My wife Anne came home the other day eyes shining, all excited and placed a small box in front of me. Go on open it, she said. I did so and found a beautiful dive watch. It was the Ratio Free Diver Helium Safe Men’s watch. As a marine biologist, I spend much of my hours in the salty waters of the deep blue sea. Most of the times it is research around the shallow waters but occasionally it is deep sea diving as well. A dive watch is an essential part of my work gear and I also own…
Although deep sea diving is not my idea of adventure, I love the sturdy dive watches that usually form an essential part of diving gear. Dive watches are clear and readable with large markers and water resistant to great depths. Some of the dive watches out there are easily beyond the budget of the average person although, some famous watch brands make them in a very affordable price range. Take for instance the Orient Ray II Automatic Power Reserve 200M FAA02005D9 Men’s Watch – it has earned the title of being the most affordable luxury dive watch. From the several…
You would be amazed at how many watch models out there display the day-of-the-week and date of the month via sub-dials and, you would be even more amazed to find, that in over 90% of the cases, the wearer of the watch can barely see what the date is. In all these watch models, the date of the month is displayed via a sub-dial that has these tiny markers on it. These markers look like tiny ants crawling on the dial face and you need the eyes of a hawk to be able to actually clearly see the date to…
Loud, bold, elegant and classy – that was my first impression of the Armani Exchange Black Dial Leather Strap AX2101 Men’s watch. The brand name ‘Armani’ spells fashion and the watches from this brand are stylish dress watches that are sure to enhance your style quotient. One of the reasons I picked out this watch from the impressive line-up that Armani Exchange brand offers is the sleek black dial of this watch. I think we guys are partial to the colour black, which absolutely will never go out of style. It is so versatile that it can accessorize any outfit,…
If you have a fetish for something out of the ordinary, the ICE watch is for you. When the ICE watch brand was created in 2007, its creator the Belgian entrepreneur Jean-Pierre Lutgen imagined it as a “change”. And a change it made for the folks looking for watches – the ICE watch brings something different to the table. This is an accessory that adds a splash of colour to your persona. It makes a style statement, stands out and gets you noticed. ICE watches are trendy and versatile, more suited to the carefree spirited younger crowd. An ICE watch…
The Nixon Porter A1058-1113-00 Analog Quartz Men’s Watch proffers a simple design, suggestive of the simple lifestyle that was the norm a few decades ago. The thought came to mind as I searched for a simple, everyday watch with as little complications as possible. It was for my father; his old wristwatch had gone to the repairers a week ago. My father spends most of his time tending to the garden in his backyard. Last week he had a minor accident in the garden and broke his wristwatch as a result. It was an old timepiece in good working condition…
Simple and sleek, the Skagen watches heighten the sense of minimalism. Inspired by the Danish coastline and in fact named after a small fishing town of the same name, Skagen brand was the brainchild of a Danish couple Henrik and Charlotte Jorst. Although everything about the brand hints at Danish minimalism, the watches were never built in Denmark. Skagen watches are simple yet elegant and complement any lifestyle. The strikingly clean dials, fashionable straps in a variety of materials, all these represent the minimalistic approach to life in a distinctly modern manner. I think that the pairing of the vibrant…
All vintage and reminiscent of the nostalgia of 1950’s era, the Tissot Heritage Visodate is an affordable, entry level Swiss-made watch. The first Tissot Visodate was launched in 1953 to celebrate the brand’s centenary. The Tissot Visodate back then had a novel feature – it had a date window that changed to the next date instantly at midnight. A few other brands had a similar feature but the date would change gradually to the next by midnight. The design of the Visodate was quite innovative for that period, which made it a stylish dress watch and also served as a…
The Ratio Free Diving watches are not the usual professional dive watches that you see in the crowded watchmaking industry. True, they are created to take to the waters, but they are particularly designed for folks indulging in the extreme sport of free diving. For those not familiar with free diving, it is diving without the scuba gear or breathing apparatus. Although free divers dive unencumbered without the heavy diving equipment, a dive watch is something they cannot do without. The dive watch should be able to endure the rigors of the harsh environment, just like the free diver himself….
The Orient, one the World’s most famous watch brands, manufacturers watches designed to cater to every personality. They have watches for people with simple personalities and they have watches designed for Kings. Of course, some kings like to live simple lives. The Orient Bambino Version 4 Classic Automatic FAC08004D0 AC08004D Men’s Watch is a sophisticated watch with a simple dial face. On the face of it, all it seems to do is to display the time and date accurately. But inside the case, is Orient’s famous automatic self-winding mechanism. Once you set the date, the time and begin wearing the…
In 1946 Kashio Seisakujo, a Japanese engineer founded the Casio Computer Co. Ltd in Tokyo. The company began by developing the calculator which was introduced to the world in 1954. With continuing improvements, the company created the iconic electronic office calculator for which the brand is famous for. Casio is also credited with creating the digital camera in the 1980s and electronic musical instruments in the 1990s. It is perhaps the reason why Casio is such a recognised brand – we have been seeing it around us for several decades. Coming to the origins of Casio watches, the brand’s foray…
Time has never been so colourful before – ever since the Ice Watch was launched in the market in 2007, the world is looking at time in different shades! Trendy, colourful and cool, the Ice Watch has taken fashion to a new level. Just the other day I was going through my watch collection and I confess I have quite a large collection of ICE watches in all the colours, almost. But white was missing. Ice watches are my favourite brand, they look cool, chic and trendy and like me if you have all the colours the watch can be…
