Pitting Seiko against Hamilton (or, Hamilton against Seiko)
Words from the team: This is an interesting comparison the outcomes of which, strangely, shall almost always reflect the mindset of the person drawing the comparison. We’ll try our...
Which Seiko automatic movement is the best? – II
For those who need a recap, please click here. Big names involved That means – whether it’s a rivalry or an alliance – this thing is going to be...
Which pocket should your watch go into?
[A Quick Recap] Now that pocket watches are more of a luxury or exotic option rather than a necessity or a norm, it becomes all the more important to...
Diver watches: The First & the Furious [I]
One hundred years ago, people had a very different idea of what a watch would mean. Understanding that shift in thinking can tell us a lot about the fluid...
Rock a Pocket Watch and Roll a classy dice
Mechanical masterpieces are a very sophisticated way to tell time. It’s a realization that returned with a view of the Powermatic Silicium. Any day I’d go for it as...
Clearing the ‘Mall Watches’ stigma (I)
Many of the words we humans keep using are not exactly what you think they mean. As kids, there are probably none among us……who didn’t pull his/her peers’ legs...
Is Sapphire an Expensive Affair?
Ratio is known to offer both domed and flat sapphire crystals cheaper than anybody else. Sapphire and its many myths Spend some time in the watch forums across the...
Chinese coming up the ladder: Watch out for Shanghai and Sea Gull!
There is more number of people who frown upon the mention of Chinese watch movements than them who wear them straight-faced without caring anything about what others might say...
Is Orient Contemporary the most versatile budget watch yet?
About timepieces revolving around the idea of versatility and looking appropriate amidst a large variety of settings! Fine dress watches are one of the pillars of complete and balanced...
“You gave quartz a bad name”: No, not really!
“Both mainstream and niche watch collectors’ culture gave quartz a bad name for it killing (well, almost) the mechanical watch industry the world always held in high regards!” Judging...
Do dress watches necessarily need to be expensive?
Among many-a-male obsessions, watches are one, occupying a place both large and prominent both in their hearts and in their respective wardrobes and often, what many of us initially...
Is Victorinox good at making dress watches?
With the mention of Victorinox springs up a range of specific timepieces to the mind’s eye; these are robust tool watches with immense capabilities to confront deadly, approaching forces...
The Russians and their timekeeping devices
Soviet watches are not collector’s items in general but frankly, that’s part of their charm. It’s the Russian watch under discussion which, despite their list of tech specs making...
Do good mechanical watches best standard quartz?
Quartz watches don’t seem to mind being called upon need and then looked down upon once job is done. They are pretty confident about their stand in the world...
Which Hamilton mechanical watch do you think is the best? Part – I
Hamilton: An account of excellence There’s no denial that a lot among us bought a Hamilton as our first nice – even real – watch and as the days...