The Cost of Entry Series provides a hands-on look at the most affordable watch from a given brand while offering a broader look at the brand and its offerings. The series focuses on mechanical watches, and when a brand distinguishes between men’s and women’s models, we opt for the most affordable men’s timepiece.  For the…

In addition to being one of the industry’s standout enthusiast-driven darlings, Formex is also the house brand for the Swiss manufacturer Dexel, which develops and produces components for a wide variety of watch companies. Aside from its hands, movements, and leather straps, Formex produces pretty much everything else that goes into its watches, and this…

I don’t know if it’s because summer officially ended or if it’s these past two weeks of heavy rain here in Europe, but the urge for a colorful dial won me over. Besides that, I stumbled upon an interesting green-and-white-dial Bulova Spinnaker this week… I got a new hairdo yesterday. I needed it badly. The…

By now, you probably know we’re fans of RZE here at Fratello. The brand’s titanium watches are affordable, and they all have a strong explorer attitude. The RZE Fortitude GMT is a proper pilot’s watch that allows you to track an additional time zone. Today, the new RZE Fortitude GMT-S debuts, with the capital “S”…

What We Know Jaeger-LeCoultre is introducing a trio of new Reversos, led by a new stainless steel Reverso Tribute Monoface. With nearly the same case size as the original 1931 Reverso, the new Monoface is a traditional addition to the Reverso collection. Alongside the two-hand Reverso Monoface, Jaeger-LeCoultre has also introduced a Duoface Tourbillon in…

This “The Golden Hour” is the third watch I have reviewed from London-based Mr. Jones Watch with a dial display designed by artist Andy Wilx, including a previous version of The Golden Hour from 2022, and the Mr. Jones Watch The Silent Thief. That watch featured a similar display but with a bird as the focus…

Inspired by vintage Blancpain chronographs from the 1950s, the Air Command is the Swiss manufacturer’s lineup of aviation-themed flyback chronographs. While the collection originally debuted in 2019 as a stainless steel limited edition with a black dial, the collection now includes a quartet of models with blue dials and bezels that are available in two…

It’s been only a few months since Seiko introduced the first Astron GPS Solar Dual-Time Chronographs with the new caliber 5X83. Today, the Japanese brand unveils a quartet of chronographs powered by the same movement. The line is expanding with the standard-production SSH159, SSH161, and SSH163. Additionally, we get a titanium and ceramic limited edition,…