Okay Crunchers, Let's Play a Game: Chrono
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So after receiving my K2 Supersede I'm set on GMTs and divers for life....I know at some point I want a BB36 Anthracite, but in the meantime I have a chrono hole to fill.
Here's the game:
41mm or under
14mm thick or under
Manual or auto but a sellita level in quality or above
Steel or Titanium or Ceramic
Panda, Reverse Panda (with notable exceptions for some nicely colored dials)
If it has a bracelet, it must have on the fly (tool-less) micro adjust
$10,000 or under (new only, no pre-owned)
Things i've considered:
Zenith Revival Shadow
Breitling Pistachio
Farer Carnegie Titanium
Tag Glassbox (black)
Norqain Freedom 60
Omega Speedy '57
What else should I look at?
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Depends if you want something dressy or more sporty.
Out of your options, if it were dressy, I think the glass box from tag is handsome followed by the a384 or a386 from Zenith.
***if buying used is an option then you can get a Habring 2 rattrapante or something less complicated for 10k or less https://www.chrono24.com/habring/doppel-felix--id30392938.htm
for the sporty column: I do like the zenith shadow, personally I have the Hanhart 417es 1954 flyback in 39mm in my crosshairs (fighter jet pun intended), or wait until a non precious metal minerva powered Montblanc goes on sale. Zenitch chronometer sport is just 11k if the ceiling can be raised. but Zenith seems to have a lot of pedigree, brand cache, and style for the 10k region if you're not considering a speedy pro.
I'll leave you with this. depending on finances, you can find a good selitta flyback AMT5100 M usually for under 3k in a preferred design by reverse engineering your search using watchcase as a starting point or just searching for watches with the movement and then get your bb36 anthracite all new out the door under 10k with strap money to spare 🍻
Depends if you want something dressy or more sporty.
Out of your options, if it were dressy, I think the glass box from tag is handsome followed by the a384 or a386 from Zenith.
***if buying used is an option then you can get a Habring 2 rattrapante or something less complicated for 10k or less https://www.chrono24.com/habring/doppel-felix--id30392938.htm
for the sporty column: I do like the zenith shadow, personally I have the Hanhart 417es 1954 flyback in 39mm in my crosshairs (fighter jet pun intended), or wait until a non precious metal minerva powered Montblanc goes on sale. Zenitch chronometer sport is just 11k if the ceiling can be raised. but Zenith seems to have a lot of pedigree, brand cache, and style for the 10k region if you're not considering a speedy pro.
I'll leave you with this. depending on finances, you can find a good selitta flyback AMT5100 M usually for under 3k in a preferred design by reverse engineering your search using watchcase as a starting point or just searching for watches with the movement and then get your bb36 anthracite all new out the door under 10k with strap money to spare 🍻
🤔 good points. I think I want a more interesting movement than sw510 or variants. At the moment the CFB big date annual heritage chrono Bucherer Blue edition has me very intrigued
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxs4jRRrw6W/?igshid=M2MyMzgzODVlNw==
Apparently Montblanc and minerva are about to release something in a few days.