Within our beloved horological universe, independents make up a galaxy of their own. I negligently featured them only sparsely in my earlier article on watch shopping with cheat codes “infinite money” and “infinite purchase history.” And that, my dear Fratelli, requires some rectification on my end. So, this time, I go shopping with all cheat […]

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This year, like every other, November is a quiet month in the watch industry. The press trips are over, and the releases for the year, aside from a few exceptions (I’m looking at you, Rolex), are already out. One can also say that the end-of-year unwinding, which will last until mid-to-late January, has begun. Before […]

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Finally. Yes, finally, I can write about the time that Nacho and I were locked in a tiny, scorching-hot room with no windows. It all happened months ago in Geneva during an event called Watches and Wonders. What happened is that we were shown the phenomenal Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB3 SPC, but we were not […]

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It’s been a long and intense week packed full of expectedly unexpected twists and turns a fair can throw at a team of intrepid watch journalists navigating their first major event in a year. We met with pretty much every brand on the calendar, made it to the Geneva Watch Days tent every night (if […]

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With Geneva Watch Days 2021 coming to an end, it’s time to line up the best releases we have seen this week. We will be covering more of the releases in-depth here at Fratello in the upcoming days and weeks. But for now, we have lined up the most spectacular ten watches of the Geneva […]

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The caliber FB-T.FC-RS with tourbillon and fusée-and-chain transmission. Only 20 examples of the new Régulateur Squelette movement will be produced and housed in a choice of round or octagonal cases. You can pick the shape of the case and the material. I asked if there were any limitations regarding materials and the answer was clear, […]

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It’s that time of year again. The Geneva Watch Days event is here. As requested, we’re aiming to provide you, our dear readers (and viewers in this case) the most immersive experience ever. Here you will find our frequently updated ticker article, with all the novelties we see throughout the fair. Don’t forget to keep […]

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Ferdinand Berthoud has revealed its latest novelty for this year, and what a watch it is. The new Régulateur Squelette FS RS is a stunning addition to the brand’s collection, offering a new movement, two case options, and a whole heap to classy coolness. In 2015, The Chopard Group launched Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud, along with […]

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At what is increasingly looking like the last ever Baselworld, my favorite watch was the Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1.4. The brand hit a home run with the perfect application of its octagonal case design. Although that case shape was lifted directly for Berthoud’s original marine chronometers that carved his name into the history books, it […]

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