Thanks, John . . . I really like this watch and was intrigued by the history / heritage of the different elements -- movement; flyback; stopwatch-inspired; etc. It was a fun watch to wear!!

Jeff

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: Jeff Stein wrote in the above reference article

:

As I was showing off the newest Carrera and bragging about its
: legendary movement, a friend asked, “So why does the movement
: matter? Aren’t they all pretty reliable nowadays?”. Yes,
: most of the movements in $7,900 chronographs keep good time and
: operate smoothly, and the El Primero works as well as any of
: them. The pushers, the hands reset instantly, and there is a
: solid feel in winding and setting the watch. Accuracy was within
: three seconds per day, over the week that I wore the watch.

: Beyond this baseline of reliable operation, however, chronograph
: enthusiasts will find pleasure in the fact that this new Carrera
: is powered by the legendary El Primero movement. Whether the
: beautiful design of the movement, its place in the history of
: chronographs, its death and miraculous rebirth, or the sweep of
: the second hand, there has always been something special about
: the El Primero movement. Forty-four years after the race to be
: the first, El Primero enthusiasts can be proud to be the last,
: with the El Primero being the only movement in the great race of
: 1969 that is still in production today.

: Jeff, you should be very proud of your Flyback review. The whole
: article flows smoothly through the story of the watch and adds
: great bits of peripheral information to flesh it out into a
: great read. In the above quote you have set forth in a simple
: straight forward way that even a non watch nerd should be able
: to understand why we nerds love not just the looks but the guts.
: You capture it all in a few lines, from the design of the watch
: in its beauty and technological achievement to the history and
: importance of the brand and the its place on the tree of
: watchmaking evolution.

: Bravo,

: JohnCote
: Confirmed Lifelong Watch Nerd