In July 2020, the owner of a Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1003 walked into an authorized Rolex dealer to ask whether it was possible to repair the watch’s Oyster bracelet. A few months before, he had bought this birth-year Rolex watch in the USA. After wearing it for a few months, he noticed that two […]

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It’s Friday, and that means another Top 5! This week’s topic, however, is a bit different. Ever since we started this list series, we have focused on different iconic watches or watch series. We decided to shake things up a bit this time and explore another watch-related subject. This week, we have compiled a list […]

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Two years ago, I wrote an article about the five watches on my “wish list”. These were the watches I wanted to add to my collection. This list explicitly comprised watches that were attainable in price and weren’t just pipe dreams. Today, I wanted to revisit that list, see if I had managed to tick […]

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More than once, I’ve come across comments below articles and posts that try to measure the success of a watch brand by the resale value of its watches on the pre-owned market. But does it make sense to measure a brand’s performance this way? Is there a link between the revenue of a watch brand […]

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Welcome to another episode of Fratello On Air. This week, we each discuss our idea of the perfect three-watch collection. Then, we offer up three more choices at a more approachable level. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts. Yes, the three-watch collection is a popular topic. This time, it’s our turn, and […]

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I had to think pretty hard about my approach to this topic. It’s not that I don’t have a watch that would qualify — I do. Rather, it’s because my ideal “go anywhere, do anything” watch is not one I own…yet. There will, however, come a day when the Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 16600 becomes my […]

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To be honest, Father’s Day isn’t one of those holidays where my family drops everything and “celebrates Dad.” Perhaps a nice barbecue or a slightly more relaxing day is in order, but it has always been fairly low-key. So, when I was asked to consider a watch-related article for Father’s Day, I decided to discuss […]

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You have already heard about Lex’s, Nacho’s, Daan’s, Thomas’s, RJ’s, and Henry’s GADA watches, but now it’s my turn. You are probably not familiar with me because it’s my first article on the website. I am the photographer at Fratello, and I also have a GADA watch — the Rolex Explorer ref. 124270. It’s a […]

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What is your ideal summer watch? It’s a question that pops up every year and one that always has a highly personal answer. In this series of articles, we ask our Fratello editors what they are looking for when picking their perfect summer watch. Is it a dive watch, or can it be something else? […]

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Switzerland is a monarchy. This might be news to you, but from a watchmaking perspective, the neutral Alp country is not a democracy run by many. Rolex is the one watch brand that rules them all. And its reign, which dates back many decades, doesn’t show any signs of weakness. On the contrary, sales revenue […]

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