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...
2 easy ways to match your clothes and watches!
The power of a wristwatch, gentlemen – like that belt, the tie and those shoes of yours – can build your appearance as easily as it can destroy! Earlier,...
What kind of goods are watches?
“Since when did logic invade the realms of luxury; may I ask you back?” Disclaimer It’s not an attempt in evading the very question hurled; it’s rather an attempt...
Are Sellita SW200 and ETA 2824-2 the same?
Lots of watch makers today indicate theirs to be Swiss movements, which is an ambiguous designation and not quite acceptable by many among us. It can mean just anything!...
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...
Raymond Weil Reprise: Toccatas in subtle shades
Toccata: A baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style. The word has an Italian origin and literally means...
A guide on affordable Swiss watches
An alternative way to say Or, how to avoid the ‘cheesy’ Swiss without going bankrupt; the title could have read this way! The idea is the same; we simply...
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...
Top 5 names in sports-luxury watches: Call them ‘Timeless’, if you will
Amidst myriad crappy choices in this particular category, these 5 will fill you in. Concerns about luxury watches in the sports category provide today the chance for offering this...
The two-handed Freelancers L.E.: Raymond Wile watches that don’t compete for attention
In this post, we talk about another Raymond Weil movement; to be specific, about a particular caliber that found way into a couple of their limited edition Freelancer watches....
The journey of the Valjoux 7750: To the 7753 and RW5000
Pre-talk It all started from the Valjoux 7750; an integrated cam-operated, automatic chronograph movement. Valjoux was a part of ETA before and the caliber 7750 they built is still...