Daytona vs. Speedway
Those accustomed to my rants know my weakness towards backgrounds. “Where the ancestry lies?” – is one of my prime lookouts in anything I cover; everything I cover. That,...
Sportura SRG019: A watch for the one-watch guy
Everything apart, one thing for which I like Seiko is their great attention to details. The best can be witnessed in the mid- and upper-level Seiko-s, which start with...
Casio GD-400: The memory-lane rundown
There’s something delighting about the basics. Now, many among you have heard Gonzo speaking the same thing over and over again but don’t flip over when I mention digital...
Hamilton Jazzmaster Chronographs: Horological excellence at affordable prices
Before proceeding, Hamilton is Swiss but not in the league of Rolexes and Breitlings or any other brands considered first by the general populace. It is an average guy’s Swiss watch,...
Technological marvels back the Wilton Precisionist
Earlier there have been discussions on the Bulova Precisionist and most of you are not going to read the post. Wait, I forgot to mention Wilton. Aesthetically, it...
Gonzo’s guide to the Citizen Eco-Drive – Part I
Those with towering anticipations on Gonzo going to pick the best 5 or 10 from Citizen’s Eco Drive lot shall be a bit disappointed, for this is not about...
Bambino 2: Tradition in today’s language
Most people I’ve spoken to so far about wearing a classic watch seemed to be grounded in the idea that unless they are heading for a wedding or a...
Gonzo speaks LUXURY
Gentlemen, You certainly remember that I picked up voluntarily a certain chore; of telling you what makes us humans the true luxury seekers. The time has come; the...
Orient Galant: A concise read for the unspecific and the uninformed
As soon as the Galant collection peeped up on the Creation Watches pages, questions poured in; far many more than I can possibly answer within the next few days. The...
Ask Gonzo ’bout Watches (XXII)
Note from Santo: There goes Gonzo, again! It’s been long he didn’t get a chance to chew the heads of the questioners, far less to satisfaction; so when the...
SOLAR or KINETIC? – Gonzo’s take on Seiko’s quartz prowess
The recent ramblings in this blog on Seiko’s solar-powered movements triggered this thought. All know that nothing appeals to Gonzo more than finely tuned mechanical hand-winds and autos, but...
Dating the Seiko
To those who already raised their eyebrows: I’m certainly not talking about some fetish or that way, about any kind of perversion; nor about turning into an iconoclast. What...
The Swiss/Jap conflict continues…
Everyone wants a watch that works. A moderately large number of users know how they work; few like to know how they work. The majority goes walking the plank...
Talking about the ‘BEST’!
Many of the knowledgeable folks I see around have mastered the intricacies of the watches in a relatively short time. Thanks to all the mall watch stores; you have...
Cheap is not always a beater
Coming down to the third (the previous two are here) and the final instalment of the beater watch, now, the price factor barges in. We know time is precious...