Type 20/21 Chronographs: Airain, Dodane, Chronofixe, Vixa

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Tell me (why) ! 😀 only one vote please 😉

And yes: there are other T 20/21- versions, I know.

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If we’re talking purely visually, I’d pick the chronofixe!

I’m not a fan of the Vixa bezel, the case of the Dodane is bit too simple and I prefer the dial of the chronofixe compared to the Airain 😀
 
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vixa for reason of the hands and layout from the numbers

also the caseback engravings - often we find "P" for Pechoin (than they made a watch revision
in paris in the Rue Cemin Gridaine - are a lovely detail
 
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Vixa!! Love that bezel
 
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I like the airain best. I think the type looks the best and I need that 12-hour bezel. It's my favorite type of bezel.
 
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Airain due to bezel font, minimal knurling, crown just work best in my eyes
 
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VIXA, cause the name sounds great in German and the German heart inside the watch is jsut beautiful 😁

 
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Vixa, the design. Breguet type 20 resemblance

I think its the opposite. The Vixa is more or less a Hanhart inhouse clone of the 1940s German WWII Pilot watches. The Breguet was issued in 1954, the same year as the Vixa btw.
 
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The Vixa is more or less a Hanhart inhouse clone of the 1940s German WWII Pilot watches.
This is my concern... too much 40ies, but supernice hands. 😏
 
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Another vote for the Vixa - love the knurled edges and, especially when comparing watches side by side, I always seem to prefer it visually when the sub-dials don’t obscure the numerals.
 
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VIXA, cause the name sounds great in German and the German heart inside the watch is jsut beautiful 😁

+ 1, i like the beefier H+M syringe hands and that shaped seconds hand is the best ! Numerals are intact as well.
 
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Best of both worlds ? Auricoste type 20 with the Vixa handset



Not an oddity if you remember that military watchmakers did not bother with consistency as long as the handset fits the watch

To be fair, I like the Dodane a lot too…



… but in terms of pure design Vixa and Auricoste are way more sexy to my eyes.

My conclusion : I need to get a Vixa ASAP 😍
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