At last, we’re getting a full look at Rexhep Rexhepi’s Chronomètre Antimagnétique for Only Watch, the independent watchmaker’s contribution to the charitable auction that was merely teased with the initial batch of Only Watch announcements last month. And it was worth the wait. This is the stainless steel Chronomètre Antimagnétique, featuring a new hand-finished movement…

In terms of output, Citizen is easily one of the world’s largest watch manufacturers, and the Japanese brand has always represented a readily available offering, where buyers can get a quality timepiece for a very reasonable price. Citizen’s enormous economies of scale allow it to produce watches that would otherwise cost significantly more from most…

Is it September already? Well, not quite, but Geneva Watch Days 2023 is here, meaning we’re two-thirds through the year already. It also means that a tidal wave of watch releases is headed this way. So get warmed up, wax your board, and get ready to surf the wave right here on Fratello. Over the…

You know, watch trends, like most fashion trends, are in perpetual motion. While the domain of luxury watches saw a slew of oversized timepieces dominate for years, the pendulum has swung back to smaller, more delicate ones. Enter Perrelet’s newest release, the Turbine 41 Titanium. Here’s why it’s making waves. Remember the days when large…

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While Citizen is most frequently associated with its vast range of reasonably priced watches that deliver strong value for the money, the Japanese company is ultimately a horology-focused manufacturing powerhouse, and it also produces premium models that are priced at several thousand dollars. Sitting at the very top of Citizen’s offerings are its Eco-Drive One…

I recently received the sad news that the watch industry’s Daniel Dreifuss, founder of Swiss Maurice de Mauriac, passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. This will be an obituary to a friend. Despite the boutique nature of his watch company, Daniel Dreifuss was an outsized mainstay of the timepiece community, especially in Switzerland…

Zenith is a brand that I feel often does not get as much attention as it deserves. The Le Locle-based watchmaker has formidable technical expertise, particularly with its El Primero movements. Zenith has recently introduced the latest watches utilizing the brand’s top-of-the-line El Primero caliber. The Defy 21 Chroma II is available in two colors…