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October 25, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Chronograph, Fossil, Swiss

Why Fossil is making more watches in Switzerland than in Hong Kong?

Quick facts: i. Manno, Ticino canton, Switzerland is a solely Italian speaking area near the Italian border. It is 210kms far from the Jura watchmaking region and a lesser-known...

October 9, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Dress watches, Seiko, Seiko 5, Swissmatic, Tissot

Seiko 5 Automatic vs. Tissot Swissmatic – A lookback (IV)

Lookback I||Lookback II|Lookback III All right, no point in beating around the bush. Let’s get straight into the most important aspect of a watch: The movement. It’s quite surprising...

September 30, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Dress watches, Luxury, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Swissmatic, Tissot

Ways to choose the Watch: Taking a small break from the actual discussion

It was quite a big gap. Ideally, it’s the Seiko 5 Vs Tissot Swissmatic discussion that should be here; however, it is worth knowing at this stage the ways...

September 25, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Diver, Diver's, Dress watches, Swissmatic, Tissot

Seiko 5 vs. Tissot Swiss-Matic: A lookback (I)

Or, do we call it just one more ‘Japanese vs. Swiss’ debate? A necessary declaration It’s quite an opportunity to try responding to this question; feel free to counter...

September 15, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Alpinist, Astron, Cocktail Time, Flightmaster, Frogman, H-10, Hamilton, Hamilton X, Intramatic, J.Spring, Jazz Master, Khaki, Kinetic, King Turtle, Lukia, Marine Master, New Seiko5, PADI, Presage, Prospex, Re-Craft, Save the Ocean, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Seiko Premier, Solar, Spring Drive, Street, Street Fighter, Sumo, Tuna, Velatura, Ventura

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...

September 7, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Dress watches, Grand Seiko, Luxury, Swiss-made

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...

August 29, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Pocket watches

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...

August 26, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Diver, Diver's, watches

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...

August 20, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, T-Pocket, Tissot

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...

August 12, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Dress watches, Freediver 200m, Luxury, Seiko

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...

August 7, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Freediver 200m, Freediver 500M, Freediver Automatic 1000, Helium-Release Valve, Ratio, Sapphire Crystal, watches

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...

July 27, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Ingersoll, Multi-function, Stuhrling

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...

July 22, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Contemporary, Dress watches, Orient, Star

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...

July 16, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Zeppelin, Astron, Bulova, Casio, Citizen, Dress watches, Moon Phase, Omega, Quartz, Quartz Sweeping Seconds, Seiko, Seiko Premier, Tissot

“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...

June 23, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Dress watches, Emporio Armani, Luxury, Multi-function, Skagen Denmark

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...

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