Rallying a classic car across the country is as brutal as joyous a task. It was a tough week. Driving twelve hours a day through dusty gravel road in a noisy car with the heating turned on almost half the time was so exhausting that we fell asleep every day right after we pitched our…

We’ve covered the resurrection of Lebois & Co from the start here on Fratello. The Lebois & Co brand and Airain subbrand have been in the hands of the Van Wijlick family in The Netherlands since 2014, managing it very actively from the start. In previous articles, we have covered the process of developing watches,…

The return of Swiss HYT was marked by the release of the HYT Hastroid Green Nebula watch, but this subsequently released HYT Moonrunner is really where you’ll see the type of innovation that HYT is known for. The Moonrunner Supernova Blue (dramatic name, I know) takes the same case architecture and base movement as the…

Normally, writing an article about a vintage watch is a pleasurable experience for me. Today’s epistle on the Seiko 7006-8030 is bittersweet, though, because it coincides with a goodbye story. Still, reuniting a friend with a special watch seems like a fitting way to depart. This is the story of a friend’s father’s vintage Seiko…

One of the most recurring topics discussed lately in the office is that of so-called neo-vintage watches. Watches that were produced anywhere between the 1980s and the early 2000s. There’s no unambiguous definition (yet), so we go with this roughly 20-25 year time span starting in 1980. Some neglected but fascinating watches are to be…

What We Know Announced in conjunction with the very exciting new Porsche 911 S/T, Porsche Design has created a brand new spin on their iconic Chronograph 1 by way of a limited edition model that pays tribute to the new – and also limited – S/T and the 911’s 60th birthday. But here’s the thing, if…

For most of us, our collection of watches evolves over time. Some go for breadth, some go for depth, and others just for the raw experience that a wide variety of watches can offer. Regardless of your path in watch collecting, I figure most of us have, at one point or another, fancied the idea…

For most of the history of watchmaking, the best watches were always made from gold or other precious metals. This idea was turned on its head when the first luxury steel sports watches were released in the 1970s. These steel watches were made in angular shapes with difficult-to-master polishing along every surface. They pushed what…