Hand-wound, and happy about it
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ·
My only real complaint is thickness. 14.2 mm on a 40 mm case is chunkier than this clean 1960s look wants to be, and with a closed caseback you don't even get to see the H-51 you're paying for.
Everything else is a pleasure. A white panda dial with black subdials, a tachymeter scale, a steel bracelet with 20 mm lugs, 100 meters of water resistance. It's a manual-wind chronograph, which I love on a trip: winding it in the morning at the hotel becomes a small ritual, and 60 hours gives you slack if you forget.
The legibility is excellent in daylight. At night, there's not much lume. For 2,295 to 2,395 dollars, a hand-wound chronograph with a modern reserve is a really good deal. If you want something vintage-feeling for weekends, this is an easy yes.