Before you buy your next high-end Swiss quartz…
The Swiss Made quartz movements appearing in many of the big-name watches range from the simplest to the most advanced and sophisticated; the latter, essentially, belong to the more...
Fun to wear while venturing beyond: Seiko Prospex Automatic Compass Watches
When you like it short… These watches from Seiko, ideally; were built under demanding pressures of professional outdoors. Plus, they are Seiko. That means, they are actually put to...
Edifice or Enticer? – Gonzo attempts at solving the dilemma
This is something similar to what once I came across in a gun forum. The questioner sought advice from other members about two particular brands of handguns; about which...
Least looked-at factor gets intensely interesting!
A date function is something that doesn’t get much light despite its usefulness in daily life. Not too many people take into account the small cutout on the dial...
Fuel gauge of the watch: A word about power reserve indicators
Power reserve is not something belonging just to the realm of mechanical watches. The Solar, Tough-Solar, Eco Drive or Kinetic Direct-Drive – all got their own versions of power...
Why wear a digital watch?
A word of advice from Gonzo: NEVER, EVER go for a digital watch unless: You got some real hots for the digital format. Some particular digital model tickles your...
Know your chronograph! It shows through the scales!
That proverbial “3-dialled watch” is kind of every newly-jobholding, young adult’s dream and that desperation, as noticed, results in a lot of impulse purchases. Unless you select your chronograph...
Why you should wear a wrist watch?
We already know when wristwatches caught up as a trend among men. The WWI soldiers benefitted immensely as pocket watches found a new abode on their wrists but well,...
Not overly typical; just digital: The JDM digital Tuna is a sensation due to many reasons
A digital watch with a shroud is not something you come across every day. Sure, there are cheap, mass-produced, low-quality digital watches that give an impression of being the...
Watches must in affordable luxury!
Affordable, a vague and variable term; in modern luxury contexts presents something presentable; something that doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg. The watch kingdom, as we...
About an extreme dive watch (which is probably, the best)
People flocked in at the Baselworld 2017 to get a glance at the show stealers that year – an entire ocean of retro-inspired dive watches. Amidst a plethora of...
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....