Monday, Sept 14 2015
articles: 15
HODINKEE Watch Buying Guides And Collections Now Available On eBay
Did you know that HODINKEE has been putting together weekly buying guides and collections of currently listed items on eBay? Given the popularity of our guide to buying vintage watches on eBay, we decided to put together buying guides for a more broad range of brands and …
Prime Time: Interesting watch related articles from around the web
Is the Casio F-91W Watch the Ultimate Terrorist Timepiece? A Watch With Lifetime Access to Ebbets Field Has Mysterious Origins Novak Djokovic wearing Seiko - Image Source Novak Djokovic Defeats Roger Federer to Win U.S. Open...
Found: Captivating Clockmaking Videos From The Clickspring Project
Have you ever wondered about all of the different machining tasks that go into making a clock or watch? Machining is a lot of fun, and takes a good amount of skill and determination. Clockmaker Chris from Cairns, Australia, has been publishing a series of videos documenting …
Watches & Pencils #1 – Wild Bullhead
Today we start with a new feature on Fratello Watches, called Watches & Pencils. Every other week we will publish a cartoon from Teun van Heerebeek, the new creative contributor and cartoonist of Fratello Watches. Teun van Heerebeek’s love for watches mainly originates from …
Tiffany Gets Back into the Luxury Watch Game
Tiffany Gets Back into the Luxury Watch Game A company that has been around for 178 years shouldn’t have to stage a comeback but that’s just what Tiffany & Co. is attempting with its new line of luxury watches. The high-end jeweler has been out of the game since a joint …
Service Your Watch: 12 Brands And Their Service Prices
What is a service, why is it needed and how often? And most important of all: What are the costs? In this article we show you what the watch manufacturers do, per watch type / model and what they will charge for this. A mechanical watch needs periodical servicing, like your …
Hands-On: General Douglas MacArthur's Personal Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, Complete With Lacquered Monogram
In April of this year, while searching through an Antiquorum catalog, we discovered one of the coolest examples of one of the coolest watches of all time – a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso owned by none other than General Douglas MacArthur. We've always known the Reverso to be …
Introducing the WT Author 1929
WT Author is one of those brands that I have been pleasantly surprised to run across. Along with some rather unique styling (as shown on the WT Author 1905), there is an overarching storyline that accompanies that watches; this is something we explored a bit with our review …
Chanel Launches Boy•Friend Watch with NYC Pop-up
Chanel Launches Boy•Friend Watch with NYC Pop-up Pop-up boutiques are very hot these days, especially with companies that want to draw attention to a new product or line. The latest brand to use this ploy to launch its latest collection is Chanel, which opened a pop-up in …
TAG Heuer AQUARACER Calibre 5 JEREMY LIN
By TLex TAG Heuer has welcomed NBA player Jeremy Lin of the Charlotte Hornets as one of its new brand ambassadors with a Special Edition of the Aquaracer Calibre 5. The Aquaracer Cal. 5 Jeremy Lin features his logo with his initials, JL above his lucky number 7. The 17th …
Scatola del Tempo Rotor One Sport Soft Touch Review
The one and only recurring section dealing with accessories on Fratello Watches is the Watch Strap Review, which we publish roughly once per month. In this section, I usually introduce a craftsman to the readers of Fratello Watches, a brand worth considering when thinking …
Cartier Rotonde Chronograph Watch Review
Cartier has a few lovely chronographs in their current watch collection (very few, actually), but the company isn't exactly known for being a producer of too many chronograph timepieces. Think of the classic Tank or Santos, or other case shapes that help define the classic …
Pilot’s Watches From Hanhart
Pilot’s watches have been present in the cockpit since the very beginning of aviation. Most pilots used to navigate with the help of pocket watches, because wristwatches specially designed for flying were a rare occurrence. A legend is born The first pilot watch built by …
VINTAGE: Amazing online barn find, a 1956 Omega Seamaster 18ct gold Melbourne Olympic special edition for under $5k
An online barn find to make a Melbourne watch lover’s heart beat hard… You may know by now that Derek Dier is our go-to guy for vintage. We are not alone. Legends like Matthew Weiner, also hold him and his expertise in the highest regard. The beauty of Derek, though, apart …
Laurent Ferrier Galet Square Hands-On
At Baselworld 2015 Laurent Ferrier launched the Galet Square. It’s unique cushion shaped case is based on the Laurent Ferrier’s first collection, the Galet (pebble). The Galet Square measures 41 by 41mm (45.35mm across) by 11.10 mm thick. There are three models: red gold …
