A Golden Evening With Breitling
Breitling introduced numerous new models this year, including several in precious metals. On Friday, November 28th, Fratello and Breitling hosted an evening at the brand’s boutique in The Hague to…
Watches
【F】 The Best Watches of 2025: Lex’s Picks
End-of-the-year lists — many either love ‘em or hate ‘em. I’m not going to take a side; instead, I will choose my five favorite watches that debuted in 2025 in…
Approaching Watchmaking As An Engineer: Tony Fadell In Conversation With Ben Clymer At UBS House of Craft
This past October, during the UBS House of Craft event in NYC, we were thrilled to welcome Tony Fadell for an intimate (and standing-room-only) conversation on stage with Ben. Tony…
Auctions: This Weekend In Bienne: ‘The Charity Watch Sale’ Raises Funds For Children In Need
This year, thanks to a volunteer watchmaker and a growing community, Grouet has collected 102 watches and kept 95 after technical inspection. The watches range from Flik Flaks and Casios…
Introducing: Doxa And Topper Team Up Again For 250T GMT 'Great White' Edition
What We Know Announced this morning and following the format of the lume-dialed and shark-themed Sub 300 limited edition from this time last year, Doxa has once again teamed up…
In-Depth: The Patek Philippe Reference 1526 Perpetual Calendar
The Third Series: 1948 to 1952 The Third series from 1948–1952 is immediately recognizable by the short signature “Patek Philippe”, which replaced the long signature “Patek Philippe & Co” during…
Watch It: ’60 Minutes’ Spotlights Swiss Watchmaking This Weekend
These are stories and individuals that readers of Hodinkee know well. We’ve been covering them for years. But CBS’s editorial decision to feature the Swiss watch industry represents a significant…
AVI-8 Flyboy Eagle Squadron Automatic Bronze 85th LE
It’s only been a couple of weeks since Thomas covered the AVI-8 CVRT 3775A Automatic. Now, the young brand specializing in military-themed aviation watches is releasing its next series of…
【F】 Fratello’s Top 5 GMT Watches Of 2025
Another Friday, another list! This week, we continue the series of our favorite watches of 2025. This week, we’re focusing on our favorite GMT watches released in the past 12…
A Case For Returning To “Small” Tool Watches
I have a deep-running fondness for Nivada Grenchen’s watches. Brought back to life in recent years, it was a brand that brought out a lot of interesting designs in the…