A gold watch is not a timepiece that I aspire to wear every day, but sometimes I wear one when I feel nostalgic for the ’90s. Gold has long been a symbol of opulence, wealth, privilege and maybe gaudiness when…
I have to tip my hat toย Victorinox Swiss Army. They took a chance with the design of their outlandish Swiss Air Force Headquarters GMT watch, and came up with an extremely bold design. This watch could be the black sheep…
Historically speaking, aluminum is not usually the first materialย that is chosen to make wristwatches, butย Victorinox Swiss Army picked this alloy for their series of Centurion watches. Both the use of this metal and the design of these quartz wristwatches might…
A perpetual calendar is often regarded as one of the top complications for makers of mechanicalย watches. They are notoriously difficult to engineer and produce. The high cost to own one of these geared marvels puts it out of reach for…
From the annals of history, a “lancer” is a cavalryman on horseback who is armed with a giant spear known as a lance. Think of them as the fast-moving attack force that often could change the tide of a battle….
Earlier this year, I bought a big batch of watches to resell. Inside the lot, was a mixed bag of quartz watches in different conditions. Some were keepers, some were flippers and others were complete garbage. One of these broken…
The first thing that attracted me to the Swiss Air Force G-400 Professional was its good looks. I am a sucker for pilot chronographs, and I appreciate the juggling act that wristย watch designers have to perform to make all the…