Casio: The New Face of Luxury
It is a commendable effort from Casio though it hints somewhat towards the current trend of jumping on the luxury bandwagon, albeit the mid-tier ($4,000), slightly above the basic. That’s...
Seiko SARB – The first step to the ‘Grand’ series
Someone’s comment on the Alpinist (SARB017) got me onto this post. First thing is it is an excellent line to go for if you are looking prestige and perfection...
Luxury and women: Features vs. facades
Certain people just love to take advantage of their position. It’s the same Swiss-maniac I’m pointing towards; now his trip is educating me on the perfect Swiss watch for...
Citizen’s First Luxury Anniversary
This is about a Jap-Euro connection; or, precisely, a Jap-Swiss connection and that’s something beyond just a Swiss spirit in a Jap body or the other way ‘round. It’s...
A personal list: Luxury within budget
My last post spoke about priggery – pardon my language – and all that it holds in high regards. Now, while I have nothing against someone giving the business-class...
Ideas of luxury
<=Recap The weight is just one side to the fact that a luxury watch stands out from the crowd. It is a statement – a symbol of the owner’s...
The order in Insanity: Between Genius and a knife’s edge
<=Back A short recap or, in same lines with it I like Swiss watches but it’s more for the sheer duende in it, not so much for the technicalities. I give...
Amongst Swiss-maniacs
I know a couple of people who always look the other way if it’s not Swiss. The daughter is a choc-snob and her father; his obsession with the words Suisse...
Coming home to calculations: The warm up
So, we are kind of done with the Divers but if most of the readers hate anything in this world, it’s an abrupt jump. Thus, let our catch-up with...
Watches for the Rough-waters – Part 3
Welcome back to the Dive zone. This one should have been up by last evening but well, wasn’t really feeling to sit down after a hard day’s work. However,...
Watches for the Rough-waters…Part 2
Entering the mid-range is an overwhelming experience. This is also where true reliability rears its head; so, here are a couple of suggestions that help selecting through comparing. You...
Something on the ‘Diver’-s
This is something I wanted to embark on since months but never quite felt the urge to dive into it (the truth is, it actually went outta my mind)...
Why wear a watch?
After all these years of frequenting the flea markets, auction dens, retailers, antique-collectors and of course, authorized dealers, now I’m in a somewhat fortunate position to make an effort...
Trying to solve an eternal debate
The question often troubled me in my nascent days as a watch collector and still does, albeit not that often. But over the years, I’ve been seasoned enough by...
How Exotic is ‘Truly Exotic’?
Howdy, everyone? Glad that you came around. Was kinda dying to share this: Wearing the Titanic is dead and history; it’s time for something roaring and fast! That’s to...