Omega, sponsor of 25 Olympic Games, just revealed this video for the London 2012 Olympic Games with Rolling Stones soundtrack “Start me Up.” Just recently, we were able to join a presentation (...
If you are a long time follower of Fratellowatches you probably already know that we are huge fans of Omega’s Speedmaster collection. We do not only care about the Speedmaster Professional R...
We proud to be the first to announce that there will be another Dutch player on the market of luxury watches. In a few weeks from now, the brand will introduce itself here in The Netherlands. Locatio...
Perhaps the mother of all modern wrist watches, the Rolex Datejust. Although it has been succeeded by the Datejust II (which we described here as the new cool), the 36mm Datejust remains a classic ti...
Last weekend, the 24 hours of the Nürburgring were raced and Fratellowatches was there with Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin. Besides enjoying the race and the finish of the Aston Martin team, there...
Once in a while, Fratellowatches visits the Grönefeld workshop in Oldenzaal, The Netherlands, so see what’s happening and catch-up with Bart and Tim Grönefeld. This time, we decided to execute ...
To be honest, Fratellowatches rarely takes the time to explain mechanical watches in a way that even newbies understand why they are so expensive. We discuss timepieces of watch manufacturers like Pa...
I though that our previous articles (part 1 and part 2) about the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15202 (Jumbo) versus 15300 were quite explanatory, but it seems that I might be wrong about that. It also m...
After being very successful in the United States for quite some years, the IBG 2012 will be held for the first time in Germany. Germany’s most renowned watch journalist, Gisbert L. Brunner, wil...
Dutch movie ‘Jackie’, which is in the theaters as of today, is about two twin sisters who have been raised by their father, who receive a phone call one day from their – unknown ...
This is what happens if you put 5 fans of Gérald Genta designs in one room. Yesterday, our very own watch photographer Bert invited us over to his crib for the perfect BBQ (no vegetables) and show al...
Last night was the grand opening party for my exhibition of fine art watch photography at Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pending any unforeseen changes, the images should be up for the nex...
Auction house Bonhams 1793 is hammering watches (pocket watches and wrist watches) on the 22nd of May. Their catalog has been published today for this auction in Knightsbridge (London) and has some n...
Industrial North Design from the United Kingdom designed and produced two watches, the Britannic and the Vanguard. In 2007, automotive stylists Andy Shaw and Rob Silkstone decided to produce watches ...
Marvin was founded in 1850 by two brothers (by the name of Didisheim) in Saint-Imier, in the middle of the Jura. Before we write yet-another-romantic-but-sad-s tory about a watch company that didnR...
After the Rolex Explorer and Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, Mad Men’s Don Draper has now been spotted with an Omega. In episode 6 of the 5th season of Mad Men TV-series, Don Draper impatiently check...
Photography is hot. Watch photography is hot. However, there are still only few who master the art of doing so. Here at Fratellowatches we are blessed with the photography skills of Ming Thein and Be...
For most of us watch collectors and enthusiasts, watchmakers are something special. We see white coats, clean and laboratory-like environments, small loupes and even smaller parts. In the big world o...
The first Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor I laid my hands on was a Master Compressor Memovox in 2004 and as far as I recall, there were no other Compressor models at that time. I really liked it &...
Yesterday, IWC introduced their new Pilot collection of watches at Airport Eelde in The Netherlands. Besides the product presentation, done by their Head of Design, there was also one of the TOP GUN ...
Today, I received a mail by a long time watch friend that included a picture of Tom Hanks wearing an OMEGA Speedmaster Professional. This photo was featured in an article (this one) in The Washington...
Urwerk is almost a normal watch manufacturer, because just like many other brands, they’ve included a pocket watch to their collection of impressive timepieces. However, Urwerk wouldn’t b...
Patek Philippe not only surprised us by introducing white dial versions of the Nautilus collection, they also made us gaze at this other white dialed watch. The Patek Philippe Grand Complication 5402...
We wish to reveal how we (idea of Watchonista) tricked you to celebrate the 1st of April, 2012! The hoax was the post entitled “Breaking news: Hublot secures the rights to brand the helipads of...
Hublot and National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) will customize the helipads of Sao Paolo in preparation of the World Cup Sao Paolo. After 6 month of discussions with the National Civil Aviation Agen...
The first Speedmaster watch, the CK2915, is up for auction at Dr H Crott auctions on the 11th of May. Together with a lot of Patek Philippe and Rolex watches, they have this 1958 Speedy CK2915-2 list...
We did a small photo report on our travel to BaselWorld this year. It gives a few nice ‘behind the scene’ views about our visit to the BaselWorld exhibition place, visiting brands, discus...
Watchmaking is not limited to Switzerland, or Germany, or Japan. We’ve seen a lot of nice watches coming from other parts in the world as well, like The Netherlands, the UK, Sweden and in this ...
IWC auctioned the ‘One out of One’ Big Pilot Muhammad Ali edition watch during the Celebrity Fight Event last Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona. This white gold Big Pilot, manufactured to mark...
If you’ve ever been to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center recently, watched the Apollo 13 movie or.. even better.. witnessed it yourself, you know that the NASA astronauts used to have a strong ...
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