The smaller Zulu, and the one I'd wear
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
Shrink the Zulu Time to 39 by 12.9 mm and its personality changes completely. Where the Spirit feels like a tool, this one feels like a watch you can wear with a suit to a meeting in Seoul and then on a hike the next morning.
It's the same flyer idea with the L844.5, 72 hours of reserve, a rotating bezel for the 24-hour scale, and 100 meters. Steel bracelet, closed back. The black dial is clean.
My complaint is the 19 mm lug width. Good luck finding nice straps at that size. And it costs a little more than the Spirit Zulu Time, at 3,600 to 3,900 dollars, for a smaller watch. Still, if your wrist is under 17 cm, this is the one.