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November 15, 2021
Watch Gonzo
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, watches

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...

September 15, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Alpinist, Astron, Cocktail Time, Flightmaster, Frogman, H-10, Hamilton, Hamilton X, Intramatic, J.Spring, Jazz Master, Khaki, Kinetic, King Turtle, Lukia, Marine Master, New Seiko5, PADI, Presage, Prospex, Re-Craft, Save the Ocean, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Seiko Premier, Solar, Spring Drive, Street, Street Fighter, Sumo, Tuna, Velatura, Ventura, watches

Pitting Seiko against Hamilton (or, Hamilton against Seiko)

Words from the team: This is an interesting comparison the outcomes of which, strangely, shall almost always reflect the mindset of the person drawing the comparison. We’ll try our...

April 17, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Alpinist, Astron, Automatic, Citizen, Cocktail Time, Diver's, Eco-Drive, Flightmaster, GMT, Kinetic, King Turtle, Lukia, Marine Master, Navihawk, New Seiko5, PADI, Presage, Pro Master, Prospex, Radio-controlled, Re-Craft, Sattelite Wave, Save the Ocean, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Seiko Premier, Solar, Spring Drive, Street, Sumo, Super Titanium, Tuna, Turtle, Velatura

Is Citizen more accurate than Seiko?

Grand Seiko, undoubtedly, stands as the most accurate watches from Seiko, either mechanical or quartz or Spring Drive. Unfortunately, most think Citizen maxes out with their GPS watches or...

April 8, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Alpinist, Astron, Cocktail Time, Direct Drive, Flightmaster, Kinetic, Kinetic, King Turtle, Marine Master, PADI, Presage, Prospex, Save the Ocean, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Seiko Premier, Solar, Spring Drive, Street, Sumo, Tuna, Velatura, watches

Are Seiko watches collectibles?

Are Seiko watches collectibles? The Gist: There are many timepieces currently from Seiko which have grown to become collectibles. Now, they are considered timeless and their demand is growing...

April 2, 2021
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Alpinist, Aluminum, Astron, Automatic, Cocktail Time, Direct Drive, Flightmaster, GMT, GPS, GPS, Grand Seiko, J.Spring, Kinetic, Kinetic, King Turtle, Lukia, Marine Master, Men's, Multi-function, New Seiko5, PADI, Presage, Prospex, Prospex Automatic, Quartz, Re-Craft, Save the Ocean, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Seiko Premier, Solar, Spring Drive, Street, Sumo, Tuna, Velatura

Why are Seiko watches so good?

It’s not a rare sight nowadays to see someone spending $10,000 on a Grand Seiko than going for its Swiss brethren costing a much and sometimes, even lower. So,...

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...

June 15, 2020
Watch Gonzo
GMT, GMT, Invicta, Kinetic, Kinetic, Pilot, Pro Diver, Prospex

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

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...

May 14, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Automatic, Chronograph, Citizen, Direct Drive, Dual time, Eco-Drive, Freelancer, Hamilton, Kinetic, Kinetic, Limited edition, Luxury, Multi-function, Perpetual Calendar, Radio Controed, Radio-controlled, Raymond Weil, Seiko, Spring Drive, Swiss-made, Tissot

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...

April 20, 2020
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Chronograph, Citizen, Depth Gauge, Diver's, GMT, Kinetic, Kinetic, Men's, PADI, Promaster, Prospex, Prospex Automatic, Radio Controed, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Solar

Dive watch care and maintenance tips: Timely stitches keep away the glitches

Beginning of a story Congratulations on your first dive watch! You are now rightfully the proud owner of a tool that’s not restricted within just the timekeeper parenthesis. Henceforth,...

December 6, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Diver's, Eco-Drive, Kinetic, Luxury, Solar, Solar, Spring Drive, Swiss, Titanium, Writing Instruments

The Pen-watch: Matching styles, matching lifestyles

Pens, especially fountain pens; and watches are intimately linked. Some of the watch manufacturers make both and matching hands to nibs or cases to caps – maybe even straps...

October 31, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Formula 1, Kinetic, Kinetic, Sapphire Crystal, Seiko, Seiko Premier, Velatura

Kinetic Perpetual: Runs as long as you give it power

Almost a decade and a half back from now, Baselworld witnessed unveiling of Kinetic Perpetual for the first time and was immediately noted for its exceptional convenience and durability....

October 13, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Citizen, Eco-Drive, Kinetic, Multi-function, Orient, Perpetual Calendar, Seiko

Least looked-at factor gets intensely interesting!

A date function is something that doesn’t get much light despite its usefulness in daily life. Not too many people take into account the small cutout on the dial...

September 14, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Alarm, Altimeter, Ana-Digi, Aqualand, Automatic, Casio, Chronograph, Citizen, G-Shock, GMT, GMT, Kinetic, Men's, Multi-function, Neon Illuminator, Orient, PADI, Power Reserve, Presage, Presage Automatic, Pro Master, Promaster, Prospex, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko Premier, Solar, Sportura

Watches must in affordable luxury!

Affordable, a vague and variable term; in modern luxury contexts presents something presentable; something that doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg. The watch kingdom, as we...

September 5, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Automatic, Citizen, Diver's, Eco-Drive, GMT, GMT, Kinetic, Kinetic, PADI, Pro Master, Promaster, Prospex, Quartz, Radio-controlled, Seiko, Seiko automatic watches, Solar

Diver watchdom revisited: No deterring. Not even for the undetermined!

Disclaimer: As someone who appreciates wearable aesthetech marvels, it would be unfair to hold opinions about watch models to be excellent, good or bad – unless technically, that is....

August 8, 2019
Watch Gonzo
Kinetic, Presage, Prospex, Seiko

Seiko Watches: The legend and its legacy

As one of the leading watchmakers in the world, Seiko’s releases look great and offer amazing functionality. They are environment-protected as usual and endowed with advanced technology behind...