Why do we measure minutes and hours in counts of 60?
60 seconds make a minute; 60 minutes an hour. But ever wondered, why? And, since when? Let’s take a break from watches and go back in time. That a...
Chinese coming up the ladder: Watch out for Shanghai and Sea Gull!
There is more number of people who frown upon the mention of Chinese watch movements than them who wear them straight-faced without caring anything about what others might say...
Orient World Map Revival Automatic Diver: How it works as a re-issue
Initial observation Orient announced a re-issue of one of their earlier models on February 2021. The 1969 Map Dial World Diver is now an ultra-rare piece but its true...
Is Orient Contemporary the most versatile budget watch yet?
About timepieces revolving around the idea of versatility and looking appropriate amidst a large variety of settings! Fine dress watches are one of the pillars of complete and balanced...
“You gave quartz a bad name”: No, not really!
“Both mainstream and niche watch collectors’ culture gave quartz a bad name for it killing (well, almost) the mechanical watch industry the world always held in high regards!” Judging...
How G-Shock compares to other digital watches?
In my last post, there was a promise to hold up Suunto against G-Shock; however, later, I thought it would be better if we flock in multiple digital watches...
Casio watches and their wonderful obsessivity
G-Shocks originated essentially as one man’s (Kikuo Ibe) continuous efforts about creating the closest possible thing to an indestructible watch. That toughness is definitely a VERY big part of...
2 easy ways to match your clothes and watches!
The power of a wristwatch, gentlemen – like that belt, the tie and those shoes of yours – can build your appearance as easily as it can destroy! Earlier,...
Why would you buy a deep-diving watch at all?
It’s a valid question demanding answers regarding vaguely ridiculous but nevertheless awesome purpose-driven, functional, wrist-wears; for an open secret is – most among us will never dive beyond 300m...
Watches today that would immensely please 19th Century gentlemen
Changes and the Man There has been very little change detected in men’s fashion during the entire of the nineteenth century (1800-1899), irrespective of Europe or America. This doesn’t,...
Do dress watches necessarily need to be expensive?
Among many-a-male obsessions, watches are one, occupying a place both large and prominent both in their hearts and in their respective wardrobes and often, what many of us initially...
Is Victorinox good at making dress watches?
With the mention of Victorinox springs up a range of specific timepieces to the mind’s eye; these are robust tool watches with immense capabilities to confront deadly, approaching forces...
The Russians and their timekeeping devices
Soviet watches are not collector’s items in general but frankly, that’s part of their charm. It’s the Russian watch under discussion which, despite their list of tech specs making...
Do good mechanical watches best standard quartz?
Quartz watches don’t seem to mind being called upon need and then looked down upon once job is done. They are pretty confident about their stand in the world...
Watch-wearing: Rules vs. The whims
Does ‘Rules’ allow for freedom of expressions? A carte blanche towards simply throwing an ensemble together might seem a good proposition at first and if one feels completely confident,...