Welcome to this special article on Fratero Talk. This is the Watches and Wonders 2025 Debrief episode where Nacho, RJ, Daan and Lex share highlights of this year’s show. We will also discuss almost every brand and novelty released at the fair. The honorable mention will go to some of the novelties released at other events in town last week. It’s not unfair to say that this week, the biggest coming up in the world of watches, was recently. There are many things. So, whether you want to hear certain novelty or what our favorite is, beware of this long-form episode of this Frater talk. But now, tradition says it’s time to quickly check your wrists.
Wrist check
Dive into the action with RJ’s Rolex GMT-Master II 16713 “Root Beer” or “Clint Eastwood.” This two-tone Rolex is the latest watch to join RJ’s collection and the selected watches of Week and Wonders 2025. Its faded bezel has been replaced by a new one, making it look fresh and ready.
Dahn is still strong in his Cartier Santos Garbe XL. This has also been his choice in Geneva for the past few days, but obviously he doesn’t get enough of this chic yet sporty Gada watch.
Meanwhile, Nacho had lost his Omega Seamaster 2254 after a week with Pelagos FXD and his Vintage Calaversy Hunter Diver. So today I’m back on my wrist and it’s the near future.
Finally, Rex dives into the second half of the show with his watch and a mysterious detox watch, the Omega x Swatch Speedmaster moonswatch “Mission on Earth.” Maybe he was affected by seeing so many ceramic-based watches and decided to go back to Bioceramic for a day or two.
Fratello Talks: The Watches and Wonders 2025 Debrief
As you know, last week, the Watch World collectively held its breath as some of the most anticipated novelties debuted. Watches and Wonders 2025 was bigger than ever, with 60 exhibit brands counting in Geneva to benefit from the appeal of the main event. Although Baselworld or Siha had reigned before, clocks and wonders quickly became the most important fair in the watch world calendar. International media gather in the beige hall of Palexpo, looking at thousands of new watches and reporting, looking at millions of eyes around the world.
It all says there was hell where a lot of things went on last week. We were there and saw everything we had to see at all. In today’s double-length episode, we’ll distill this into some personal highlights. It also serves as our feelings about the show itself and the sense that it gave us about the current state of the watch industry as a whole. Do you agree with our highlights? What were your favorite releases for the show? Please tune in the comments section below and leave your thoughts behind. And of course, we’ll adjust for a new episode of Fratello Talks next week.
