Too pretty for the cockpit
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
The Portugieser Chronograph is one of those watches I'd wear to dinner in Lisbon and nowhere near an airplane. The blue dial with silver numerals and the two vertically stacked subdials is a classic, and on 41 mm by 13.1 mm it wears slim for a chronograph. The open caseback shows the 69355 movement, 46 hours of reserve.
Two problems for me. First, 30 meters of water resistance on leather, so a rainy dash between the hotel and the taxi is about as wet as it should get. Second, the hands are thin and elegant, which means legibility in low light is poor. It's a dress watch with a stopwatch.
For 8,600 to 9,200 dollars it's very handsome, and if that's what you want, go for it. Just don't wear it to work.