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June 2, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Fossil, Hamilton, Italian Watches, Jazz Master, Orient, watches

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...

May 28, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Casio, Chronograph, Diesel, Dress watches, Fossil, Heritage, Michael Kors, Tissot, watches

GONZO’S POSTBAG (XL) – Simple quartz and teen preference

Q. Gonzo my man! I have witnessed a few more Springs than you have, so bear no grudge to my endearing greet. That’s to say, I’m elder than you...

May 24, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Luxury, Multi-function, Quartz, Timex, Timex Expedition, Women's

Ask Gonzo about Watches (XXXIX) – Buy one or several of them?

Gonzo expresses his views on experimentation. Q. Hi Gonzo! I come straight to the point: Is it owning that one watch or trying out several different watches and never...

May 7, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Dress watches, Exotics, Invicta, Luxury, Russian Diver, Swiss, watches

Invicta Russian Diver Bridge Automatic: Recently introduced timepieces house an unusual movement

Quite a few of my readers accept that Gonzo has preferences for automatic watches and they must not necessarily be from a certain place or a certain manufacturer to...

May 1, 2019
Saanto
Automatic, Citizen, Dress watches, Exotics, Multi-function, Seiko, Swiss, Tissot, Tradition, watches, Women's

Mother’s Day ideas: Beyond flowers, chocolates and family dinners

A great Mother’s Day idea is something to accompany her year round. Watches fit just right! Mother’s Day is happy time for the fortunate who received motherly love from...

April 8, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Dress watches, Epoca, Maserati

Maserati Epoca: Thoughtful, subtle; delightful and done right

Truth be told, most of us all are illiterates to varied degrees when it comes to explaining the inner clockworks. That is about getting deep into the mechanical- or...

April 5, 2019
Saanto
Automatic, Coach, Dress watches, Exotics, Luxury, Multi-function, watches, Women's

Modern gems from Swiss-American collaboration

Not every watch embraces the fundamentals that brand it Swiss-made. No, not even many of those luxurious (well, they look so at least!) fashion watches built under Swiss collaboration...

March 27, 2019
Saanto
Dress watches, Exotics, Furla, Luxury, Quartz, Women's

GIADA TIMEPIECES: INFUSED WITH STYLES AND COLOURS OF THE NATURE

Our last post spoke about the Club and the Eva, the two of the most popular collections from the Furla range. Today, we are going to take a look...

March 24, 2019
Saanto
Dress watches, Exotics, Furla

Furla: An unknown face of women’s fashion accessories

With the global luxury accessories market gaining momentum over the past couple years, it has brought back some of the blockbuster brands that went hiding during its lackluster years....

March 17, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Dress watches, Exotics, Luxury, Maserati, Quartz, watches

The Italian side to affordable luxury

It goes without saying that Gonzo is not particularly an Italian watch fan. He might like a Brioni suit to wear; he also would prefer an Alfa-Romeo to drive...

February 13, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Citizen, watches

Automatic conversations: Citizen triggers it all the more!

One thing about Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology-oriented watches is they got boring. To me, at least; despite their so many variations on the technology! Citizen is not just about Eco-Drive;...

February 10, 2019
Watch Gonzo
watches

Is price a determining factor to make your watch get noticed?

Many people, as I have noticed so far, spend a lot of money on a timepiece of choice, thinking it will bring them attention (and admiration) from others; not...

February 6, 2019
Watch Gonzo
watches

Gonzo mouths off about Titanium being a superior watch-building material

Titanium is non-corrosive. Titanium is ductile. Titanium is most bio-compatible. And titanium is really, really lightweight. There’s something very charismatic about wearing Titanium watches. It makes them a...

January 25, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Aquaracer, Automatic, Carrera, Chronograph, Exotics, Formula 1, TAG Heuer

Gonzo’s Chronograffiti: V

In this post – unlike earlier ones – we will discuss how – over recent years – a few people complicated an invention and added to an already brilliant...

January 2, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Chronograph, Dress watches, Men's, Presage, Presage Automatic, Seiko, TAG Heuer, Tissot

Gonzo’s Chronograffiti: II

Buying the chronograph? Get further tips from Gonzo! Our last conversation overlooked the possibility of ana/digi formats, which is certainly disheartening but never intended. It’s just that the limited...

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