I’ve been following Lesablier since it released its debut watch, the Aviateur VQ, in 2017. Like many small brands, its first watch wasn’t its strongest and bore no resemblance to what would follow. The brand smartly pivoted after that, releasing a series of increasingly refined designs that show a clear evolution of design. The new…

The first Speedmaster to hit retail with a six-figure price is here! Well, that’s if you don’t count the complicated Speedmaster Chrono Chime. Omega introduces the platinum Speedmaster Calibre 321  with a material-matching flat-link bracelet, and at our local AD in The Hague, the price of that most prestigious Speedy is €107,500. If you’re in…

Hello, and welcome to Fratello Talks. In today’s episode, we’re taking on the challenge of building a €15,000 watch collection. Nacho, RJ, and Lex have crunched the numbers and leafed through the catalogs and each selected three modern (currently available at retail) watches that they would buy if they had a €15K budget. It’s a…

The sale of Paul Newman’s Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona in 2017 was as big of a moment as the watch world can offer. Since the record-breaking sale, Paul Newman Daytonas have almost reached a point of saturation. This saturation has coincided with a downturn in the market and interest in vintage Rolex more generally. The…

What We Know There’s been a lot of Grand Seiko on the site recently, from three new releases to a great video interview with President Akio Naito and Senior VP of Seiko Watch Corp. Munehisa Shibasaki published just last week. I’d usually suggest a break so you don’t get overloaded, but Grand Seiko just dropped…

Just this week I was talking about how brands use limited editions to launch brand-new regular production models! And then, BOOM! Mühle Glashütte goes and does it. It’s nice to be so promptly proven right. Mühle Glashütte is one of a number of brands manufactured in the eponymous German town of Glashütte. You probably know…

I don’t have a lot of vintage watches on my wishlist anymore. Some, I was lucky enough to find over the years. Others, I moved on from or saw in the metal, which changed my perspective about them. Very few examples, though, still make my heart beat faster. I must admit that most of these…

Two years ago, when Rolex acquired Bucherer, a multi-brand retail store with over 100 locations, it also included the jeweler’s watch brand Carl F. Bucherer. So, as of 2023, the Rolex crown was protected by the Tudor shield and a second brand with a history that dates back to 1888. You would think that a…