Omega Speedmaster Buying Guide Since 2012 we have the Speedy Tuesday feature here on Fratello Watches. What started out as something spontaneous (on a Tuesday) was rapidly picked up by Speedmaster enthusiasts. You’ll find over 30,000 Instagram posts with the #speedytuesday hashtag since 2012 and over 200 Speedy Tuesday articles on this website. One of the […]
Another unexpected Spot the Watch, which seems to happen to us all the time. We have featured Ellen DeGeneres previously with her love of modern and vintage Rolexes and how she was gifted an Omega Seamaster from Daniel Craig. Today while watching the newest season of her show we noticed another classic…
Speedy Tuesday Event Four years ago, in May 2012, we published the first Speedy Tuesday article on Fratello Watches. Since then, we published over 225 Speedy Tuesday articles on Fratello Watches. In the meanwhile, the #speedytuesday hashtag has been used over 30.000 times on Instagram by Speedmaster enthusiasts all over the world. We also organized a couple of […]
Today on #TBT, I’ll take a look at one of my favorite watches: the Omega Speedmaster 105.003 Ed White. Yes, I know, this is two weeks in a row for me with a Speedmaster, but I figured that any time is a good time to speak about a straight-lugged Speedy. And…this one has somewhat of […]
As the 2016 Olympics draw to a close, it’s apt to recall the Olympic motto – Citius, Altius, Fortius. If ever there was a credo which professed constant evolution and improvement- ” “Faster, higher, stronger” would not only fit the bill but in an act of historical symmetry and poetry, the ethos…
The Omega Speedmaster Mark II It was at least ten years ago that I stumbled upon a very rudimentary website depicting a chronology of wild, boldly styled 1970’s Omega chronographs and I enjoyed marveling at them, but one stuck out as especially notable: the Omega Speedmaster Mark II 145.014. Yes, amongst all of the crazy […]
Famous as the watch that went to the Moon, the Omega Speedmaster Professional remains part of NASA’s approved equipment for space. The Moonwatch is a no-frills, almost basic wristwatch, powered by the reliable but decades-old Lemania calibre 1872 (also known as the Omega calibre 1861). Since its tryst with destiny in 1969, the Moonwatch has steadily […]
American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history, now having won 23 gold medals. In addition, he is an Omega ambassador and has been since 2004, a longstanding partnership. What watches did he wear during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro? You can find out here.
In a video to promote the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that went viral, the serious faced Japanese Prime Minister transformed into Super Mario, the iconic character from Nintendo’s hit video game. With help from another legend of Japanese pop culture, blue robot cat Doraemon, the PM then popped out of a green drainpipe dressed Super Mario in at […]
“Remember the days when the sex was fun and the diving dangerous?”…