3 Vintage-Inspired Chronographs Seen at WatchTime New York 2019

A week ago, the WatchTime team and over 1,600 guests had the pleasure to meet at Gotham Hall in New York City for the fifth annual WatchTime New York event The Carl F Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual, which debuted at this year's Baselworld, is a popular chronograph inspired by a 1956 model produced by the brand.

Combining an annual calendar with a chronograph, the 41-mm watch is available in either stainless steel, with a silver dial and panda-style subdial orientation, or in two-tone rose gold with a rose-and-champagne dial Another retro-look chrono that caught our eye was the Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chronograph, a popular bronze watch and member of the brand's 1858 collection, inspired by a 1930s Minerva Chronograph At 42 mm in diameter, the 1858 model lands in the sweet spot size-wise for contemporary chronographs and provides the dial ample room for enhanced legibility.

The dial uses a red central chronograph hand - noticeably without Zenith's typical star-shaped counterweight - a 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock, 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock, and small seconds at 9 o'clock, along with the tilted date window at 4:30 At the show, Zenith also debuted a new ladder-style steel bracelet to accompany the watch, though noted it's sold separately, at $384.. . Source