Watch dials – Simple explanations and clear examples (Part V)
With this post, we’ll end the dial-related discussions we held since some time. To go back where we started from, click here. We now speak about NTPTTM Carbon. Extremely...
Watch dials – Simple explanations and clear examples (Part IV)
Part I, Part II, Part III Carbon adds the fizz There are a few, different types of carbon composites the watch industry uses. Among them, forged carbon composites arrived...
Watch dials: Simple explanations and clear examples (Part III)
Clearing up the left bits Enameling procedures stated earlier are not as old as the CHAMPLEVE. It is the cloisonné technique reversed; instead of wires providing containment for the...
Watch dials: Simple explanations and clear examples (Part II)
In this post and the next one, we will talk about only one exotic material – Enamel. To start again, click here. Any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic...
Watch dials: Simple explanations and a few examples (Part I)
The dial doesn’t get much press compared to movements, glasses and casings, even bracelets/straps; maybe even the crown. For that same reason, most of us stop at just the...
Why should you buy an Orient?
A significant reason behind: More than a reason, it’s the love about something that can never go wrong! Sounds judgmental, right? It will, the first time. As days shall...
Some military watches that are worth a look!
Military watches are easily recognizable. They come covered mostly in black, green, gray or camo, in PVD or DLC. Neither their color scheme, nor their size and built are...
Before you go buying your next watch…
“You’ve got to put it on your wrist and decide whether it’s for you or not.” – David Hurley; exec, watches of Switzerland Watch-obsessed people aside, investing in timepieces...
Nixon watches: Active, stylish; pull double duty on night outs
Nixon’s rise to prominence Nixon watches filled the gap that existed between affordable luxury and budget lines. It solved the problem that had always been a part of inexpensive...
ICE-SAR Arctic: Cool tools from Luminox
Fans see the GODSEND in it; professionals too, curiously, try catching information floating around and about it. It is not the first watch you choose without even a clue...
Why niche brands also must be your target
Left-fielded, non-judgmental diggings served straight and strong. Watch collectors often go back to where they started from, completing a circle and then moving on further – _O_’ – the...
Citizen: The little-known or not so popular facts
Citizen as we don’t know Standing just over 100 years, Citizen is a forceful phenomenon in the watch world. They are innovative with watch making technology and deft at...
Does price matter for the watch you are wearing?
Our watches are important to us—both socially and technologically—that over time, they become the most defining and enduring part of our wardrobe – if not throughout, then for definite...
Big Crown Pro Pilot: The Sports Conservative
Both these Oris Big Crown ProPilot Big Date watches are all-purpose tools with great aviation characters and decent, sport-styles. Their 100m water resistance makes them fit for professional sea-work...
Target your search with an open mind
Dress gatherings to weekends in jeans and t-shirts or maybe in swimming trunks, unless your search is a targeted one, there’s every chance that you will land up with...