I was also very interested in a Speedmaster Reduced, especially the bicolour version.

For one thing, the smaller size fits better on my wrist and the price (under 2000€) is very tempting.

But the whole service issue has always kept me from buying.

Nivada Grenchen has a really beautiful chronograph in its programme with the Chronomaster. I like the Broad Arrow - Tropical Dial version very much.

Which one is your favourite?

Love the Look of this bicolor Tag 2000 models!

If I'm not mistaken, the Dubois Depraz 2000 ist a Chronograph -module similar to that used in the Speedmaster Reduced.

Servicing can indeed be tricky.

A friend of mine owns a Speedmaster Reduced and strongly advised to look for a watchmaker up front a purchase who is willing and capable to service this type of movements. He paid around 500€ for a service of his Speedmaster Reduced by an Independent watchmaker, but he got quotes up to 750€.

I feel the same way the other way round.

I bought a Dan Henry 1964 Gran Turismo last year, really just as a fun watch. I wanted to see if I could handle the smaller size of chronographs, and I was also interested in the beads of rice strap.

It was this "if I wear it once in a while, it will be okay. And if not, then just not".

In fact, I wear the watch very regularly, often for weeks at a time.

The size is very wearable for my smaller wrist, the watch is also pleasantly light and the strap is very comfortable

My first wristwatch was a quarz Seiko Diver that my parents gave me in the 80s.

Quarz, of course, because it was the pinnacle of technology in the 80s and no one really wanted automatic watches or even hand-wound watches on their wrist any more.

The reason was that I wanted to spend the summer holidays in the swimming pool and my parents had made it their business to teach me how to swim and how to read an analogue watch dial properly.

In this case, learning to swim meant that I had to pass a swimming test that involved swimming for at least 30 minutes at a time.

And the deal with my parents was that I would then time my swims accordingly, and for that I needed the waterproof or dive watch preferably with adjustable bezel.

I can't remember the reference number etc., but I wore the watch for a really long time.

At some point, it unfortunately fell off on a hard floor and could not be repaired.

A pity really.

Then I wore a Junghans Quarz from my father and Casio watches (G-Shocks, Waveceptor) for a very long time.

Years later, my wife gave me a Seiko meca quarz chronograph, which kind of sparked my interest in wristwatches.

During the security check at the airport, an officer asked me about the chrono and the reference number, saying that he collected Seikos.

I didn't know what he was talking about, nor that it was possible to collect Seikos, but I couldn't get the subject out of my mind and so I began to read up on Seiko watches.

I quickly than bought an SKX009 because it reminded me of my first wristwatch.

Many watches than followed 😉

That is my wristwatch story so far.