Welcome to another episode of Fratello on Air! This week, we each choose three non-Swiss watches with a budget of 20,000 euros. However, the task is difficult, as 20,000 euros is enough to provide great pieces from regular suspects, but choosing just one from expensive brands means it’s noisy. Get ready for some surprises! For listeners, the clock content starts in about 19 minutes.
Switzerland is the heart of watchmaking, but there are many countries with reliable watchmaking chops. Non-Swiss watches are extremely popular, leading the way by German and Japanese brands. In this episode, we look at these countries and other watches, spending our imaginary budgets.
Handgelenkskontrolle
Opens episodes with discussions about TV shows and movies. Sadly, the sneaker markers were quiet, but hopefully they take off in warm weather around the corner. In the case of Handgelenkskontrolle, Balazs wears his vintage king Seiko 45-7001, hand-wound high-beat jewels. The microphone is a Swiss watch and is out of theme. He sports the Borgel-covered Movado 18241 with a centre second and manual winding movement. Next, we’ll explain the brand and these early waterproofing cases.
Non-Swiss watches
Will we do some amazing picks to spend 20,000 euros or get mainstream, A. Do you want to choose something from Lange & Söhne or Grand Seiko? How about both? This episode covers the following non-Swiss watches:
Our choices came from Japan, Germany, France, the UK and the US. It shows a wide range of watches from outside Switzerland, and there may be some interesting options from most countries.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode. Thank you for listening. As always, please let us know if you have any suggestions for future shows.
