Precise notes on the Precisionist – I
If your watch reads WR in bars and not in meters, multiply it with 10. Next, subtract 10 from it and that’s your approximately equal in metres. So 10...
A crash-couse in UTC before buying the Citizen Navihawk A-T Eco-Drive
Seafarers and landfarers now agree at something. It’s the Luminox Navy Seal Colormark series. It’s an exemplified show of military standards including the designs. Strong, rugged and built to...
Luminox POINTMAN and NAV SPC: RECON-ing their individual strengths
Seafarers and landfarers now agree at something. It’s the Luminox Navy Seal Colormark series. It’s an exemplified show of military standards including the designs. Strong, rugged and built to...
Top watches under $500
Ask any watch buyer his preference (we are keeping ladies out of this discussion) for an all-time wear and most shall vote for a budget timepiece. That would take...
Exotic, not Precious: A Take on Titanium
Earlier we exchanged a few words on watch materials – more precisely, watch-case materials – and it seems it’s again the time to pick up the tempo! Focussing chiefly on...
The bright-faced Baby-G
It’s not usual Gonzo speaking on women’s watches but the crew asks my comments on this hip and stylish Baby-G. So I’ll be straight; this inexpensive watch is classier...
Calibre 8700 and its blue-gold story
“A good watch should be self-sufficient.” Yet another return to Citizen’s Eco-Drive! Why most of us are damn interested in it is primarily it’s the first Solar-Powered range of...
The Truth ’bout Sapphire
Hello, all you good readers of the MAW Blog. Your interest in watches interests us and our rantings on the same are just in great appreciation of the many...
Prospex…again (part II)
With so much been said on the Seiko Proxpex, we missed out on a crucial part and that is: Why Seiko Prospex? IMHO, a Seiko Prospex makes the best...
Prospex….again (Part I)
Few dive watches could make history and among them, the Seiko Prospex have made stand as one of them people recognize at a glance. Prospex Diver-s have graced the...
The 40N5A inside the Beast
Sounds pretty sci-fi, eh? Some biotech blunder behind the scene…no wait, things are really not that violent. Lots been asking lately on their newfound interest on pro-grade diver watches stripped...
Watch wearing: Being responsible and responsive
By no means I want to tell you wearing a watch will turn you sexy or it will change your self-destructing habits; heck, watches are no magic charms that...
Gifting a watch? – Learn the basics!
Here’s a thought for old gentleman willing to get their grandsons a Christmas gift. Or graduation gifts, or simply a gift! Among old-timers, this meant (and still, in some...
Ask Gonzo ’bout Watches – XX
Gonzo goes Diver! Q. Hey Gonzo! I want to go for a real pro-Diver watch and I mean real PRO! Which one should I go for? I have around...
Recap: Buying a good watch
Getting academic about something you adore and follow with unquenchable thirst cuts the pleasure as much as watering down aged single malt straight from the cask. If you still...