The journey of the Valjoux 7750: To the 7753 and RW5000
Pre-talk It all started from the Valjoux 7750; an integrated cam-operated, automatic chronograph movement. Valjoux was a part of ETA before and the caliber 7750 they built is still...
Entry-level Hamilton Classic unleashes the Spirit of Liberty
Life without liberty is misery, as Andrew Hamilton had put it while defending freedom of speech at House of Representatives, Pennsylvania. Andrew Hamilton owned the land on which factories...
A short glance into ceramics
We, as humans, get bored real fast with the same thing repeating over and over again for long. Watch enthusiasts too, faced the same crisis after stainless steel, plastics...
Something little different this Christmas
Merry Christmas, readers! May you wear that quality timepiece today and tag along a good writing instrument; they make great Christmas gifts – from another person or yourself –...
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...
How well does an odd shape define a watch?
” – Ventura caught the public eye immediately; chief reason being – it is miles away from those lame attempts that butcher the very will of donning a watch....
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...
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,...
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...
GONZO’S POSTBAG (XLI) – Do skeleton watches have lasting powers (in the style domain)?
Q. Dear Gonzo, I am anything but an expert in this particular domain; maybe slightly above being completely ignorant. I look for a watch to own and become knowledgeable...
Gonzo’s Chronograffiti: III
Getting that luxury chronograph? Even further tips from Gonzo!Sometimes, even executions claimed to be the finest among modular constructions, will be less precise with jumps or stutters of the...
A return gift for the wedding ring
So many people hold this wrong notion that a gift out of gratitude or love must be a Patek Philippe or Rolex or a Lange but frankly speaking, a...
Swiss Fossil – Your Swiss ‘go-to’ watch!
With Fossil, truth be told, you can never get too serious. Yes, they do have some very interesting designs that charm you all the way through but you can...
Newsletter: Blowout Sale on Watches – Up to 75% off with Free Worldwide Shipping!
What a great way for some super savings! We wanted you to have some real good fun while shopping, so we brought you extra price slashes on the already...
For social peacocks this time!
We are now pretty much used to watches that do more than just telling the time. I’m not quite sure how many people opt for them out of pure...