The History of Wristwatches – How It All Began
Good, old memories Astonishing as it might sound, the wristwatches were almost a woman’s thing starting sometime in the 1600s. Men preferred pocket-watches, a trend that continued till...
Diver watchdom revisited: No deterring. Not even for the undetermined!
Disclaimer: As someone who appreciates wearable aesthetech marvels, it would be unfair to hold opinions about watch models to be excellent, good or bad – unless technically, that is....
GMT & World Time: For times when you are about to go places
Now that cell phones have become an integral part of almost everyone’s everyday way of life, many argue if a wrist watch is at all something that’s necessary to...
Should move the way you like – Gonzo gives insights about how to select a watch
Now certainly, a watch doesn’t move around unless it’s on you; it’s just that it will remain unaffected when exposed to the things you face in a daily life....
Story about Seiko: how Seiko Watches are made?
Let’s keep this short and simple. Of course, you can go the long meandering way to describe Seiko and define its luxe and legacy, but unless you are too...
Seiko Watches: Avoidance, inhibitions and preferences!
One problem with the human mind is once it is in love, it forgets everything else. Maybe that’s exaggerating a bit again, but not too much. Take Seiko...
The scene with Kinetic Watches. What is Seiko Kinetic Watch?
A lot of people are clueless about the phenomenon we watch lovers usually call the mecha-quartz. Drop the name Kinetic and behold! There are so many! However, there...
Seiko Watches: The legend and its legacy
As one of the leading watchmakers in the world, Seiko’s releases look great and offer amazing functionality. They are environment-protected as usual and endowed with advanced technology behind...
Tissot Powermatic 80: Easy to give into its luxurious temptations
As I’ve gotten deeper with gentlemen on the more serious sides of human nature, I gradually found out such men to be always on the lookout for the...
Gonzo’s grumblings: A look-back into the rediscovered past
“These are admittedly turning rare and the scarcity of new ones to blame. Orient’s initiative towards the problem revealed an interesting one.” A good pocket watch is fascinating. A...
Oris: Subtle, powerful, evolved.
Chances are that you never heard much about Oris. This Swiss brand of watches caught public eye by large with its Diver’s Sixty-Five. It played with vintage inspired themes...
Expensive watches: Reasons behind the high price
What are usually the first names that come to mind as expensive (and super-expensive) watches? Pateks, Lange, AP, J-LC, Rolex, Ulysse Nardin, Franck Muller…the list stretches to quite afar;...
Gonzo and his grumblings IV: Choose a chronograph without the pain
Purchase something on your birthday! It’s not mandatory that you go for a lump-something, but it should commentate the occasion for an extensive period. In simple words, it should...
Gonzo’s grumblings: Are Emporio Armani watches a worthwhile purchase?
“-Oh, not another horologist’s rant!” Not everyone is interested in the technical contents of a watch – which I understand – some are not at all! All they want...
Gonzo and his grumblings – II: Why I find affordable luxury a boon
-“With high-priced (and very high-priced) watches, even a relatively well-informed person undergoes a certain dilemma; of what’s been told and what he will get. Choosing an awesome watch thus...