Chronograph selection: Do’s & Don’ts
Chronographs, so far, have stood their ground as the world’s most commonly available complications and inspired many to build huge collections out of them. On one hand there are...
Chronograph terms you might not have heard before!
A brief history of time-tracking A need to time events or record its duration arrived first in cooking. During ancient times, humans checked for how long meat rests on...
Which one is the correct steel for diver watches?
Shining stainless steel appeases; its toughness delights. Most of us welcome it in appliances of use; its brilliant hold against massive impacts leaves no questions to be asked. As...
About the steel you’ll feel on your wrist!
Technology has come a long way, gifting us a wide array of materials used for building your gadgets, cars and other stuff including your watches. Still, majority wristwatches are...
Helium valve: An apparently useless necessity
The importance of a helium (release) valve in a watch is a much debated topic we embark upon debating again. About ‘Decompression’ Pressure does not create any issue during...
Ratio Free Diver Helium-Safe 1000M Sapphire Automatic: Handy amidst a rock and a hard place
Why a freediving watch? A freediving watch is an instrument to assist you with the basics in difficult situations arising while freediving and help you maintain thresholds to keep...
Invicta Reserve Venom: Solid, bumpy, muscular
The past few years of watch-hunting have been uplifting. You realize that things ultimately boil down to three single points: The more you pay, the more you get. Pay...
ETA and Miyota: About the two most popular stock movements
The two that rule Watchmakers today don’t always use their own movements in the watches they build. Many expensive brands don’t pack in-house movements within and we accept that...
GMT: A cure to Jet lag, the decidedly modern ailment.
Avoiding time lapses Frequent travelers are immensely benefitted by GMT watches. They make you aware about the time at your next stop in another time zone; or, when to...
Invicta Pro Diver: At the upper layers of entry-level this time!
The Invicta Pro Diver Chronograph has moved ahead this time and has earned their identities. Not just the most important (arguably) part of the watch, Invicta had put their...
Invicta: Taking a closer look
Observations Raise the topic of Invicta watches and you will find many ready to throw more than a little cold water on the conversation. Serious collectors are the biggest...
Caliber 82XX – Citizen’s ultimate workhorses – II
Picking up from where we left We start with the Heart; the 82XX’s balance wheel. Balance assembly will follow in a short while. It is among the best in...
Let’s get unreasonable for a while! – Top 5 all-black watches you can afford
Amidst this worldwide lockdown, many among us chose to step out of the norm. Knowingly or unknowingly, we changed our usual routines. A person with no hard and fast...
Invicta HydroMax GMT: A big, thick slice of perfection served to your delight!
A beautiful, well-made watch; not too flashy, neither too-much bling It is obvious that something 52 mm across and standing 28 mm on your wrist will be immediately noticed;...
What is it about Orient? – I
Orient has been producing excellent watches to date. As a brand been around for not more than just seven decades, they have come up particularly well. What people significantly...