Baby Tuna stroll the Streets: A Trio and the Two
5 faces to the story The release of a trio of smart-looking Seiko Solar watches made many enthusiasts – even some among the most stiff upper lip – utter...
Gonzo’s Grumblings: Attempting a perpetual doubt-removal on Perpetual Calendars
A perpetual preference, partially painful to people The perpetual calendar complication is one of my favorites. I really do like them. Thanks to Creation Watches; they helped me find...
Orient M-Force AC0L: End of a hiatus
M-Force: The strength that stays Think a big, beefy diver with a great, unusual look and tons of practical usability and there are many to choose from. Think a...
Entry-level luxury: Countering dubiousness
Luxury, ideally, shouldn’t let you consider economies. At times, therefore; luxury is wasteful. Luxury is also different for different immediate surroundings; luxury depends upon what role you play. The...
What are Diamond Accents?
Gem stones are one of the BIG factors in luxury watch design. It imparts a certain amount of grandiloquence to a watch, bringing a feeling of upliftment; more so,...
Gonzo’s Geekery: Titanium as a choice
Despite frequent misinterpretations to weighty appearances at first sight, some watches, quite contrarily, turn up delightfully light, manageable and maneuverable while on the wrist. All they let you feel...
Tissot Heritage 1973 Chronograph: There’s 2 ‘n a L.E.!
An equation reset So far we’ve seen the Visodate and the Petite seconde from the Tissot Heritage line and now, it’s time for the Tissot Heritage 1973 Chronograph Automatic....
Raymond Weil Reprise: Toccatas in subtle shades
Toccata: A baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style. The word has an Italian origin and literally means...
Two brands lock horns to create two interesting movements
Bottom line: There’s nothing such as a movement that’s truly bad or uninteresting! What might make it seem so is often a simple lack of sufficient knowledge on the...
A guide on affordable Swiss watches
An alternative way to say Or, how to avoid the ‘cheesy’ Swiss without going bankrupt; the title could have read this way! The idea is the same; we simply...
Gonzo’s grumblings: What differentiates a great automatic from one that’s not?
An expensive automatic is not always a GREAT automatic. Gonzo tells us why. Like most of other readers who drop in here every now and then, I too enjoy...
Why are some of the best mechanical watches so affordable?
This can’t be answered in binary. For affordability, here, doesn’t cut down their value for money. Let’s start with the similarities these affordable watches share. The common points...
Mobile Link: Just why would you want it?
Simplifying a jargon In other words, it’s Bluetooth® communication. It helps a watch to link with a mobile phone running an app that gives you access to a watch’s...
Limited Edition watches: Are they really worth the hype?
Amidst all that rush and trample of horology enthusiasts following upon every time a limited edition piece is released, Gonzo tries to find out if they are actually worth...
Another dose of Seiko Guidance
SEIKO ISN’T A BRAND IN ITS CONVENTIONAL SENSE. SO, IT NEEDS MORE THAN ONE PAGE. Strumming the Seiko chordIn our last post only we mentioned Seiko higher end watches...