The case appears to be very nice, but the dial design is inferior to some of the originals. Why? Because all three sub-registers and associated hands are the same color.
This is a reissue and is faithful to the original G381 Tony.
The movement is the only change I can see. Or am I missing something?
This is a reissue and is faithful to the original G381 Tony.
The movement is the only change I can see. Or am I missing something?
The best designed are those which have different color chrono hands, so that the ability to read the chronograph at a quick glance is enhanced. But even those which employ different types of chrono sub-dial hands, or different color sub-dials like the A384, were at least designed with more serious use in mind.
It has a red chrono hand. And white hands on black sub dials. I’m not a racing car driver but think that’s easy enough to read.
The A384 has a very similar layout
I don't think that you read my initial post carefully. I was referring to the sub-dial hands, and the A384, as attractive as it is, suffers from the same flaw as the subject watch and the G381.
The G381 is my favorite Zenith el primero, and I think this is a lovely watch. But I’ve seen original G381s trade for 8k-12k, so why not buy an original instead??
Of course I am being pedantic to some degree, but chronographs are quintessential tool watches, and as such, should be judged at least in part by their utility. Nothing wrong with designing one primarily for fashion, but I would certainly take those less seriously as tools.
