Category Archives: Edifice

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Clearing the ‘Mall Watches’ stigma (II)

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
04
Sep

Mall Ninja gave you enough entertainment, I presume. Them willing to catch up with the entire conversation, this is for you! Mulling ‘bout the mall Shopping malls today are vastly different from what we saw as kids. It’s much more now than the previous days’ ‘just a few times larger supermarket image. There are hardly

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Ana-Digi, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Compass, Diver, Eco-Drive, G Shock, G-Shock, Garmin, GNSS Watches, GPS, GPS, Marine Master, Pro Trek, Promaster, Prospex Diver, Protrek, Radio Controed, Sattelite Wave, Seiko, Tough Solar

How G-Shock compares to other digital watches?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
11
Jul

In my last post, there was a promise to hold up Suunto against G-Shock; however, later, I thought it would be better if we flock in multiple digital watches rather than sticking to just one. Garmin we spoke about earlier; now, it’s time we discuss about the rest. Undoubtedly, with Suunto, there are also several

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Ana-Digi, Casio, Chronograph, G Shock, Quartz Sweeping Seconds, Radio Controed, Tough Solar

Casio watches and their wonderful obsessivity

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
07
Jul

G-Shocks originated essentially as one man’s (Kikuo Ibe) continuous efforts about creating the closest possible thing to an indestructible watch. That toughness is definitely a VERY big part of the G-Shock charm, but that’s not entirely what makes them a hot favorite to people with a fascination for gadgets. All the parts that make them

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Atomic, Automatic, Aviation, Bluetooth, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Cocktail Time, Edifice, Flightmaster, GPS, Hamilton, Khaki, Lume Technology, Luminox, Multi-function, Neon Illuminator, Pilot, Presage, Presage Automatic, Pro Trek, Seiko, Split-time, Tough Solar

Insignificant blotters – I : Gonzo’s Sunday late-night thoughts about watches

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
15
Mar

It was one of those days you’ve had more than your share of outdoor merriment and fun and you are home by dusk, making room for some great indoor fun to end the day happily; sated. That’s about some reading, a good drink; good food and if an idea strikes then penning it down. “So

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Bluetooth, Casio, Compass, Mobile Link, Neon Illuminator, Pro Trek, Tough Solar

Mobile Link: Just why would you want it?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
30
Nov

Simplifying a jargon In other words, it’s Bluetooth® communication. It helps a watch to link with a mobile phone running an app that gives you access to a watch’s various functions and settings. You don’t need to fumble with the buttons and crowns in the conventional way anymore. This comes as a great aid to

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Alarm, Ana-Digi, Bluetooth, Casio, Citizen, Edifice, GPS, GPS, Super Titanium, Tough Solar

Smarts and Hybrids:  Torn between the two

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
30
Oct

We got this far; however, it’s high time we mark the differences (and similarities) clearly between a smart and a hybrid. Only then we will be able to see how a hybrid watch can benefit you. Don’t just hit the ‘Buy’ button at once.[Recap] Points of contrasts Knowing these so-called differences between hybrid and smart-watches will help

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Bluetooth, Casio, Chronograph, Edifice, Smartwatches, Solar, Tissot, Tissot T-Touch, Titanium, Tough Solar, World Timer

An observation on the Smarts

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
27
Oct

While some think the smartphone to be enough blight; a smart watch does help to remove that stigma up to quite an extent. A small confession to begin with It’s for more than one reason I sat down to pen down some of my observations on the Smart Watch. Certainly they don’t exude the timeless elegance

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Atomic, Casio, Citizen, G Shock, GPS, GPS, Moon Phase, Navihawk, Perpetual Calendar, Pro Master, Radio-controlled, Sattelite Wave, Tough Solar, World Timer

Precision timekeeping-IV: Beyond simple quartz technology

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
14
Oct

RC or GPS – What should be your choice?   On our way to pick the right one You can always take an easy way out dodging past that question, going for the GPS-Atomic hybrid; the system combining GPS signals and standard radio waves from multiple locations to display an accurately accurate time. Many would;

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Alarm, Ana-Digi, Bluetooth, Casio, Chronograph, Edifice, Tough Solar, World Timer

Casio Edifice Tough Solar: To speed your Intelligence

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
04
Oct

Imagine running a chronograph, an alarm, a countdown timer, World time/dual time functions, a fully automatic calendar, Mobile Link (Wireless Linking Using Bluetooth®), a Phone Finder, LED light, an AM/PM indicator – all running at the same time on a battery with a limited life-span. Frequent battery replacement – in this case – is inevitable.

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Alarm, Bluetooth, Casio, Chronograph, Edifice, Tough Solar

Watch dials – Simple explanations and clear examples (Part V)

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
09
Sep

With this post, we’ll end the dial-related discussions we held since some time. To go back where we started from, click here. We now speak about NTPTTM Carbon. Extremely thin layers of carbon fiber 30 microns each twisted to 45 degrees to the next layer. This creates distinctive patterns upon machining a solid block, depending

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Aqualand, Automatic, Automatic, Bluetooth, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Compass, Depth Gauge, Dress watches, Edifice, Exotics, Formula 1, G Shock, GMT, GMT, GPS, Hamilton, Luxury, Minimalist, Multi-function, Omega, Orient, PADI, Pilot, Powermatic 80, Powermatic 80, Presage, Presage Automatic, Prospex, Seiko, Seiko Premier, Solar, Solar, Swiss, T-Touch watches, Tissot, World Timer

How do you find the luxury watch perfect for you?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
26
Jul

Navigating the complicated, online maze for that perfect timepiece is fun till you feel dazed and confused. This is the time when you feel like throwing away your preferences and going for the next one you come across; worse, you give up the spree altogether. Should you have stayed focused on a few, good points;

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Alarm, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Edifice, Flightmaster, Seiko, Tissot

Heart Cam – Digging into the heart of the matter (I)

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
17
Jul

Those that get moving from stop (after running for some time) and give us the advantage of finding back the time we apparently lost; we call them the split-time chronographs. Chronographs: Nothing hair-splitting about it The magic of chronographs is eternal! It’s for many among us. It measures for us the passage of time upon

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Casio, Edifice, Multi-function

Edifice or Enticer? – Gonzo attempts at solving the dilemma

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
17
Oct

This is something similar to what once I came across in a gun forum. The questioner sought advice from other members about two particular brands of handguns; about which one would make a better personal defense tool – a Walther PPK or a M1911A1 – both in .38 cal. The real knowledgeable forum members down-voted

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Automatic, Casio, Citizen, Edifice, Powermatic 80, Powermatic 80, Seiko, Solar, Tissot

Fuel gauge of the watch: A word about power reserve indicators

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
10
Oct

Power reserve is not something belonging just to the realm of mechanical watches. The Solar, Tough-Solar, Eco Drive or Kinetic Direct-Drive – all got their own versions of power reserves. The duration varies and longer ones are tougher to obtain with single-mainspring mechanical movements than with electronic types. Truly outstanding entries in the power department

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Aqualand, Baby-g, Bluetooth, Casio, Chronograph, Compass, Diver's, G Shock, GPS, Heart Rate Monitor, Neon Illuminator, Perpetual Calendar, Tissot, Tissot T-Touch, World Timer

Why wear a digital watch?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo

A word of advice from Gonzo: NEVER, EVER go for a digital watch unless: You got some real hots for the digital format. Some particular digital model tickles your fancy. You are into a very, very active lifestyle and inclined to the adventurous side of life. Digital watches are mostly sleek and sporty and meant

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