two things meet. Morgan and Nacho share their stories on how they first discovered photography and eventually started shooting watches.…

I have a great soft spot for Cuervo y Sobrinos. The brand with Cuban roots offers exotic timepieces that stand out immediately. Quite a few of them could be described as an acquired taste. But if you like the brand’s style, there is plenty of goodness to be found in its collection. The latest addition…

Bulova is back with another release and again it dives into its archives. When we last left the brand, we were talking about a Sinatra-inspired watch pulling from the 1950s and ’60s designs. Now we move on to the groovy ’70s, a time when watch brands were pivoting in a big way to outlandish, home-run-swing-type…

Andrea Parmegiani is a confident collector. As the 24-year-old son of Davide Parmegiani (one of the most respected watch dealers in the world), Andrea could get a pass for being shy, timid, and even overly deferential to his father’s decades of history in the watch business.  And while he certainly speaks respectfully of and with…

Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch for advertiser. Summer is here and so are the latest additions to Swiss watchmaker NORQAIN‘s groundbreaking Wild ONE lineup. A collaboration with industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, NORQAIN released its bold Wild ONE series in 2022 as an expansion of its Independence collection. Defined by its daring case design, its use…

Today we’re sharing images and information about a Heuer Skipper ref. 7764 sold via Hodinkee Private Sales. If you’re interested in vintage classics or other hard-to-find watches like this, please reach out to Rich directly at rfordon@hodinkee.com. The Heuer Skipper is always on our mind and even more so after TAG Heuer announced the newest…

At Fratello, we love a great-looking, approachable watch that can be worn by a wide variety of our readers. The Aquastar Deepstar II is a perfect example. Earlier this year, we became the first collaborative partner with Aquastar when we released our ice-blue Deepstar II Limited Edition. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and we felt…