After a two-week hiatus, Fratello On Air returns with an episode about how we research watches before buying. This is a listener suggestion that likely comes from the southern USA. We know this because the message contained the word “y’all.” Well, giddyup because it’s time to discuss our top tips. For our listeners, the watch…

The development of great watches often feels like a top-down affair, with big brands inducing demand by coming up with watches the watch public didn’t know it needed. Rattrapante hands, foudroyante complications, and soda-themed bezels often fit nicely in the category of “things nobody asked for,” yet manage to sell for other reasons beyond their…

At the end of 2023, Speedmaster enthusiast @watchstick_81 organized a GTG for approximately 20 enthusiasts (you can find the photo report here). At this year’s edition, no fewer than 51 Speedmaster collectors showed up, many with their collections in tow. It was the first year that we at Fratello didn’t host a Speedy Tuesday event…

What We Know The launch of the Reverso Tribute Chronographs in steel and pink gold were one of the highlights of Watches & Wonders 2023, and Jaeger-LeCoultre has just released a new limited edition – still in pink gold – that seeks to upgrade the original idea. Now, with the case, dial, and movement bridges…

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel is traveling, so Rick is joined by David and Ripley, and guests Kevin @kevin_roberts100 and Matt @dad.watch. After some idle chitchat, they start off with a discussion of a 69k Omega X Swatch — say what? — That’s a $300 watch. But it’s for charity. Next up in the queue…

As you watch this, there’s a pretty good chance that I’m sitting with Adam Victor at Greats of Craft in New York City’s Sutton Place, having a bagel and a coffee or maybe a beer in the afternoon, and chatting about one of the watches you see in this video. It’s become a habit for…

Over the past year, I’ve enjoyed smaller, simpler watches from the ’40s and ’50s. This change in my collecting course has been fun and relatively inexpensive. Does that mean I’ve given up on later vintage and more modern pieces? Absolutely not, but as you’ll see with the majority of today’s pre-owned and vintage favorites, the…

In 2022, Rolex made a somewhat shocking announcement (although ultimately quite practical from its perspective): Buyers would be able to purchase used Rolex watches with the added benefit of a Rolex warranty and assurance of quality. They called the program Rolex Certified Pre-Owned (Rolex CPO), and it was slowly rolled out to various Rolex authorized…