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I have a white Nomos Tetra currently and am looking to "complete" it by getting a mechanical chronograph that will have two opposite characteristics of my Nomos: a round black dial.
Models such as Bell & Ross BR-126 and IWC Portofino range are sadly triple my budget, so I hunted a bit more and arrived at either the Stowa's Chronograph 1938, the Archimede Klassik Chronograph or the Archimede Pilot Chronograph.
Stowa Chronograph 1938:
Likes: design (++); if it was the price range of the Archimede pair (or say "just" a 20% premium) I wouldn't even need to post this
Dislikes: more expensive than the Archimede pair
Archimede Klassik Chronograph:
Likes: will be the cheapest option
Dislikes: design is the most "cluttered" of three
Archimede Pilot Chronograph:
Likes: the black PVD case option
Dislikes: design (again, looks like I'm already prejudiced against Archimede :think
With the points above in mind, I have a couple more questions for these watches:
1) Build quality, a tie between these two brands?
2) Is Stowa perceived to have a stronger brand recognition? I'm no stranger to indie brands since my Nomos, but at the back of my head, I will be a little inclined to the brand that may become more prominent after a period of time. In other words, would you rather keep a Stowa or Archimede down the road?
3) Is the 7753 in the Stowa that much better than the 7750 in the Archimede pair, or am I just splitting hairs at this point?
4) I have pretty slim wrist for guy, measuring only 16.5 cm/6.5". I read that the lug-to-lug size for the Stowa is 50 mm, and my guess is the Archimede pair will be equally large too as they roughly have the same diameter (41 mm vs 42 mm). Will these watches be too large to even fit nicely on my wrist?
The reason why I'm posting this in the German watch forum is that I already have a Nomos, and my selection happen to be German watches too. If there are other brands that you think I ought to seriously consider besides Stowa and Archimede, please do suggest them too. ;-)
Thanks a lot!
Models such as Bell & Ross BR-126 and IWC Portofino range are sadly triple my budget, so I hunted a bit more and arrived at either the Stowa's Chronograph 1938, the Archimede Klassik Chronograph or the Archimede Pilot Chronograph.
Stowa Chronograph 1938:
Likes: design (++); if it was the price range of the Archimede pair (or say "just" a 20% premium) I wouldn't even need to post this
Dislikes: more expensive than the Archimede pair
Archimede Klassik Chronograph:
Likes: will be the cheapest option
Dislikes: design is the most "cluttered" of three
Archimede Pilot Chronograph:
Likes: the black PVD case option
Dislikes: design (again, looks like I'm already prejudiced against Archimede :think
With the points above in mind, I have a couple more questions for these watches:
1) Build quality, a tie between these two brands?
2) Is Stowa perceived to have a stronger brand recognition? I'm no stranger to indie brands since my Nomos, but at the back of my head, I will be a little inclined to the brand that may become more prominent after a period of time. In other words, would you rather keep a Stowa or Archimede down the road?
3) Is the 7753 in the Stowa that much better than the 7750 in the Archimede pair, or am I just splitting hairs at this point?
4) I have pretty slim wrist for guy, measuring only 16.5 cm/6.5". I read that the lug-to-lug size for the Stowa is 50 mm, and my guess is the Archimede pair will be equally large too as they roughly have the same diameter (41 mm vs 42 mm). Will these watches be too large to even fit nicely on my wrist?
The reason why I'm posting this in the German watch forum is that I already have a Nomos, and my selection happen to be German watches too. If there are other brands that you think I ought to seriously consider besides Stowa and Archimede, please do suggest them too. ;-)
Thanks a lot!