Unlike Nacho’s enviably controlled feelings on this subject, I am unsure what to do or wish for this year. With rocketing expenses and a year of some big swaps behind me, I feel like calming myself down purchase-wise. I started a consolidation challenge this past autumn, and it worked. I sold about seven watches and […]

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As the end of the year draws closer, it’s time to take a look back at the Fratello team’s most worn watches of 2023. In this article, we’ve compiled a selection of the most wrist-hogging watches from a handful of the Fratello staff. They range from vintage to new and dressy to sporty, and each […]

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I hate to admit it, but we are at the tail end of the summer in Europe. And it’s been pretty amazing, but with this week’s mix of 13–16 degrees, windy rain, and flooding, an Indian summer seems out of the question. This gave me time to think and raised a rhetorical question amid a(nother) […]

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This article has been brewing with me for some time now, coinciding with my taste for diversity. I will admit to being too preachy about small-cased wonders. Yes, a 37–38mm watch will almost always wear better and less noticeably than a big 42–44mm bruiser. But there is a time, a season, and a trip for […]

Visit Comfortable Beasts: Are They A Myth? — 44mm+ Watches That Wear Well From Grand Seiko, G-Shock, Breitling, And More to read the full article.

My love of watches moves in mysteriously lateral ways, especially this year. I don’t know why, but I seem to be jinxed, with size preferences, consolidation, and plans going astray. The Aera D-1 frustratingly proves it by making a big-wristed point. I won’t even go into my failed third attempt at consolidation since that includes […]

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