Finally a straight-forward perpetual calendar watch, once again. Many companies attempt to breathe a breath of fresh air into the common set of complications, but sometimes it is just nice to see a simple classic. Not only is the look of this Chronoswiss watch basic, but so is the name being just the "Chronoswiss Perpetual Calendar" watch. The 40mm watch sits on the stealth wealth side of the fence being in white gold, that a few feet away is almost indistinguishable from steel. Love those classic long, thin lugs.

I believe the dial comes in silver or black (blued steel hands on the silver dial). Inside the watch is the Chronoswiss manufacture made C. 127 caliber movement. Wound via the large crown, and providing the time, perpetual calendar functions, and moonphase indicators. At $34,600 it is a classic looking and high value watch compared to prices from Swiss brand. Ironically ChronoSWISS is a German brand.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

This lime green watch is meant to remind you of spring and summer. I think it would have been cool to call it the Chronoswiss "Springtime" watch. Right? Chronoswiss is a funny watch maker because they are German, and proudly so, but the name of the brand has "Swiss" in it. Funny enough Chronoswiss has not marketed this watch specifically for men or women. This often happens with designs that could theoretically appeal to either sex - the company doesn't know who it will appeal to so it is cautious to indicate that it is for men or women (cause most men will not buy a watch that is meant for women, but I would sport this watch based on the design). The Spring uses the basic Chronoswiss Timemaster case and style. You have the large "onion" crown and an automatic Chronoswiss C.128 movement inside. The dial is quite legible though will actually be more legible in the dark as the green SuperLumiNova will shine bright. Strap is green toned alligator.

Decorating the steel case's bezel are 60 Wesselton VVSI colored diamonds. Nicely cut and large for a quality luxury look. It is a supremely lively facade, and the light green tones feel almost refreshing in comparison to the rest of the diamond watches out there. I also like the bold application of the font on the date disc. Price for the watch will be $9,300 when it is available soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

With a refreshing return to simplicity among perpetual calendar watches, Chronoswiss releases a new addition to the luxury calendar watch family with the Perpetual Calendar line. The CH 1720 -1723 are finely shaped 40mm watches in styled with traditional pocket watches in mind. If it were not for the attached straight lugs and smaller size, you'd never know this was anything but a beautiful classic pocket watch. For this new traditional timepiece, Chronoswiss uses a base in-house made caliber C. 127 movement with a Dubois-Dépraz sourced 5800 C calendar module.

The many functions of a perpetual calendar complication are neatly laid out on the dial using three subsidiary dials and one aperture window that features the moonphase. Notice that the top subdial used to display the month is set out to display the months for a total of four years. The reason for this is to indicate if the current year is a leap year which adds a day to February. A perpetual calendar is defined as one that is able to compensate for leap years and thus only rarely needs adjusting (that is unless you forget to wind it).

Like most Chronoswiss watches, the "onion" crown is larger than you'd expect for the watch size, but allows for comfortable winding of the movement. The layout design is perfect from a legibility standpoint with the blued steel hands being the perfect width and length. The case is available in five different materials: there is a limited edition platinum model, a steel model, and 18k yellow, rose, or white gold models. The dial face is a machine polished sterling silver in an off-white color finish. Securing the watch is an alligator strap. I'd have to say that this is one of the most desirable Chronoswiss watches I've seen in a while, with flawless execution of the Roman numeral hour markers, and a sublimely attractive yet simple design.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Here we have the Imperator and the Imperia from Chronoswiss, two new watches that continue the Chronoswiss tradition of old-fashioned styling. The watches have similar case designs to another Chronoswiss, the Digiteur, with an elegantly curved style. The numerals on the dial are done in the "Belle Epoque" typeface and the watches are available in either stainless steel or 18K gold with a silver or rose gold dial. Each watch has a sapphire crystal and a display back.

The Imperia on the left , measures 30mm x 48mm x 9mm and the movement is the automatic ETA caliber 2000-1 with 20 jewels; three-spoke Glycidur balance; a Nivarox-1 flat balance-spring; Incabloc shock absorption; a 40-hour power reserve; polished pallets, palletwheel and screws; bridges with Cotes de Geneva polish and circular-graining; and a skeletonized rotor.

The Imperator, on the right, measures s 36.7mm x 56mm x 10mm. The movement is the automatic ETA caliber 2892 with 21 jewels, three-spoke Glucydur balance, a Nivarox-flat balance-spring, Incabloc shock absorption, a 42-hour power reserve, polished pallets, palletwheel and screws; bridges with Cotes de Geneva polish and circular-graining and a skeletonized rotor.

The Chronoswiss Digiteur is a return to a time in the 1920s and 1930s when digital time displays were done using printed discs which rotate to display hours minutes and seconds. The watch uses an caliber FEF 130 movement from 1933-1963 that has been modified to Chronoswiss standards.  The Digiteur is a limited edition available in platinum (33 pieces); 18kt yellow gold (99 pieces); 18kt rose gold (99 pieces); and 18kt white gold (99 pieces). It measures 45.5mm X 27.7mm and has a sapphire crystal and display back. The watch, which was first displayed at last year's Baselworld sells for $12,400.