offshore classic chronograph love

[mikeylacroix]

In my early days of becoming a watch nut...its Lorne over at Classic Chronograph who got me totally into more functional tougher watches
his no nonsense approach in designing and getting this watch done up made me an easy convert.
(Yes yes Aegir is kinda on the hit list now...)


on curved end rubber

original curved end hirsch leather



new bracelet, new hands




clean fibronacci inspired design, love the stepped dial and the textured subdials





date window bit too small

no nonsense pushers, with the sturdy 7750 running it. the newer model has a higher grade version i think...

i get #26 anywhere i can

bracelet super comfy & balanced, very well designed







new hands are fun


3 some

with some other favorites

42mm, apparently uses some tubing system for the pushers so its pretty waterproof or something


chunky goodness




wrist shots

the roman numerals bezel probably not for everyone...there's also a tachymeter option. the newer double 0 version has a day display too




not the best lume sadly..but i hear its c3 on the new ones


enjoy

[Timeless]

Roman numeral on bezel, quite unique

[mikeylacroix]

ya its pretty cool.
i have actually asked for a new case with a tachy bezel. lorne will send it out to me after feb.
also wanted silver hands but he doesn't have them anymore.

[mikeylacroix]

Lorne's a good guy.
I emailed him asking for some different hands..boom its in the mail.
I emailed asking if I can get my hands on the tachy bezel..boom he sends thru a new case..that is tighter in tolerances.



looks great on a toxicnato


very well made executed.





Lorne's gonna send me more parts to upgrade it to what he calls the 'double 0 0'
here is an excerpt from his website: http://www.classicchronographs.co.uk/about-us

2015

The Field Engineer double O variant is now available.  Modifications from the earlier Field Engineer are quite extensive and all in the movement and aesthetics. These include include day of the week indicator, a full set of revised hands slightly different in size and shape, different tube alloys, a completely new and totally unique day and date arrangement, C3 superluminova added to hour markers, small changes in the chapter ring and dial layer sizes and layout, and numerous other very small tweeks that pull everything more tightly to the Fibonacci sequence.