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May 4, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Doctors', Automatic, Automatic, Compass, GMT, GMT, Heart Rate Monitor, Multi-function, World Timer

Know your bezel: A short discourse about an oft-overlooked part of a watch (II)

Arriving at this post – unless you followed the initial discussion about bezels –suddenly won’t make much sense. It would be like you are trying to catch up halfway...

April 20, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Chronograph, Automatic, Citizen, Depth Gauge, Diver's, GMT, Kinetic, Kinetic, Men's, PADI, Promaster, Prospex, Prospex Automatic, Radio Controed, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Solar

Dive watch care and maintenance tips: Timely stitches keep away the glitches

Beginning of a story Congratulations on your first dive watch! You are now rightfully the proud owner of a tool that’s not restricted within just the timekeeper parenthesis. Henceforth,...

April 19, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Compass, Chronograph, Citizen, Diver's, Prospex, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Solar, Solar, World Timer

Know your bezel: A short discourse about an oft-overlooked part of a watch (I)

High complication luxury timepieces with one or more functions come in hot! Quiet strangely, almost everybody chases the classic chronograph without looking any further. Only watch nerds look beyond...

April 16, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Citizen, Diver's, Dress watches

Caliber 82XX – Citizen’s ultimate workhorses – I

It might sound nothing impressive about Citizen devising a mechanical movement and a few variations of it and using it in some of their models; many do that. But...

April 14, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Diver's, PADI, Prospex, Prospex Automatic, Seiko

SEIKO PROSPEX: CONVINCING, DIVING WATCHES

There’s no dearth of diving watches in the world. Super-expensive pieces built to perform some specific task underwater or with some great technical aspect adhered to them are everyone’s...

April 13, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Automatic, Citizen, Diver's, Orient, PADI, Pro Master, Prospex, Seiko, Seiko automatic watches, Solar, Solar

Top 10 men’s dive watches: Sensible choices at affordable prices

Looks alone don’t make a diver! That’s the harsh truth. You might spend quite a bit and feel like a king wearing just any watch labeled as diver. That’s...

April 10, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Altimeter, Citizen, Depth Gauge, Diver's, Eco-Drive, Men's, Pro Master

Citizen Promaster: Limited Editions, unlimited possibilities

It doesn’t require a mention about the Promaster series from Citizen being a standout range taken all dive watches together; however, that doesn’t apply to their 30th anniversary limited...

April 7, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Ana-Digi, Armani Exchange, Automatic, Automatic, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Fossil, Invicta, Orient, Pro Diver, Seiko, Seiko 5, Skagen Denmark, Swatch

Top 10 men watches under $100: A meager price can go a long way

Expensive shoes, suits, street-jets – we all love to own! It’s the same with watches. Problem is: They are often not what we may call a practical choice. Appearing...

March 31, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Altimeter, Chronograph, Citizen, GPS, GPS, Ironman, Power Reserve, Sattelite Wave, Timex

The way GPS works for your wrist wear

Why GPS is in your watch? Off late, there have been a lot of queries of recent from people not willing to stay within the known parameters of timekeeping;...

March 25, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Citizen, Dual time, Eco-Drive, Radio-controlled, World Timer

Radio Control: Bring accurate timing readily under your control

Many among us are not comfortable with the watches that sync to radio signals. We, the urban men, usually stay amidst too many obstructions and hurdles than to invite...

March 21, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Citizen, Alarm, Casio, Chronograph, GPS, Radio Controed

RC & GPS watches: Too accurate to be true (but they are)

Q. Gonzo! This is the second time I’m writing to you. My question is a rather simple one: Radio-controlled or GPS? IMHO, a GPS would be inherently better for...

March 16, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Dress watches, Luxury, Multi-function, Orient, Power Reserve, Presage, Seiko, Seiko automatic watches, Star

Gonzo’s views about ‘affordable pedigree’

Q. Dear Gonzo, What should I consider an affordable pedigree watch? Also, what adds pedigree to watches? I find the flashier watches tempting but as of now, I resist...

March 15, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Minimalist, Aaren Kulor, Automatic, Dress watches, Hamilton, Luxury, Skagen Denmark, Small Seconds, watches

A word on the word ‘Minimalistic’

Declaration: We overlook the presence of a date function when we talk about ‘minimalist’ pieces here, thus slackening the very strict rules by a bit. Else, it’s just the...

March 12, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Hamilton, Bulova, H-10, Hamilton X, Jazz Master, Khaki, Ventura

US watches: How they compete against Swiss, Asian and the other European brands

A lot among us are entirely clueless about American watch brands also existing and that number is no more the same as it used to be some decades back. It’s no...

March 10, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Casio, Chronograph, G Shock, Multi-function, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches

For the Nth time: “Which watch to buy? “

Out of many questions that make way to Gonzo’s desk (read: mailbox), a large chunk centers around the same very basic question: “What would make a good choice for...

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