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 […]

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Oscar Wilde once said: “When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss money.” I think you can swap the word “artists ”for “watch aficionados”, to paint a pretty accurate picture of the state of the watch world nowadays. Talking watches has more and more become talking […]

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More often than I would like, I find myself in a discussion about the resale value of a watch. I’d rather discuss why someone wants a watch. To understand where their connection and attraction to a specific timepiece comes from. But perhaps, for some people, the resale value is one of their reasons. Another topic […]

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When Nacho asked me to do a story on my Rolex Explorer II and Datejust, it got me thinking about my watch collection as a whole. In a sense, these two Rolex watches are the backbone of it. They are a perfect mini collection within my watch collection. One represents a significant professional milestone, and […]

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Fratello On Air returns with a discussion on some of the latest new watches. We discuss a few brands, including Seiko, Nivada Grenchen, TAG Heuer, Louis Vuitton, and Aquastar. As always, expect a fair dose of candor! Geneva Watch Days may be coming in just over a month, but there has been a bevy of […]

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There’s a pro at the wheel. He’s going to make sure that I enjoy a day at the Tour de France with Tissot to the fullest. Former French pro bike racer Kilian Patour, who rode for Crédit Agricole and Team Garmin-Slipstream alongside the likes of Thor Hushovd and Bradley Wiggins, is going to be the […]

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Grab a drink, take a seat, and get yourself ready to rumble. It’s time for another Sunday Morning Showdown! This week’s episode promises to be an interesting one because neither of today’s watches is its brand’s bread and butter. Ask anyone with a passing familiarity with watches to which brand the Submariner and the Datejust […]

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Another Friday, another Top 5! This week, we’ll dive into the world of tennis. With Wimbledon nearing its climax after almost two weeks, we have seen quite a few remarkable watches on the All England Lawn Tennis Club grounds. Many of the world’s top players have sponsor deals with watch brands. Some of them are […]

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The whooshing boom of the Pacific Ocean rollers could be heard as Australian pro surfer Matt Cuddihy snorkeled off the coast of Noosa, Queensland. He was picking up surfboard fins, a plastic hazard for marine life when he spotted a watch in the sand. It turned out to be a Rolex Submariner ref. 5513. The […]

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As admirers of watches, at times, it seems hard for us not to become judgmental and defensive. But that is not what being a watch aficionado is all about. I would like to argue that it is a trap that can ruin our individual experience and that of others. It is the purism trap, and […]

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