The 97th Annual Academy Awards have arrived, and while my entire stream of focus will be fixed on Timothée Chalamet’s wardrobe choice—following his Chrome Hearts baby pink fever dream (complete with a baby Ballon Bleu on a pink strap) at the Berlin Film Festival last month—the Oscars remain the procession of glamour we all anticipate…

If you’ve been keeping up with Fratello, you might remember Mike’s recent article introducing the Artem Loop-less™️ HydroFlex™️ straps. Well, they’re back in the spotlight, and for good reason. We just dropped a video showing you these awesome straps in more detail. After all, if a picture says a thousand words, how about a video?…

Next weekend, 44 British watchmaking brands will descend upon Lindley Hall in London to take part in the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers’ annual British Watchmakers’ Day. The Alliance is made up of over 100 watch brands from the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland, all joined together for the advancement of…

Ever since Hodinkee Editor-in-Chief James Stacey posted an image on social media of a Doxa Sub 200T Divingstar, I knew I had to do a hands-on with one. Yellow is a color that keeps drawing me back. The Divingstar had already been on my radar, but seeing it time and time again wore down my…

As of early 2025, this Tudor Black Bay Ceramic Blue watch is probably my favorite timepiece currently produced by the Tudor brand. The Black Bay Ceramic Blue was released in the summer of 2024 to coincide with Tudor’s announcement that it is “returning to motorsports” by sponsoring a Formula One team. While Formula One racing…

Is it Sunday already? Yes, it is, and we’ll make sure you have a good last day of the weekend with this week’s episode of Sunday Morning Showdown. Daan and Lex will go head to head with two colorful chronographs. In one corner, Daan represents the Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Flamingo Blue,” which gives off…

Watch enthusiasts admire mechanical complexity, but when it comes to maximum durability, each moving part also represents a potential point of failure. Back when the very first digital watches emerged in the 1970s, the revolutionary timepieces were advertised as being “solid-state” to draw attention to the fact that they relied on no moving components. To…

Few industry crossovers make as much sense as cameras to watches. The importance of precision mechanics, reliance on accuracy, and attractive design are all critical to the success of the product. Therefore, it wasn’t really a surprise when Leica jumped into the watch industry back in 2022. Fast forward to 2025, and the brand’s third…