TISSOT CERA: The Porcelain Beauty
It can be said the Tissot Cera withstood the trial by fire to prove its mettle and worthiness. Those who know a thing or two about the ceramics must...
Ask Gonzo about watches XXVI – The Tissot for Experts
Q. Mr. Gonzo, I have an obsession with ana-digis and ever since Tissot released the T-Touch Expert Solar I’ve lost my sleep over it. But well, before I flip...
December 2015: What makes for the most pleasurable gifts?
Welcome to the gift-giving season, once more and many of you might be apprehending another wallet burnout. But smart is he who knows how to shorten appropriately a long...
Swiss Fossil – Is there anything like it?
Fossil’s status as a fashion-watch company is renowned but since 2014, they are more inclined to make their watches in Switzerland. Question remains: Why? And what; regarding their movements....
Tissot Powermatic 80: Pushing the limits of ultra-precision
Long story short, you want to buy a watch. Had it been Gonzo, there would have been a lot of philosophizing prior getting to the point; but I’m not...
Casio Riseman: G-Shock toughness meets Pathfinder/ProTrek’s core features
Take the Riseman as a solid, elaborate, technological tank that pleases the eyes! Or, to be more specific, the Riseman and to certain watch enthusiasts, it’s the best G-Shock...
Tissot Quickster: The two faces of a sporty mindset
Tissot is a brand most are aware of but not about its variations and Special Editions. It’s only a few of their models that are known worldwide to the...
A concise history of the Heuer – Part I
Swiss Avant-Garde Tag Heuer is around since 1860. Their obsession with an ultimate form of precision is legendary; their dedication to innovate needs no proof and their deep love...
NATO straps: A strap with a rich history
NATOs happen to be the most common of all kinds of straps. That perhaps is the reason why Gonzo always avoided the topic. He is not for the popular...
Baby Tuna 2015: A re-return to glory
It’s the return of the Seiko ‘Baby Tuna’ and blimey, it’s stronger than ever! The Baby Tuna is its nickname. The reason behind the Baby Tuna was introduced is...
The Casio G-Shock Mud Master: Based on toughness, built as a statement
Admit it or not, many of us watch lovers started with a Casio. During my teen years, Casio was synonymous to watch; it was much later bigger names like...
Orient Sun& Moon: For the TOOL-freak who needs to DRESS
“Dress watches build the foundation of a respectable timepiece collection”. So were the words of Gonzo. Sadly, he doesn’t find most of the dress watches dressy enough; the last...
Casio Rotary Switch: The new face of easy operations
Casio G-SHOCKs, as we know them, are technologically advanced timepieces, some of them with an added prefix that reads H-I-G-H-L-Y. A fine example of that is the G’Mix, but that’s...
Casio G-Shock: Tech embraces hard-nosed fashion frenzy
Going back some 30 years along the timeline reveals the G-Shock setting the core values in toughness; things didn’t change even 30 years down the line apart from the...