Category Archives: Pilot

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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Armani Exchange, Automatic, Chief, Chronograph, Daddy, Diesel, Diver's, Dress watches, Dual time, Emporio Armani, Epoca, Exotics, FB, Fossil, Italian Watches, Jewelry, Limited edition, Luxury, Maserati, Meccanico, Men's, Michael Kors, Minimalist, Overflow, Pilot, Sapphire Crystal, Skeleton, Small Seconds, Swiss-made, watches, Women's

Fashion watches that are worth a second look

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
12
Mar

The inside matter: Fast and brief Let us not get into the formal definition for a fashion watch. We shall only be talking about watches by brands that do not make watches as their primary product. Most of their profits come from the respective industries (automobiles, liquors etc.) they operate in; watches are either their

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Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Chronograph, Citizen, Epoca, Hamilton, Hamilton X, Maserati, Men's, Navihawk, Orient, Pilot, Quartz, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Skagen Denmark, Solar, Tissot, Tissot T-Touch, Titanium, World Timer

7 Quartz watches worth collecting

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
05
Feb

The question is… Automatic movements, some of them, are priceless works of art, drooled after to be collected and treasured. We don’t feel the same way about quartz calibers, though. Had there ever been any comparison test between quartz calibers from different brands? The stand of quartz From a collector’s standpoint, there are only a

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AVI 8, Aviation, Chronograph, Pilot, Split-time

AVI-8: Taking a different flight

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
05
Nov

Aviation history and watches go almost hand in hand. Brands zero-in on some particular aspects; it makes the brand special. AVI-8 does the same thing; their specialty is in keeping the aircrafts’ designs intact which inspire their watches. The story behind AVI-8 AVI-8 reads as avi-ate i.e. Aviate. In simple words: Fly an aircraft. That’s

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Automatic, AVI 8, Maserati, Orient, Pilot

Orient Retro Future: Honoring an artform

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
03
Nov

It doesn’t matter if it’s a grail piece or just another variation of a model already there with you. The hunt is – and always will be – ON! It’s the hunter-gatherer instinct A collector chooses to do what he or she will; don’t expect the reasons to stay within the count of a hundred;

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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

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
06
Oct

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 got established as one of the core technologies Citizen is based upon, other than Eco-Drive and Satellite-Wave. Imagine: An antenna built into a ceramic watch case!

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Automatic, Casio, Diver's, Multi-function, Oris Aquis, Oris Pro Pilot, Pilot, Swatch, Tissot, Women's, Zeppelin

Does price matter for the watch you are wearing?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
03
Aug

Our watches are important to us—both socially and technologically—that over time, they become the most defining and enduring part of our wardrobe – if not throughout, then for definite periods – and our lives. Even a person who fully transitions from one to another type of watch will not escape the fact that he or

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Automatic, Diver's, GMT, Multi-function, Oris Pro Pilot

Big Crown Pro Pilot: The Sports Conservative

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
01
Aug

Both these Oris Big Crown ProPilot Big Date watches are all-purpose tools with great aviation characters and decent, sport-styles. Their 100m water resistance makes them fit for professional sea-work not exceeding a depth of 300 feet. These lifestyle pilot watches don’t necessarily look like you need to fly a plane. Besides, they offer one of

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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, Chronograph, Dual time, Flightmaster, Pilot, Rotary Bezel EB6, Seiko

Seiko Flightmaster: A tactical look that’s a lot of fun to wear

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
12
Jul

You’ll find flyer watches aplenty but real flight tools are rare and more than that, awfully priced; often insanely. The Seiko Flightmaster, despite being developed specifically for pilots and tech-pros, has been affordably priced compared to other quartz chronographs with multiple functionalities. With its rotary slide-rule and a 60-minute chronograph (1/5th second) and dual-time/alarm, the

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GMT, GMT, Invicta, Kinetic, Kinetic, Pilot, Pro Diver, Prospex

GMT: A cure to Jet lag, the decidedly modern ailment.

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
15
Jun

Avoiding time lapses Frequent travelers are immensely benefitted by GMT watches. They make you aware about the time at your next stop in another time zone; or, when to call your old buddy at the British Columbia. Keeping track of home time and destination time comes handy in maintaining communication with people who are in

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Chronograph, Citizen, Compass, Fossil, Michael Kors, Pilot, Seiko, World Timer

Gonzo’s Chronograffiti: I

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
29
Dec

Buying a chronograph? Get tips from Gonzo! We men are obsessed with watches that look complex. Well, maybe not all, but most of us. We might have a couple of plain-faced types set aside for formal occasions, but our heart and soul will always reside on the complex dials denoting there’s more to observe than

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Alarm, Chronograph, Citizen, Multi-function, Pilot, Pro Master, Quartz, Radio-controlled

Promaster SKY: Limitless!

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Promaster SKY: Limitless!
26
Dec

Citizen knows to get serious about people with soft corners for adventurous whimsicality. So they made the PROMASTER brand capture every imagination from sports professionals, all over the world. If it was possible, they would, by now, put everything into a single watch and send it our way but Citizen, again, is a watch company

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Automatic, Chronograph, Dress watches, GMT, Multi-function, Pilot, Zeppelin

The story behind ‘Pilot’ watches

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
09
Sep

Truth be told, all men’s wristwatches owe to the pilots. That definitely kills the thrill right away and right at first, but I’m not here to spin yarns for you or cook up a story either. Maybe that’s blatant; maybe something even more – either way, I don’t mind. Remembering Alberto Santos-Dumont – the very

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Alarm, Automatic, Co-Axial Chronometer, Dress watches, Dual time, Grand Seiko, Hamilton, Luxury, Men's, Moon Phase, Multi-function, Omega, Pilot, Presage, Presage Automatic, Seiko, Swiss, Swiss-made, Zeppelin

For social peacocks this time!

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
06
Sep

We are now pretty much used to watches that do more than just telling the time. I’m not quite sure how many people opt for them out of pure appreciation as opposed to their sheer inability for draping around a banner with their personal details on it; in my not so humble opinion, it is

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