Limited options on limited editions
I never quite fancied the limited edition watches. I always found the looks vs. price vs. quality ratio going way beyond what I can possibly afford ; for good...
Newsletter : Seiko Divers SKX007 / SKX009 on Sale !
Click for details This week we have on promotion one of the most iconic diver watches – the SKX007 and SKX009 200m diver watches. The prices have been dropped...
Why service a mechanical watch?
There’s no denying that some very tough watches are around that can go ticking for ages with simple care like a wipe and not throwing it deliberately under truck wheels....
Mechanical accuracy and its variables: Positioning a few points
Under normal circumstances, Gravity plays a role in everything. A watch gains or lose time at certain positions is a direct effect of gravity playing on the balance wheel....
Work-wear watches: The drive to GO!
The ideal work-wear watch should be an even blend of style and precision, durable but whoever says it has to be bland is bullshitting. That’s some 20 years or...
Super Titanium: Super Hard, Super Light
Painful as it may sound, big metal watches are slowly losing attention; it’s the sleek types that are eating into their share. There are always certain clans who like...
Newsletter : $215 only for Seiko Solar Diver Chronograph 200m Watches !
This week we have on promotion three magnificent solar watches from Seiko. These are the diver’s 200m Seiko Solar Chronographs SSC015P1, SSC017P1 and SSC019P1. Every once in a while...
Mechanical morbidity: A recent societal trend
It is rather shocking to see mechanical movements – no, not the human-robot kind of awkward and clumsy ones; I mean the mechanical watch movements – vanishing from men’s...
Timepiece Trinities: Bringing you inexpensive luxury
Often I hear this question from my friends and relatives on which – among the three – is best. I do not find them taking much interest in Orient,...
Flieger talk
I love single malts. My Friday and Saturday evenings stay kind of drenched in it but the once drink and puke bunch have turned sober, so the fun also...
Newsletter : Seiko Monster Diver’s Watches: Last chance to own one!
Seiko Orange Monster. Click for details. We have just received possibly our last stock for the iconic original Seiko Monster watches. Yes, Seiko has decided to discontinue these models...
Swiss vs. the Rest: The silly war continues
Till now, I’ve had mixed views from others on watches of value. While on one hand there are them who consider the $5 quartzes and digitals to be sufficient;...
My pastimes with C9F
I once came across people whose collective idea on watch collecting is confined within the Swiss mark, dim lights, champagne and silk. Now, I won’t give examples (neither should...
Watch-ing for occassions
Someone I know is marrying this winter. That’s only a couple of months before the wedding bell rings, so a lot of hurry and scurries make the scene. The...