Sunday Morning Showdown: Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 Vs. Christopher Ward C65 Super Compressor Elite

It’s finally getting warmer here in the Netherlands, and many people are already enjoying their summer vacations. That...

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Buying Guide – 5 Accessible, Colourful and Robust Watches Ready for your Summer Trips

End of July, the sun is out, temperatures are rising and the sea is blue… This is the...

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Watches, Stories, & Gear: Artem Loop-less Straps, the Minimilians, and a Big Change for Southwest

“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet....

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Are Case Backs The Unsung Heroes Of Watch Design?

The watch hobby is one devoted to attention to the details. So it seemed remarkable to me that,...

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Introducing: The 38mm Nivada Grenchen Chronosport With Either Yellow Or White Lume

Since the brand’s 2018 resurrection, Nivada Grenchen has produced some interesting, tasty, vintage-inspired watches. This month, it’s time...

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The Petrolhead Corner – A Week With The Wickedly Cool Porsche 911 Dakar And a Porsche Design Watch to Match

Have we lost the plot? Are we abandoning watches? No, of course not, but this time around the...

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Review: Laco Hamburg DIN 8330 Certified Pilot Watch

In 2023, German watchmaker Laco released its first DIN 8330 standard-certified pilot watches. The two debut models include...

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Hands-On With The Casio G-Shock G-5600SRF-1 — A Thought-Provoking Watch With A Unique Case And Strap

Some brands excel at collaborations, elevating everyday watches to grail status, no matter how primary their starting point...

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Our Favorite Releases of the Year (So Far…)

Well, we’re a little more than halfway through 2024, so we thought it would be a good time...

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Omega Celebrates the Start of the Olympic Games with the Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition

I think it might surprise some longtime readers and friends to learn that I kind of love the...

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Time On Track: The 2024 BRITISH and HUNGARIAN GP Part II

And then there was Hungary! What if I told you on July 20th that Max Verstappen and Lewis...

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Fratello’s Top 5 Dress Watches Of The First Half Of 2024 — From Furlan Marri, Chopard, Parmigiani, And More

Another Friday, another list! This week, we continue our quest for the best watches released in the first...

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New Release: Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition Watch

With the Paris 2024 Summer Games underway, it comes as no surprise that Omega is leaning hard into...

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Retrospective – What are The World’s Thinnest Watches Per Category?

Ultra-thin watchmaking is a fascinating topic, one of our favourite areas of expertise here, at MONOCHROME. Ultra-thin watchmaking...

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Introducing – The OW C-1000 A, a Tribute to the Famous Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000

Watch retail partners Joseph Ollech and Albert Wajs spotted a niche for robust instrument watches in the late...

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Hands-On: Three New Dials Of Hamilton's Khaki Field Mechanical 38

New dial colors prove more options aren't a bad thing.

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Buying, Selling, & Collecting: The Far-Out Audemars Piguet Disco Volante

Hands-on with a vintage AP Disco Volante, and correcting the record on who really designed it.

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In-Depth: The Patek Philippe Ref. 2497, Part 1: Patek's First Serially Produced Center Seconds Perpetual Calendar

In part one, we cover everything there is to know about the ref. 2497, its dials, cases, and...

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Hands-On With The Excelsior Park EP 884-SI

Handling a time-only watch that bears the name Excelsior Park is odd. We are used to seeing that...

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Parallel Passions: Comparing Our Beloved Watch Hobby To The Guitar World

Sometimes when we write articles at Fratello, we know exactly how they will land with our readers. Other...

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