Category Archives: Spring Drive

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Must-grabs this Week! Tissot, Seiko, Citizen, Invicta and Scuderia Ferrari brings excellent gift ideas for thrill-loving men and women

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
15
Nov

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 (wife of Louis XVI). Or – the Ladies Oyster Datejust from John Meyer to Jessica Simpson! Only to remember while gifting a nice watch is the other

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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)

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
15
Sep

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 level best to stay impartial; however, Gonzo seldom pays heed to the rest of us. So, we’ve presented a list of innovations from either brand at

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Automatic, Automatic, Chronograph, Citizen, Diver, GMT, GMT, Grand Seiko, Hamilton, Marine Master, Multi-function, Omega, Orient, Oris Aquis, Oris Pro Diver, Presage Automatic, Prospex, Prospex Automatic, Ratio, Raymond Weil, Seiko, SevenFriday, Spring Drive, Spring Drive, Tissot

What kind of goods are watches?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
06
Jun

“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 to draw a parameter around which, an answer to an equation we perhaps could attempt finding out for a clear answer at the end. For, why

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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?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
17
Apr

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 the Campanola; they probably haven’t yet heard about the very impressive Citizen Caliber 0100. It’s the world’s most accurate, self-contained, quartz movement. One might well argue

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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?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
08
Apr

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 every day. Seiko Prospex Fieldmaster Solar 200M: Quite a vintage feel! Without prejudice It is one of those questions that don’t let you deal in binary.

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Why are Seiko watches so good?

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
02
Apr

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, there must be something about a Seiko and we would like to weigh in about the brand. This Japanese watch company has shown unmitigated nerves to

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Alpinist, Automatic, Diver's, Presage, Prospex, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Spring Drive, Sumo

Which Seiko automatic movement is the best? – I

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
23
Mar

A Cautionary Affirmation This is going to be a long one. With something as colossal as Seiko, it can’t be otherwise. That’s a whole hundred years of innovations and developments we are talking about! Certainly requires more space than usual, for all of them still serve the purpose, counting as reliable power houses, making a

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Aluminum, Hamilton, Invicta, Mobile Link, Oris Pro Diver, Spring Drive, T-Touch watches, Titanium

Gonzo’s Geekery: Titanium as a choice

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
20
Dec

Despite frequent misinterpretations to weighty appearances at first sight, some watches, quite contrarily, turn up delightfully light, manageable and maneuverable while on the wrist. All they let you feel is that much just to keep you assured about their presence. The magic behind lightness Some think it is lighter gauge steel behind the reduced weight.

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Presage, Seiko, Seiko 5, Seiko automatic watches, Solar, Solar, Spring Drive, Velatura

Another dose of Seiko Guidance

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
24
Nov

SEIKO ISN’T A BRAND IN ITS CONVENTIONAL SENSE. SO, IT NEEDS MORE THAN ONE PAGE. Strumming the Seiko chord In our last post only we mentioned Seiko higher end watches are as good as the Swiss albeit costing a whole lot lesser. Whether you are shelling out $500, $5000 or $50,000, Seiko will always have

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Prospex, Seiko, Spring Drive

Spring Drive for the Prospex LX!

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
30
Sep

A very short summary: The Spring Drive is different from other quartz-regulated watches and is a unique watch technology by itself. The way it generates energy is like every other luxury mechanical watches; the difference is an electronic regulator for a level of precision never possible for a mechanical watch to attain. Seiko Prospex LX

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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

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
14
May

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 definitive list. The biased ignorant lot will hate alike, assuming that if an item costs more, it must also be superior as well. While this kind

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Automatic, Automatic, Citizen, Dress watches, Grand Seiko, Multi-function, Presage, Seiko, Seiko automatic watches, Spring Drive, Swatch, Zeppelin

Expensive watches: Reasons behind the high price

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
30
Jun

What are usually the first names that come to mind as expensive (and super-expensive) watches? Pateks, Lange, AP, J-LC, Rolex, Ulysse Nardin, Franck Muller…the list stretches to quite afar; mostly into the Swiss territories. High-end luxury timepieces spell S-W-I-S-S to a large chunk. Also, P-R-I-C-E-Y! Question remains: “Why?” The nature of the movements is a vital determinant. We know that more or less. Mechanical watches take more labor to make and are more expensive than quartz.

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Automatic, Dress watches, Grand Seiko, Kinetic, Seiko, Solar, Spring Drive, Spring Drive

Widening extreme tunnel visions

Posted on by Watch Gonzo
Widening extreme tunnel visions
01
Oct

All this while, we swam around in the world of European affordable luxury outside Swiss. Today, we decide upon a little breather by going back to the Japanese. Invariably, that brings Seiko into the discussion for us most and a little annoying fact that it is often thought to be good only as a tool

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