Obviously i like Monaco's and Silvertones et al, but they are just not the same. However that means they are i suppose more unique in one sense, in that the Silverstone and Monaco's look bespoke, you could never not know what they are (statment watches). However for flexibility and sheer "rightness" this case deserves it's place in the hall of fame for me.

It's especially nice that it feel right, not too light, certainly never heavy or bulky, just right for every situation and with all the different designs there is always a look for every day or night eventuality.

The 3 pictured are my favourites, although i'd admit they are obvious classic choices...

: I completely and utterly agree Rich. I have watches with it in
: steel, 18k gold and gold plate and with automatic, manual and
: quartz movements. How versatile is that?!

: Here's a post I wrote in "defence" of it a while back,
: that ended up being something of a eulogy!:

: One man's poison... :)

: I really like this case. The original Carrera case is beautifully
: simple, the results of decades of evolution, but maybe not ideal
: for an automatic movement - note the changes required to the
: case between the Lemania re-edition and the ETA automatic when
: TH relaunched the Carrera. I think in part there was also a
: desire to break from that evolutionary tradition for the first
: automatics, so we got an all new case for the Chronomatic.

: For me, the case has become something of a classic in its own right
: - it was relatively long-lived from the '69 Chronomatics to the
: Carrera twins of the early 80s and outlasted the mid-70s Carrera
: case with the covered lugs. Unlike the latter, it's not so much
: a thing of its time - although that gives the chunky covered lug
: version a 70s retro appeal of its own!

: It housed Calibres 11, 12 and 15 and 2 ESA quartz movements. It
: looked good with a strap or a GF bracelet. It worked well in
: steel, gold, PVD and (for those who like that sort of thing)
: even in chrome!

: The defence for the Carrera Chronomatic case rests its case :)

: This is one of the things that is so fascinating about collecting
: watches, there really is something to appeal to everyone.
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