Q. Dear Gonzo, It’s for the first time I stumbled across Creation watches and your posts and answers to various queries by the readers of the Mad about Watches blog. While this might offend you that despite your eye-opening advice and suggestions, your tone sometimes appears quite harsh but nevertheless, […]
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Grand Seiko, in my humble opinion, is quite close to any JLC. A step down and there’s something that bridges the price gap even nicer, removing a fundamental constraint in affordable, luxury horology. The other one in this category is the Presage, but we are here to talk about the […]
It’s not the first time Seiko got inspired by personalities from the sports arena. This time, it is Kojiro Shiraishi who made Seiko think about adding a solar unit to their PADI watch range. Kajiro holds a world record in solo sailing. Bad news is: We got just one Solar […]
With Fossil, truth be told, you can never get too serious. Yes, they do have some very interesting designs that charm you all the way through but you can never sport one as much fervidly as you would with – say, an Omega! Fossil does make for excellent office-wears for […]
A watch doesn’t just mark time. It does much more than that; most importantly, it gives a fair idea about who you are and your preferences. It hits the subconscious! It’s not just a man’s thing anymore; who are usually happy with its utilitarian properties, build and material qualities. To […]
Few are there in the male-dominated world of horology who thought about creating pieces exclusively for women. Morellato banged the nail right on the head. Today, the wonderful collection of Morellato watches show that they are in business and the business is good! The most impressive collection – arguably – […]
Serious reviewers, seasoned watch collectors and the sporty, active and outgoing types apart, almost nobody considers the metal piece (or pieces) holding the bracelet/strap together. Something overlooked more often than you might think, it is an essential part of buying a watch. Will it be a buckle? Or, would a […]
Today we look at something we have never before. The whole intention is to address the often unrealistic trepidations about refurbs. That’s refurbished watches – well, not just watches but almost everything. Here, we’ll use refurbs in the context of watches. Almost everybody shall warn you from wasting your money […]
All this while, we swam around in the world of European affordable luxury outside Swiss. Today, we decide upon a little breather by going back to the Japanese. Invariably, that brings Seiko into the discussion for us most and a little annoying fact that it is often thought to be […]
Pre-talk Gonzo recently lead us in the direction of a thorough research about some of life’s horological staples. But given – “as laid back as we all are” – as he claims, in matters of horological learning and investigations (“We are, O Gonzo; you needn’t graduate medical science or medicine […]