Citizen

December 30, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Citizen, Kinetic, Navihawk, Quartz, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Seiko Premier, Velatura

Gonzo’s Grumblings: Attempting a perpetual doubt-removal on Perpetual Calendars

A perpetual preference, partially painful to people The perpetual calendar complication is one of my favorites. I really do like them. Thanks to Creation Watches; they helped me find...

December 25, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Luxury, Automatic, Automatic, Chronograph, Citizen, Dress watches, Freelancer, Hamilton, Limited edition, Oris Aquis, Raymond Weil, Seiko, Watch Materials, watches

Entry-level luxury: Countering dubiousness

Luxury, ideally, shouldn’t let you consider economies. At times, therefore; luxury is wasteful. Luxury is also different for different immediate surroundings; luxury depends upon what role you play. The...

December 22, 2020
Watch Gonzo
diamond watch, Anne Klein, Casio, Citizen, Michael Kors, Morellato, Seiko, Tissot

What are Diamond Accents?

Gem stones are one of the BIG factors in luxury watch design. It imparts a certain amount of grandiloquence to a watch, bringing a feeling of upliftment; more so,...

December 6, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Automatic, AVI 8, Citizen, Freediver Automatic 1000, Helium-Release Valve, Orient, Ratio, Seiko, Seiko automatic watches, Star, Sumo

Gonzo’s grumblings: What differentiates a great automatic from one that’s not?

An expensive automatic is not always a GREAT automatic. Gonzo tells us why. Like most of other readers who drop in here every now and then, I too enjoy...

December 3, 2020
Watch Gonzo
AVI 8, Automatic, Chronograph, Citizen, Freelancer, H-10, Hamilton, Hamilton X, Raymond Weil, Super Titanium

Why are some of the best mechanical watches so affordable?

This can’t be answered in binary. For affordability, here, doesn’t cut down their value for money. Let’s start with the similarities these affordable watches share. The common points...

October 30, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Ana-Digi, Bluetooth, Casio, Citizen, Edifice, GPS, GPS, Super Titanium, Tough Solar

Smarts and Hybrids: Torn between the two

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...

October 17, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Casio, Citizen, Dress watches, Fossil, Minimalist, Moon Phase, Sapphire Crystal, Zeppelin

Moon Phase: Useless, impractical, emotionally appealing

Horological tinkerers aside, even knobs had it defended; such is its entertaining absurdity! Phasing-in, slowly The moon phase complication has attracted many a debate over the years. Despite appearing...

October 14, 2020
Watch Gonzo
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

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,...

October 11, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Citizen, GPS, GPS, Ironman, Sattelite Wave, Timex, World Timer

Precision timekeeping-III: Beyond simple quartz technology

Despite a beyond remarkable accuracy, there are factors that might affect GPS precision greatly! Do you really need a GPS watch? Prior any discussion, it’s necessary to evaluate if...

October 8, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Atomic, Automatic, Carrera, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Eco-Drive, Formula 1, Formula 1, GPS, Men's, Pro Master, Promaster, Radio Controed, Radio-controlled, Sattelite Wave, Seiko, Solar, TAG Heuer, World Timer

Precision timekeeping-II: Beyond simple quartz technology

Atomic accuracy aside, we take a brief look at some that give quartz a run for its money. Digressing from the main topic to return soon Bit out of...

October 6, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Ana-Digi, Chronograph, Citizen, Navihawk, Perpetual Calendar, Pilot, Pro Master, Promaster, Radio Controed, Radio-controlled, Sattelite Wave, World Timer

Precision timekeeping-I: Beyond simple quartz technology

Many years before the artificial satellites associated with your watch, atomic clocks did. It was called Atomic Time-keeping then. Radio-Controlled is the technical term and through the decades; it...

September 28, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Automatic, Citizen, Zeppelin

Miyota 8200: Forever fresh and minty

A watch might be about its entire package, still, some hold the aesthetics most important while others probe deep inside, to every component that makes it work. A watch...

August 23, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Chronograph, Citizen, Diver's, Hamilton, Invicta, Khaki, Military/Field watches, Seiko, Seiko 5, Swiss-made

Some military watches that are worth a look!

Military watches are easily recognizable. They come covered mostly in black, green, gray or camo, in PVD or DLC. Neither their color scheme, nor their size and built are...

August 19, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Ana-Digi, Alarm, Automatic, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, Dress watches, Eco-Drive, Exotics, G Shock, G-Shock, Luxury, Multi-function, Pro Master, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Solar, Women's

Before you go buying your next watch…

“You’ve got to put it on your wrist and decide whether it’s for you or not.” – David Hurley; exec, watches of Switzerland Watch-obsessed people aside, investing in timepieces...

August 7, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Automatic, Bulova, Chronograph, Citizen, Diver's, Dress watches, GMT, Women's

Citizen: The little-known or not so popular facts

Citizen as we don’t know Standing just over 100 years, Citizen is a forceful phenomenon in the watch world. They are innovative with watch making technology and deft at...