Dress watches – Part II
Let me mention again all this is just a basic guide to dress watches although not just on the basics. It is intended for people who are graduating to...
Watch selection – Keeping things simple this time
There’s a huge lot waiting in the dress domain yet most of us dive straight into the eye-candy stuff that carry little value in their movements. Beneath all that...
Playing safe in the mid-tier Stygian netherworld
It is my happy chance I’ve had a few opportunities to hang around with few enlightened art admirers. I have applauded heartily at their taste and astuteness and tried...
Entering Swiss Borders: Hamilton sets the course
All these years, I have been into the Jap giants, namely, Seiko, Citizen and Orient. Now any watch enthusiast might get surprised that I haven’t ventured into the Swiss...
A recap of the watch wearing basics
I was quite flabbergasted last evening. A new but promising start-up asked me to join over a drink and chat to see if we can make it to better...
About Time Engines
The ultimate luxury is about going Super; supercars, superbikes…do I hear super-watches? If so, then who make them and how do they look? Here, we won’t bring the question...
Seiko Alba: Clean designs win the game
This time, it’s about Seiko ALBA and the personality behind it. I’m sure, among all who are reading this; some own the Seiko Alba automatic watch. Some know its...
Quartz accuracy: Beyond the COSC standards
We discussed mechanical accuracy previously; now, it’s turn for quartz. While there’s no doubt on the part that quartz watches exhibit a consistently higher accuracy than mechanical watches, it’s...
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...
Looking for a quality watch? Watch your steps!
I’m perhaps chewing the old fat again. Blame it on the Ignoramus (or maybe someone posing as an Ignoramus) who mailed me yesterday whose idea about a Seiko is...
The Grand Seiko – Not just an expensive timekeeper
I’m not sure how many of you got into the Caliber 9F. As for me, I didn’t feel an urge for the same till this friend of mine got...
Why pay more when digitals are just as accurate?
There’s an old joke about the way men spend on their object(s) of desire. Usually, we do not hesitate paying double the amount for something we really fancy (but...
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...