Researching Chronostop Genève references 145.009, 146.009, 145.010, and 146.010

New to the forum and eager to learn from the experienced members here. I hope to eventually contribute to this great community myself. Without further ado, here is my first post:

I have been focusing on the Chronostop Genève references mentioned in the title. I’ve started monitoring the market and have two questions (and I'm sure more will follow) for the seasoned collectors:

Market Trends: Is there a general rule or trend regarding how the market prices these four versions relative to one another? For instance, how do the "Driver" versions (145.010, 146.010) compare to the standard dial orientations (145.009, 146.009)? Similarly, is there a price delta between the Date (Cal. 920) and No-Date (Cal. 865) versions, assuming comparable condition, authenticity, and dial color? Or is the market volume too low to establish such trends, making individual seller pricing the deciding factor?

Original Configuration: Were the "Driver" models ever sold new with the full Milanese Mesh stainless steel bracelet and the No. 27 clasp, or were they exclusively offered on a leather rally strap with the No. 27 deployment?

Many thanks in advance for your input,

George

Old adds and my Chronostop

I don‘t understand the watch to be honest. Because you can only time things 1min. Or am i wrong?

As @tdn-dk ’s German advertisement says in its copy:

‘The Watch for Youth, The Watch for Sport’… ‘A watch that ‘moves’ with the ‘times’.

The watch was created as an entry level watch for young men, particularly highschool kids and university students, basically active people looking to express themselves (hence the different colours).

As such the timer reflects the types of sports these kids would naturally time: 100m, 200m, 400m sprints or interval training or lap times. In those contexts the 60 second timer is enough. Also not delivering a fully functional chronograph probably kept the price down to make these watches accessible to this specific demographic.

As @sathomasga has said the actual complications for most of the watches you see on this site are redundant… I would also include telling the time as one of those complications. If we’re all honest with ourselves, in a world inundated with digital clocks, these things have lost their use as tools and are now just male jewelry…

Here’s a photo of my Chronostop bangle 😉

@tdn-dk @Makesbelieve
Oh my, your mint examples make me jealous, but they give me hope and inspiration too!
🙏🙏

I have owned and really enjoyed both the Genève and the Seamaster Chronostop and thought I'd feel the same way. The very idea of a watch without a second hand seemed all wrong, but in daily use they're both really nice designs, very clear and coherent and all business.