Swish or sedate: Hamiltons suit all!
I certainly do not like anyone asking me the most offensive questions in the horological fraternity yet faced them more number of times than I can possibly recall. Getting...
Magic inside, bling outside
A man writing on women’s choice of watches? That’s enough to make readers think I’m writing for girls with a fascination for wearing men’s watches but no, the daddy’s...
Gadgets in the watch: The compass quandary
Many people own a watch with a compass ring (or, a compass bezel) just because it looks cool. Ask them how to use it and more than 80% of the time, you’ll receive...
EPD: Is that an exotic, progressive design?
Active Matrix EPD! Wow, did it fall from the Starfleet? No, it’s from Seiko but its right place would have been onboard the Starfleet. For anything that’s first of...
Seiko Astron: Convenience, the Seiko Way
Everything is turning intelligent nowadays. I-things are plenty all around, from your phone and TV to your watch. This sparked the idea of Seiko Astron. It’s a watch that...
Three Aces to Casio – No more the toy-stuff
Mondays usually piss me off. It’s the kinda “Oh! Not again…” feel that keeps me ill-tempered well until noon. Now, I guess most of us are like that; all...
Still ‘Hawk-ing around!
My interest towards the Skyhawk AT-s is deeper than the previously discussed Nighthawks. I like my watch complex and the Skyhawk aptly fits the bill. Citizen nailed the design...
‘Nighthawk’ing today!
Apart from the post-purchase domestic brawls, it’s also a sudden interest on the Hawk family that occurred. It started from the Nighthawk. There are the U.S version Nighthawk and...
Orient Watches: The perfect choice when budget is tight
Polished designs with useful functionality were always meant for the rich till Orient jumped in. While the lean aesthetics made them great choices for almost every occasion, the high-end...
Why go for the mechanicals when quartz is higher in accuracy?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to show automatic and hand-wind watches lesser than quartz. It’s a known fact quartz is superior when it comes to precision (or...
The ‘Hawk tale
Let me clear things right here. I’m not a pilot (and none in my close circuits is, bar one) so do not expect me tech-geeking all the way. It’s...
Know the SEIKO 5 before buying one
I’m not sure if it’s the Law of Attraction that came into play, but as I strolled lazily across the watch counters inside the departmental store last weekend, something...
Citizen Signatures: You won’t like another chrono
A casual wearer or buyer won’t know about these. The Citizen Signature Collection is the tool that promoted Citizen ECO-Drive to the classes formerly ruled by Cartier and Rolex. Not even...
Slide rules: The last one
Damn, it almost went out my mind. We still need to catch up on the slide rule discussions from where we left it. The next step to that is...
Seiko Active Matrix EPD e-Ink: New technology revolutionizing digital watches
Those who remember the ‘80s must also remember the craze we had then on anything with bleeping lights and beeping sounds. A lot of fashion accessories also came up...