Sunday, October 12, 2008

GQ India - A swiss watch catalog

Got my hands on the 1st issue of what is probably the best men's magazine in the world (at least the UK edition is, the US issue is rather vapid). The inaugural issue reads a bit like a swiss watch catalog with ads from every conceivable watch company. There is even a piece on watches as if the were not enough. The content seem to veer towards the ultra rich with a piece on The contiental Flying Spur and the Cayanne GTS. And then there si something on the Nano! As is wont with a lot of western brands, backward Indian's are fed with stale stuff. The article on Charleze Theron is from their June issue (UK edition). Also Vir Sanghvi's article seems liek something I read in HT Brunch or watched on his show on Discovery T&L! But the fresh stuff by sanjay Manjrekar, Rajeev Masand, one Mortimer Chaterjee and the usually readable Suhel Seth are good and then there is Chastity (I bet the editors refer to this fictional person as Tity!) Fernandes to add some spice. Wonder who wnt's to read about KArishma Kapoors husband who has been profiled. Raghu Rai's piece on Meghalaya's rock music scene is clearly the best of the lot with atmospheric pictures. For all my bitching I'll go buy the November issue for sure:-)

1 comment:

Che Guevara on the Road said...

So how many of such Swiss Watches did you end up buying after going thru the ads ???

And are you still reading this magazine ???