Watch-buying bewilderment: How to deal with it
Is there anything called a stupid question? None, as far as I guess but well; some tend to get very close. “Why polished stainless steel shines in Sunlight?” –...
Square-in in 2020!
To be honest, many of you find my column more irritating than entertaining and let’s face it – It’s greatly due to the fact Gonzo’s outlooks often do not...
Citizen goes Bauhaus: A structured approach to formal watches
Bauhaus: The house of structure. This school of fine arts and designs’ working tenet was form following function. Anything unnecessary and superfluous got no place in the final product....
This time, it is not about showing off an automatic, mechanical caliber
Glass backs and skeleton mechanisms aside, what astonishes me every now and then is many among you who are always eyeing to bag a stylish, reliable and low-maintenance timepiece...
The Moot: Dive watches this time
A good thing about diver watches is you don’t have to try hard to point one out. They look their part; robust and totally unpretentious. At most, they’ll wear...
Carbon: A watchmaker’s recent ideal savoir-faire
2017 onward, the large watch brands have invested after finding something exotic for their watch cases. Surgical steel and titanium lost their exclusive charm over the run and we...
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 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,...
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...
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....
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...