Hands-On - Fratello Watches - The Magazine Dedicated To Luxury Watches https://www.fratellowatches.com/category/in-depth/hands-on-2/ The world's leading online magazine on luxury watches Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:28:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://static.fratello.com/2023/06/cropped-fratello-symbol-black-white-512x512-1-32x32.png Hands-On - Fratello Watches - The Magazine Dedicated To Luxury Watches https://www.fratellowatches.com/category/in-depth/hands-on-2/ 32 32 109461866 Hands-On With Omega’s Latest Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Models https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-omegas-latest-seamaster-aqua-terra-worldtimer-models/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-omegas-latest-seamaster-aqua-terra-worldtimer-models/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2023 09:00:33 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=264577

It’s no secret that I’m still looking for a multi-time-zone watch to add to my collection. I’ve considered many options, including the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer. Until recently, however, I had never tried it on because I deemed its 43mm size too large for my 17cm wrist. But after having worn the new Aqua […]

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Hands-On With The Sinn 104 — A Fan Favorite For Good Reason https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-sinn-104-a-fan-favorite/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-sinn-104-a-fan-favorite/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=263776

The Sinn 104 is a watch that is near and dear to the hearts of many collectors and aficionados. I know that for many of them, it was their first and/or only foray into higher-end watches. I considered buying one many years ago too but never got around to it. So I am ashamed to […]

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Hands-On With The Purpose-Driven Mk II Stingray II Keroman https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-purpose-driven-mk-ii-stingray-ii-keroman/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-purpose-driven-mk-ii-stingray-ii-keroman/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:30:19 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=263652

With this review, Mk II will be making its very first appearance on Fratello. However, it is a brand known to those who are into historically accurate, modern-made military dive watches. There are many military watches, vintage and new, that watch collectors are into, and the Mk II Stingray II Keroman has become a sought-after […]

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Hands-On: The Nezumi Voiture Norinder Edition — Full Throttle In Swedish Racing Colors https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-the-nezumi-voiture-norinder-edition-full-throttle-in-swedish-racing-colors/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-the-nezumi-voiture-norinder-edition-full-throttle-in-swedish-racing-colors/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:00:52 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=261470

It’s no secret that I enjoy the presence of the Voiture Chronograph from Nezumi Studios. It’s a big value prop in its meca-quartz versions, and should you feel like leveling up, it has a mechanical brother. In 2023, it’s close to a small-brand classic, having the same cheeky Zorro-mask design since 2015. Now it’s time […]

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Hands-On With The Schofield Patinated Bronze Beater B3 — Big, Brawny Bronze Is Back https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-schofield-patinated-bronze-beater-b3-big-brawny-bronze-is-back/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-schofield-patinated-bronze-beater-b3-big-brawny-bronze-is-back/#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2023 05:00:59 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=263700

My love of quintessential British watchmaking is no secret. Indeed, thanks to my dad’s emigration from Norway more than 40 years ago, I feel half Brit. But that didn’t stop me from doing a sacrilegious thing. I had the first (very rare) watch released by Giles Ellis of the Schofield Watch Company, the Signalman GMT […]

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Hands-On With The Ace Jewelers × Elka Watch Co. Diversity Series https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-ace-jewelers-x-elka-watch-co-diversity-series/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-ace-jewelers-x-elka-watch-co-diversity-series/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:00:01 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=262883

It’s not often that you see the same watch available with a choice of four different scripts on the dial. The Elka Watch Co. Diversity Series might be a first for me. It was created to celebrate diversity and the friendship between two watch aficionados. However, it also shows us how different a watch can […]

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Hands-On With All-New RZE Aspirare Dive Watch https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-all-new-rze-aspirare-dive-watch/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-all-new-rze-aspirare-dive-watch/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:01:46 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=261630

Wonderful things happen at watch shows — things that let us appreciate a watch brand rather than just a solitary piece. Last September, I saw a whole table of watches from Singaporean brand RZE, nestled between a couple of other microbrands trying to forge their pathways to success. With field watches, dive watches, and pilot’s […]

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Hands-On With The MB&F HM8 Mark 2 At The Company’s New M.A.D. House https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-mbf-hm8-mark-2-at-the-companys-new-m-a-d-house/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-mbf-hm8-mark-2-at-the-companys-new-m-a-d-house/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:00:46 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=263080

During Watches and Wonders a few months ago, MB&F invited us over to take a look at its new home. And I’m saying “home” because it’s an actual 120-year-old house that the company recently moved into. Charris Yadigaroglou, MB&F’s head of marketing, took the time to show us around the new place. And at the […]

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You Knew It Was Coming, And Here It Is: Tissot PRX 35mm Automatic https://www.fratellowatches.com/you-knew-it-was-coming-and-here-it-is-tissot-prx-35mm-automatic/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/you-knew-it-was-coming-and-here-it-is-tissot-prx-35mm-automatic/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 05:00:07 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=263104

You knew this was coming sooner or later. The Tissot PRX is the biggest hit for the brand in a long time. After the quartz and automatic 40mm versions and the 35mm quartz model, here we have the Tissot PRX 35mm Automatic. And this is one I know many of you have been waiting for, […]

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My Two Cents On The New Breguet Type 20 And Type XX Watches: They Are Far Too Cheap https://www.fratellowatches.com/breguet-type-20-and-type-xx/ https://www.fratellowatches.com/breguet-type-20-and-type-xx/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:00:40 +0000 https://www.fratellowatches.com/?p=262734

The Air and Space Museum is located within Paris-Le Bourget, Europe’s leading business airport, and it was the perfect venue for the introduction of the new Breguet Type 20 and Type XX watches. Two massive Ariane rockets, a gigantic Boeing 747 jumbo jet, and an even bigger Airbus A380 dominate the scenery. It’s inside the […]

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