Introducing Objest Automatic, an affordable, contemporary, entirely customizable Swiss Watch

What is the ultimate luxury? To me, this is not a matter of price but rather of exclusivity, knowing that I don’t own the same shoes, bag, car or accessories as my neighbor. Having something unique is, to me, what best defines luxury, as I’m sure that what I own is my proper creation and that I’m not sharing it. However, to all nice story there’s a negative side: price. Exclusivity is expensive. What about watches? Not that easy to entirely customize a watch. Well, for those who want unique AND affordable, we just found this solution: Objest Automatic, an affordable, contemporary, entirely customizable Swiss Watch – launched on Kickstarter now.

8 years ago

LIST: 5 times Rolex helped to make the world a better place (for more than just your wrist)

Watch brands don’t change the world, right? Sure, it’s easy enough to create a limited edition watch that raises funds and awareness, but as for true and lasting change for the better…? Very rare.
That might be a fair generalisation for many luxury watch brands, but this style of one-off, often half hearted corporate social responsibility has never been the Rolex way.…

8 years ago

Waltham AeroNaval AN-01 43mm Watch Hands-On

The still newly relaunched Waltham watch brand recently released their second major model family with the Waltham AeroNaval AN-01 43mm collection. Smaller and lower-priced than the brand’s beefier 47mm-wide AeroNaval collection, the Waltham AeroNaval AN-01 43mm also comes in a range of colors.

8 years ago

Speedy Tuesday – Omega Speedmaster Buying Guide

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 […]

8 years ago

Vacheron Constantin Unveils New Patrimony Moon Phase, Pre-SIHH 2017

By Roberta Naas Easily one of the most beloved collections from Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest watchmaker, the Patrimony is being joined by an exciting new 18-karat gold small-complication sibling. The Patrimony Moon Phase and Retrograde Date watch houses an all-new movement that features the cycle and age of the moon on a display altho is accurate for

8 years ago

Introducing: First Pre-SIHH News From Vacheron Constantin – The Traditionelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon And The Patrimony Moon Phase And Retrograde Date

As hard as it is to believe, the next Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is actually not that far off, and we’re already starting to get in the first batch of what’s started to become a tradition for the Richemont Group brands and other participating manufacturers: pre-SIHH teaser announcements. Vacheron Constantin is the first out of the gate with two new timepieces – relatively restrained, very classical interpretations of traditional complications for Vacheron, one a little more accessible than the other.

8 years ago

Phillips Reveals Highlights from Upcoming Geneva Watch Auction

The star attraction of Phillips‘ The Geneva Watch Auction: Four that takes place in mid November is undoubtedly the Patek Philippe ref. 1518 in stainless steel, one of just four made – it might just become the most expensive wristwatch ever sold when the hammer comes down. But alongside the steel 1518 Phillips has also […]

8 years ago

Photo Report: The HODINKEE x Vacheron Constantin Celebration Of The New Overseas Collection In Los Angeles

If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you’ll know that a chunk of team HODINKEE spent this past week on the West (best?) Coast. We were out there for a few different projects, including a celebration of the official launch of Vacheron Constantin’s Overseas collection in retail stores. The intimate event in the garden of the Peninsula Hotel displayed all of Vacheron’s latest, and naturally, we documented the whole thing. Click through for the full photo report.

8 years ago

The Two Watch Collection: A Modern Rolex Submariner 14060 And A Vintage Piaget 12103

When thinking about assembling this two watch collection, I chose to interpret the idea in the most straightforward and practical way possible: Which pair of watches would have me covered anywhere, anytime? While the previous two columns from Jack and Ben each looked at a pair of watches with some similarities that revealed the respective brands’ idiosyncrasies, I’m going for two totally different timepieces here. The dichotomy is obvious, yet it is highly revealing of the distinctive benefits different types of wristwatches can bring. To the right you probably recognized a modern Rolex Submariner, and to the left we have a vintage ultra-thin Piaget. It’d be hard to think of two less-similar watches.

8 years ago

My Grandfather, The Watch Collector

When my grandfather passed away, he left a watch in safekeeping for me and I treasure it to this day. Fully forty years later, I inherited a previously unseen box of my grandfather’s watches, revealing him to have been what I had become: a watch collector.

8 years ago