Is it worth to buy Junghans max bill chronoscope?
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Sushant
I am am Engineer Graduate, working as Maths Lecturer. I feel Watch we wear represents who we are, our values and personal style. I wouldn't use the word obsessed, but yes, I'm an enthusiast. I like th...
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Is there a budget? IWC Portugieser Chronograph is special but you need more than loose change 💸
It depends on what type of chrono watch you are looking for, one more of a dress type like the Max Bill or a more sporty one like a Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster or a Tag Heuer Aquarecer Caliber 16
It is for sure a great watch, so I’d say go for it 👍
So I was in the same boat, and actually bought a Max Bill "Non" Chronoscope. It was a fantastic watch. But then all of a sudden one day i picked it up and it just doesn't tick. No movement of the second hand after winding, shaking etc.
Was a bit disappointed. Haven't had the time to get it looked at, but I'll be honest, it's the first ever mechanical watch that failed on me without warning or no real discernable reason.
I recently traded my Max Bill in. It is a cool looking watch, especially in slow-mo macro shots, but in person, it is a bit of meh. Case material is pretty thin, which would be okay, but because of the movement, you can feel (and hear) every oscillation of the rotor. Some people may not care about that, but when compared to other automatic chronographs, it may feel less refined.
Farer, Nivada Grenchen, Baltic, and others all offer reasonably affordable chronographs.
There really isn't anything that I can think of that's similar visually, but these aren't miles away in either style or price:
Certina DS Chronograph:
Hamilton Intramatic Chronograph:
Excelsior Park 'Shuck the Oyster':
Vulcain Monopusher:
If you like that style you can't go wrong, they are nicely priced.