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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“I just don’t get it!” It’s a phrase often heard inside Fratello HQ. Most of the time, this cry of despair relates to aesthetic matters and incomprehensible design choices. But sometimes it also involves functional matters. And that’s what this new series is all about. Watches We Just Don’t Get is about stuff we can’t […]

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In this installment of Pre-Owned Spotlight, I’m going shopping for a vintage dress watch from the Holy Trinity. I know vintage is not for everybody, but a dress watch is a particularly good gateway into this realm. It is also the most “affordable” way to own a watch from the Big Three, especially if you […]

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Let’s start with a bit of mindfulness before we answer the question of whether conglomerates are eroding the origins of luxury watchmaking. The ultimate luxuries in life are gratefulness and contentment. You can’t buy them, yet their availability is unlimited for those who are open to them. Material luxury, on the other hand, is the […]

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Have you been to the historic center of Amsterdam lately? There’s a lovely area in the Jordaan neighborhood called the Negen Straatjes (Nine Streets) where you’ll find interesting fashion boutiques, a vintage watch shop, nice restaurants, cool bars, artisanal ice cream parlors, and also a place where they serve hand-cut French fries. If you were […]

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Welcome to another episode of Fratello On Air. This week, we each discuss our idea of the perfect three-watch collection. Then, we offer up three more choices at a more approachable level. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts. Yes, the three-watch collection is a popular topic. This time, it’s our turn, and […]

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When people start getting into the rabbit hole of watch collecting, sooner or later, vintage watches will come up. Yes, vintage watches are no secret anymore like they were perhaps a decade ago. Many horological icons — particularly from a well-known brand with a crown as its logo — have increased to astronomical prices. While […]

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The Air and Space Museum is located within Paris-Le Bourget, Europe’s leading business airport, and it was the perfect venue for the introduction of the new Breguet Type 20 and Type XX watches. Two massive Ariane rockets, a gigantic Boeing 747 jumbo jet, and an even bigger Airbus A380 dominate the scenery. It’s inside the […]

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Picture this. I was sipping a glass of champagne with a Dutch author on fashion, design, and history while on the second floor of Cartier’s new boutique in the poshest shopping street in Amsterdam, P.C. Hooftstraat, looking at the shop window of a French fashion house that shall remain unnamed. The mannequins in the window […]

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It’s not every day we run into someone wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Watch from 2002. But when you meet Jerrel Manbodh of Manbodh Watches, chances are good that you will see him wearing that special Royal Oak watch made of Alacrite. On location at Manbodh Watches For this Fratello Talks podcast, we […]

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