Bauhaus with a reflection problem
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
I love the Max Bill design. The Swiss designer and Bauhaus student drew clean, thin hands and minimalist indices, and the Chronoscope keeps that look on a 40 mm case with a silver dial.
But that domed acrylic crystal on a 14.4 mm case throws reflections everywhere, and in a bright airport terminal you see the ceiling lights before you see the time. It's 30 meters and 48 hours. At 1,950 to 2,150 dollars, a beautiful desk watch. Not a travel one.