Last week, Fratello’s very own no.1 Barbie fan, Thor, created a list of watches with hot pink dials. Not salmon, but loud, in-your-face pink. His fun list was inspired by the worldwide release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie. This week, we continue the topic of combining movies and watches. It’s been roughly a month since…

It is the start of the 1980s, and the executives of Swatch are deciding whether to launch their first watch in a square or round case. In a photo of Swatch’s prototypes from 1981, we can make out a square option being considered. But in the end, they chose to focus on the more common…

Dial colors are always contentious, trust me. While I certainly understand the versatility and legibility of a matte black dial with big lume plots, it also makes me feel a little depressed. But there is a perfect middle ground inhabited by chameleon-like darker colors, and the new Fears Brunswick Boutique Editions might hit the sweet…

Trying to define what a “statement watch” really is can be a difficult task. Of course, big, bold, complicated, or otherwise outlandish designs can make a visual statement, but sometimes smaller, less ostentatious watches can carry just as much of a visual punch. Young French brand March LA.B has built a cult following among enthusiasts…

One of the most coveted Swatch models is the famous 1992 Grand Prix reference SCJ101. Unlike Nacho (who bought several of them), I have never found one in good condition and for a reasonable price. A NOS example will easily fetch $800 or more, which I find too much for a disposable watch. Because when…

What We Know Meet the new TAG Heuer Monaco “Racing Blue” Limited Edition. It takes the standard Monaco, powered by the automatic caliber 11, and slaps a new paint job on it inspired by France’s national Racing Blue. Continuing in a long lineage of special colorways for the Monaco, this latest offers a distinctive and punchy…

In the early 1980s, the creators of what would become the Swatch brand sat around a table with a blank canvas in front of them. They knew they wanted to create a watch, but before putting pen to paper the question of what shape that watch should be was likely crucial: Circular or square? In…

Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch for advertiser Blue skies, golden sands, and crisp cool waters: NOMOS celebrates these idyllic summer scenes with two new releases in the Ahoi family of watches. Though the latest releases paint a summery scene with an all new palette, the changes are more than skin deep. The newest Ahois (ref.…