Automatic Archives - ChronoTales

June 28, 2023
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic

Best Mid-Budget Automatic Watches Under $500

Let’s delve into the captivating realm of time, where an automatic watch’s rhythmic pulse and timeless beauty unfold. These meticulously crafted timepieces perfectly combine tradition, innovation, artistry, and precision.

May 25, 2022
Watch Gonzo
watches, Alarm, Automatic, Aviation, Chronograph, Doctors', Dress watches, Dual time, Exotics, GMT, GMT, Luxury, LZ 126 Automatic Chronograph, Moon Phase, Multi-function, Split-time, Zeppelin

Top 10 Zeppelin watch models to let you fly high in 2022

Introduction Today, we look at one of the most popular brands of Flieger zeppelin watches of German origin. They are pretty much atypical of what we usually understand as...

February 2, 2022
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Bambino, Dress watches, Exotics, Luxury, Orient

GONZO’S POSTBAG [XLVI]: WHICH GENERATION OF ORIENT BAMBINO ARE BETTER?

Q. Dear Gonzo, I’m to buy my first significant watch. I graduated last year and I’m about to join my first job in the administrative department of one of...

December 28, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Dress watches, Exotics, Luxury, Multi-function, Seiko

ChronoTales: Rewind 2021

Foreword “In presence of the new Corona virus variants and a general lack of vaccines worldwide; the governments seeing no end of trouble and their citizens facing tough economies,...

December 25, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Chronograph, Direct Drive, Diver's, Eco-Drive, Emporio Armani, Fashion Watches, GPS, Kinetic, Oris Aquis, Quartz, Radio Controed, Ratio

Gonzo’s Postbag [XLV] – QUARTZ VS. AUTOMATIC: WHO IS WINNING?

Q. Dear Gonzo, I have been following your column and I found my interest on watches growing leaps and bounds; it’s been quite a while. I have accumulated a...

December 4, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, 1973, Alpine, Automatic, Chrono XL, Heritage, MotoGP, Multi-function, Powermatic 80, Seastar 1000, Swissmatic, T-Classic, T-Sport, Tissot, Tradition

Tissot T-Classic Powermatic: For them about to get dressed

VARYING OPINIONS: TOWARD ONE REALITY Staying aloof safely from both the extremes, the best way to portray Tissot is – they are mid-range watches that are priced lower than...

November 30, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Cocktail Time, Dress watches, Exotics, Presage, Prospex, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko Premier, Solar, Solar, Street, Street Fighter

Top 20 Seiko Watches to buy in 2022

Preliminaries A good day to you, readers! Today I correspond with you about the subject of Seiko again the past times alike; still, on a different note. That, however;...

November 20, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, Automatic, Automatic, Citizen, Dress watches, Epoca, G-Shock, Invicta, Maserati, Raymond Weil, Seiko, Solar, Timex, Tissot, Zeppelin

GONZO’S POSTBAG (XLII): Christmas Gift Ideas for Men 2021

Q1. Hello Gonzo! The reason I write to you is simple. Christmas is near and besides the other couple of gifts I’ve got for my grandson (who is about...

November 15, 2021
Watch Gonzo
watches, 1973, Alpine, Alpinist, Astron, Automatic, Automatic, Bolt, Chrono XL, Citizen, Cocktail Time, Diver, Dress watches, Exotics, Flightmaster, GMT, GPS, Grand Seiko, Heritage, Hydromax, Invicta, Italian Watches, J.Spring, Kinetic, King Turtle, Lukia, Luxury, Marine Master, MotoGP, Multi-function, Navihawk, New Seiko5, PADI, Pocket watches, Powermatic 80, Powermatic 80, Presage, Presage Automatic, Pro Diver, Pro Master, Prospex, Prospex Diver, Radio-controlled, Re-Craft, Reserve, Russian Diver, S1 Rally, Sapphire Crystal, Sattelite Wave, Save the Ocean, Scuderia Ferrari, Seastar 1000, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Seiko Premier, Solar, Specialty, Spring Drive, Street, Street Fighter, Sumo, Super Titanium, Swissmatic, T-Classic, T-Pocket, T-Sport, Tissot, Tissot T-Touch, Tradition, Tuna, Velatura, Venom

Must-grabs this Week! Tissot, Seiko, Citizen, Invicta and Scuderia Ferrari brings excellent gift ideas for thrill-loving men and women

Watch gifting basics Not every watch gifted needs to be the Breguet No. 160 Grand Complication from the Swedish count Axel von Fersen the Younger to Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France...

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 21, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Diver, Diver's, King Turtle, Multi-function, PADI, Prospex, Save the Ocean, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Sumo, Tuna, Turtle

Seiko Monikers: Represent more than just a watch.

Whether it was the shape of the case or a specific color scheme or its association with an important person, the question “Why?” fades over time, leaving just the...

October 18, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Pro Diver, Automatic, Diver, Invicta

Comparing two extremes: Is it fair pitting Invicta against Rolex?

As it is with many watch enthusiasts around – including me – craftsmanship and history are integral to the value of a watch. It brings the quality non-enthusiasts might...

October 11, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Automatic, Emporio Armani, Exotic materials, Multi-function, Presage Automatic, Seiko

Ceramic vs. Porcelain – How do they differ?

Among the least understood of all synthetic materials used in making watches, ceramics and porcelain are perhaps discussed about the least. Not just expensive brands like Rolex, Omega, IWC...

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...

October 5, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Seiko, Seiko 5, Swissmatic, Tissot

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

Catching up quick Compared to the 7S26, the 7S36 is not just technically different but is generally more decorated – both on the rotors and on certain components of...