Journal

What is your wristwatch IQ?

Quartz movement, Mechanical movement, Sapphire Crystal, GMT, Perpetual calendar. If you know what these terms mean, you have a relatively basic un...

Of Minibars and watch microbrands.

Did you know that the first-ever refrigerated minibar in a hotel was in the mid-1970s at the Hong Kong Hilton? Inspired by a mini-bottle of alcoho...

Jayavelu's Alphonso and three lessons in export-quality.

Jayavelu was a short, burly man, one of few words. As a kid growing up in Chennai in the eighties, I saw him a few times during the summer and nev...

The monk who wound his watch.

"Sir, you don't need to do anything, nothing, sir. Just plug it in and (it) will take care of your laundry" exclaimed the anxious salesman trying ...

Staying close to the manufacturing process

HELLO AGAIN, HONG KONG You know the feeling when you acquire something new, and you start appreciating every attention to detail in your new acqui...

Reimagining fine watches for India.

Your Wristwatch is entirely unnecessary as a mere time telling instrument. Yet, you cherish your relationship with them. We quit our jobs overseas ...