Horological Meandering

There are 3 chronographs that are at the very top of my wishlist: - Mathey Tissot type xx - Tudor 7169 - Speedmaster 145 012 It may be the time to get one of them. But which one? Which one would be your choice? ...  

But unfindable: ...  

But as you said unfindable. And I don't want to know the price

The Tudor is too busy for me.

Of the three my choice would be the Mathey Tissot Type XX as I just think it looks the best of the three, Marc

And that should be perfect for your wrist.

But I get your point

I don’t intend to drive at 200 mph but it’s good to know that the car has been engineered to do it. Best Captain

They are supercool. Just need to remember to wind it!

I have manual winding watches and I'm fine with it

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but I really like them anyway. 38.5 mm for both. William Massena put these out not too long ago. ...  

It imitates a faded brown dial. I understand he (William Massena) has an original like that.

But not the same charm as the vintage one

I agree.

Although Ive had some bad experiences with vintage watches. Pieced together, unoriginal parts, dial problems, hand problems, difficulty finding a competent watchmaker to fix them and too many unscrupulous dealers hiding stuff that I found out afterwards j... 

but I tried the new Breguet recently and was underwhelmed. So, maybe the no date Speedmaster or the Tudor because of its original design. I don't have a clear preference here. Best, Emmanuel

That's the difficulty when you live in a remote area like me. It's difficult to test. I tried a Breguet Type XX and wasn't bowled over. I must admit, I attributed that to the condition of the watch. 🤔

but my answer is: I didn't bond with the design. The mix of sporty (pilot style, lume) and dressy (rose gold, faceted lugs), which I have nothing against on paper, didn't feel convincing to me in the metal (it felt contradictory). And the decoration of th...