I haven't read any of the comments so am going to chip in by stating the obvious: no single measurement on its own stands out as the most important. The overall proportions matter more. This necessarily involves several measurements, which shouldn't be hard to grasp because we're dealing with three-dimensional artefacts. Beyond the proportions is the other main consideration, which is the personal tactile experience. These combined produce the overall impression. Singling out one dimension is therefore reductive and pretty much useless in isolation.

People expect too much and these expectations go into overdrive through social media-driven nitpicking.

All watches under a (vanishingly high) price level are works of compromise. They do some things well and let go of others. That’s to be expected.

I actually quite like that because it feels… real? It’s the kind of choice we all make in our lives. We lose sight of this when we get caught up in heritage branding, which has one purpose and one purpose only: to seduce people to part with money that prudence wouldn’t allow.

I’m sure it will. High hopes here too.

Literally unique because only one was made and there won’t be another.

It was either this watch to wind down my collecting or one the same price from that company that makes 1.05 million watches a year.

I can’t remember the dimensions offhand, but it’s very wearable. Maybe 32mm across at the widest point and around 43mm top to bottom. Since it doesn’t have lugs that’s the full span.

There were steel versions of this one too if I recall. Some had Arabic numerals like this one, and some had Romans. There was also a beautiful version exactly as above in platinum with a salmon dial. Yes they’re expensive but because they’re out of fashion good examples can be had for a third or original RRP.

I liked their tonneau designs from 25 years ago before they decided to go brash.

This is my 1996 Chronometro in 18K WG, with a silver guilloché dial and Belle Epoche/Art Nouveau numerals.

It’s a stylistic affectation and cringeworthy.

We don’t acquire eggs or milk or clothes, or even property. We buy them. Same with watches. We use words like “acquire” and “acquisition” to elevate ourselves above base commerce.

Taken in isolation I admit it seems a little snarky to make an issue of this but it’s enough for me to enthuse about watches without larding up the experience.