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A regular podcast about watches. Hosted by Fratello Magazine. During our podcast shows, we discuss watches, the watch industry, watch collecting, watches events and more. Make sure to subscribe!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 379
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Fratello On Air: Balazs & Mike Talk About Retro Watches
Fratello On Air has returned and we cover several subjects this week. However, we spend the most time on a topic initiated by one of our readers about retro watches. Namely, are they at the end of th…
Fratello Talks: Watch Brands Increased Their Prices In 2023
The Omega Speedmaster Professional will be priced at €7,500 as per February 1st (it was €7,100). The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duoface? It is now €13,100 instead of €9,100 not even a year ago. That's …
Fratello On Air: Collection Spotlight — MING, Gallet, Zenith, Angelus & More!
Fratello On Air returns with Balazs and Mike in the same room! In this episode, Balazs travels to Frankfurt and amongst some surprise topics, the duo decides to engage in a collection spotlight. Hear…
Fratello On Air: A Questionable Auction And Swatch Group Stays Away From CPO
Welcome to another episode of Fratello On Air. In this installment, Balazs and Mike hit on two topics. We start with the fact that Swatch Group has no intentions of following Rolex into the CPO marke…
Fratello Talks: New Year's Resolutions - The Watches We're Planning To Buy In 2023
Lex, Nacho, and RJ talk about their New Year's resolutions regarding watches. We look back at the watches we purchased in 2022, and what we have on our wishlists for 2023. Nacho already made his fir…
Fratello On Air: 2023 Is Here, And The Modern Rolex Secondary Market Is Falling Apart
Happy New Year! Yes, 2023 is here, and we're bringing you the latest episode of Fratello On Air! Balazs and Mike are ready for another rip-roaring year, and they start with a bang. The modern Rolex s…
Fratello Talks: Beef Between Thomas And Lex About Dress Watches
Daan, Thomas, and Lex talk about the definition of dress watches. In a recent article on Fratello, Thomas wrote about his vintage Seamaster being a dress watch. It upset Lex tremendously, and it ulti…
Fratello Talks: Buying Watches Pre-Owned Vs New
Lex, Daan, and RJ discuss the pros and cons of buying pre-owned watches versus new. We're not all on the same page, but agree that the pre-owned watch market does have something interesting to offer…
Fratello On Air: Balazs & Mike With Way-Too-Early Hopes for 2023
Fratello On Air comes at you with a new episode. This time, we're talking about our horological hopes for 2023. Of course, there's some typical banter along with some pre-holiday cheer. Settle in by …
Fratello Talks: What Makes The Patek Philippe Nautilus So Special?
Fratello editors Gerard, Lex, and RJ talk about one of the most coveted watches: the Patek Philippe Nautilus. With the first reference in front of them, the 3700/1A, they talk about the history of th…
Fratello On Air: Balazs & Mike Talk Holiday Watches And Gifts
Fratello On Air is getting ready for the holidays! In this episode, Balazs and Mike talk about holiday watches and gifts sure to please almost any watch lover. Enjoy!
Yes, we are firmly in the season …
Fratello Talks: Our Thoughts On The Rolex Certified Pre-Owned Program
This weekly "Fratello Talks..." podcast talks about the Rolex Certified Pre-Owned program that was introduced on December 1st.
Thomas, Daan, and I are discussing the new Certified Pre-Owned program t…
Fratello On Air: Balazs & Mike Discuss Rolex Pre-Owned And A Lovely New AP
Fratello On Air returns with Balazs and Mike in their respective saddles to discuss a number of topics. The new Rolex pre-owned program is a focal point along with new offerings from Nivada-Grenchen …
Fratello Talks: Buying Your First Serious Watch
Ignacio talks with Sofia and Sinara about making that first big purchase! Buying your first serious (luxury) watch can be a nerve-racking process. How did Fratello's Ignacio, Sinara and Sofia dealt w…
Fratello Talks: Dress Watches
Fratello Talks is a new series next to the Fratello On Air podcast. In Fratello Talks, your hosts Ignacio and RJ discuss various horological topics. Ignacio, RJ, and Laurits talk about dress watches …
Fratello On Air: The Rolex Deepsea Challenge & New Excelsior Park
Fratello On Air is here and Balazs and Mike are back together between extensive travels. This week, we talk about a number of random subjects and then move on to the main topics. New Excelsior Park …
Lex And Balazs Talk Breguet
For the second week in a row, Balazs has a guest on the podcast, another member of the Fratello family. After last week’s discussion with Dave about space watches this week, we have our one and only …
Fratello On Air: Balazs & Mike Talk Seiko
Well, hello folks! After a one-week respite, we're back with another episode of Fratello on Air! This time, we talk about Seiko and each discusses a couple of our favorite pieces. We must warn you, t…
Balazs and Dave Talk Space Watches Beyond The Speedmaster (Urwerk, Fortis, IWC)
As Mike is on a business trip in the US Balazs pulls Dave out of retirement.
Fratello On Air: Balazs & Mike Talk About The Watch Market
Fratello On Air is back with a new episode and this time, we discuss the watch market. In the background, we bring up a couple of reports that have recently been published. There are some interesting…