In Chicago we're getting spoiled for watch browsing/shopping. Besides the various ADs (including the dreaded Tourneau at Water Tower Place), there's the Rolex and Omega boutiques, Tourbillon (Swatch's upscale boutique), and Fine Swiss Timing (which carries Hublot, A-P, Breguet, IWC, Girard-Perregaux, Zenith, Glashütte Original -- and as of last week, Tudor!).

I wanted to share a few photos of watches I tried on today at the last 2 stores.

First some from Breguet








The new Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue




The Black Bay


A coupla El Primeros (the first an homage to the original, same 38mm size; love it, but a bit pricy ($8,400)


This one is 42mm and seems HUGE on my wrist


This Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph in rose gold is amazing


And...I walked home with this one!


It also has a blue-gray-orange NATO strap, which I will likely soon change to.

 

I hit "post reply" before I was done! There are a few others...

 

We don't get to see anywhere near enough of Breguet's complicated dress pieces, I wish they'd discontinue the XXI and focus down that path entirely.

 

Very nice , go Gators

 

Great series Adam - you said there is more?....

Available for scads less in the secondary market. Keep your eye out for the grey dial one - it's the winner of the 38mm bunch IMO.

Amazing, yes, but strangely cross-eyed. Pretty awkward design camouflage to hide a small movement in a big case.

 

No, just these that I photographed...in my initial post I only got up to the Breguets before I accidentally posted the message. I did try on a couple of Glasshuette Original chronos too.

 

So Adam..................when is it you're hosting that Chicage GTG?

 

Have have read that, Lou. Still, that does allow the outer tachymeter scale to be legible for a change, and doesn't affect functionality.