Small, hand-wound, and a little loud
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ·
Every chronograph should be this size, and I'll keep saying it until brands listen. The Gara is 38.5 mm by 13.4 mm, on 20 mm rubber, with a silver dial and a rotating bezel for a second elapsed time.
Inside is the hand-wound Sellita SW510M b with 63 hours of reserve, visible through the open caseback. Winding a chronograph every morning in a hotel room is one of my small pleasures on the road, and 63 hours means if I forget on a two-day layover in Bogotá, it's still running when I wake up.
Where I hesitate is the styling. Farer loves color, and the racing accents are louder than I'd wear with a uniform. A silver dial can also flare under strong cabin lights. At 2,440 to 2,625 dollars it's fairly priced for a hand-wound chrono with 100 meters of water resistance. A weekend watch, and a good one.