Fratello Watches – The Magazine Dedicated To Luxury Watches

At the start of this year, CIGA Design released the Time Cipher in two case variations — one in black and one in bare steel.

Spanish brand Lebond has been steadily building an impressive portfolio of watches created in collaboration with world-renowned architects.

Every time Grand Seiko drops a new limited edition, the watch-enthusiast community perks up.

You may congratulate me on finally becoming an adult.

Sinn commemorates 65 years in business with the 140 A S Anniversary, a chronograph inspired by the brand’s spaceflight history.

Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air!

A few weeks ago, this vintage Rolex Submariner Date ref. 1680 landed on my desk.

Citizen is arguably the biggest name in affordable timepieces.

There’s something special about combining a chronograph and tourbillon.

Last week, I reviewed the new titanium Hermès Cape Cod.

The 1950s ushered in the golden age of commercial aviation.

Howdy, folks!

If you were planning to revive a sleeping watchmaking brand from the late 19th century, where would you start?

Last month, I traveled to Hampton Court Palace for the 15th edition of the Concours of Elegance.

A magician never reveals his secrets.

Many would associate Hanhart with flying and pilots’ chronographs.

Another Friday, another list.

On June 26th, 2026, the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s tourbillon patent, the Breguet brand introduced several new watches with this mechanism.

Its latest recorded eruption was around 50 AD, and it might be dormant, but Mount Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus of southwestern Russia is still a volcano, so you never know.

Breitling has just added two new chronographs to its permanent collection: the Navitimer B09 Chronograph 41 and the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute.

There are watchmakers, and then there is the “Watchmaker of Watchmakers,” a heavy title that Jaeger-LeCoultre earned the hard way by supplying high-end calibers to the holy trinity of horology for decades.

It’s not every day that I walk into the Fratello photo studio and come out genuinely surprised.

James Bond has worn some memorable watches over the years, but what about the people standing in his way?

Today, Tissot and NBA star Damian Lillard introduce a new PRX Skeleton.

Autumn is a season of moods, as we see in everything from the famous colors of Indian summers in New England to the striking landscapes of Central Europe during “old women’s summers.”

Certina introduces us to four blacked-out DS Action watches.

Oris returns to ocean conservation with the Aquis Date Kelp Forest Limited Edition.

A few months ago, Gallet re-entered the watch world as a Breitling sibling.

Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air!

As we’ve come to expect, Lebois & Co revives mid-century designs with care.

Renaud Tixier continues its Monday collection with the new Monday Skeleton, a fully openworked version of the watch that launched the young maison in 2024.

This March, I helped organize and attended a Watch Discovery at the Hermès boutique in Amsterdam.

A few months ago, we asked our team members to write about the best watch they’ve ever owned.

Names of Swiss watch brands and models can be tricky to pronounce, especially the French ones.

Last month, Orient launched the new Flusso, an integrated-bracelet sports watch inspired by the brand’s historic Super King (“SK”) models.

It’s Sunday morning, so it’s time for a hot cup of coffee, some breakfast, and another installment in our ongoing Sunday Morning Showdown series.

For many of us, at least native English speakers, our brains seem “wired” to read from left to right, top to bottom.

CIGA Design is a Shenzhen-based watch brand that has been producing watches since 2016.

Another Friday, another list!

The Clifton 10870 and 10872 with ice-blue dials are two new limited editions in Baume & Mercier’s collection.

There were already Jungle Green, Tactical Black, and Polar White versions of this watch, and now there’s a fourth variation.

Today, in a special episode of Fratello Talks, Nacho and Lex are in Geneva for a chat with independent watch designer and entrepreneur Sylvain Berneron.

I got a sneak preview of the new Jacob & Co.

Our adoration of gold continues today with the lovely new Tribute³ from Armin Strom.

Along the sun-bleached expanse of the Southern California coast, salt air and maritime tradition run deep.

One of the most common complaints in the watch community concerns current pricing.

Storytelling has long been a powerful way to connect watch enthusiasts with a timepiece, but only a few watches immediately capture the spirit of an era.

Autumn is a special time here in Toronto, and we locals are very aware of this.

What is rarer, a shooting star or two Seiko Astron GPS Solar Dual-Time Chronograph 2026 Limited Editions?

Toledano & Chan has carved out a nice little niche in the watch industry.