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...
Magic inside, bling outside
A man writing on women’s choice of watches? That’s enough to make readers think I’m writing for girls with a fascination for wearing men’s watches but no, the daddy’s...
EPD: Is that an exotic, progressive design?
Active Matrix EPD! Wow, did it fall from the Starfleet? No, it’s from Seiko but its right place would have been onboard the Starfleet. For anything that’s first of...
Seiko Astron: Convenience, the Seiko Way
Everything is turning intelligent nowadays. I-things are plenty all around, from your phone and TV to your watch. This sparked the idea of Seiko Astron. It’s a watch that...
Why go for the mechanicals when quartz is higher in accuracy?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to show automatic and hand-wind watches lesser than quartz. It’s a known fact quartz is superior when it comes to precision (or...
Citizen Signatures: You won’t like another chrono
A casual wearer or buyer won’t know about these. The Citizen Signature Collection is the tool that promoted Citizen ECO-Drive to the classes formerly ruled by Cartier and Rolex. Not even...
Buy a vintage, not the headache
Hamilton IntraMatic’s debut appearance was at 2012 Baselworld. The Thin-O-matic needed a successor and transferred its vintage looks to Intramatic-s, taking the trend a step higher. Cutting-edge technology addresses...
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...