Looking for a white dial chronograph

[Flywheel]

Hi all, first post here so I'd consider myself a watch newbie. The only watch I own at the moment is Tag Heuer Ltd. Edition Senna (not my picture).

I've now suddenly gained an interest in watches and I'm now looking for a white dial chronograph with pink gold (yellow gold is ok as well) case. So I've been looking at used watches on chrono24 and the budget can go up to 10k USD if it's a watch I really like. However, I'd prefer it to be around 2-3k as I've also ordered a Schofield Signalman and that's enough money already for my watch budget this year.

So these are a few that I've found:

Blancpain Villeret Chronograph

Chronoswiss Kairos Chronograph 750

Zenith Prime Chronograph (comments on this one? What year is it?) The back:

Which other watches should I have a look at?

[malarky_hk]

The Zenith El Primero is always a good choice. Another option is the Rolex Daytona.

[CitizenM]

I would easily recommend a Zenith, but also consider the excellent Seiko options, although the spring drive one is a bit pricey:



That's probably the finest chronograph movement in the world today.

You might also like the Flightmaster, which is about a third the price:


This is the movement that TAG bought for the 1887 model, but I don't think their model looks as good, and it also lacks the power reserve.

[Nishant]

Excellent choice in Schofield ....
Cheers.

[stuffler,mike]

[Raza]

That Zenith Prime is excellent. It's older though, from years back. I don't know the exact timeframe, but it was the predecessor to the not-as-pretty Zenith El Primero HW (handwind) which ditched the indices for Arabic numerals.

[Raza]

I would easily recommend a Zenith, but also consider the excellent Seiko options, although the spring drive one is a bit pricey:



That's probably the finest chronograph movement in the world today.

Three subdials, power reserve, date...what, no day, moonphase, or TV remote?

[H2KA]

I love Blancpain chrono..

Here's a pic of mine (regretfully sold)..

[Gary123]

With the Blancpain, you also get one of the finest chronograph movements ever made. The Zenith is undeniably a great movement, but it irks me how much the second hand jumps when it is started. It is also a mass produced movement unlike the Blancpain's movement. From a practical standpoint, the jump start is generally meaningless, but the F. Piguet 1185 in the Blancpain starts without a hitch.

[Flywheel]

Thanks for the replies guys! The Blancpain looks very interesting, but I'm a bit worried it's on the small side being 34mm. I'm not a big guy but I'd prefer it being around 40mm. The Zenith Prime really is a gorgeous watch and better looking imho than the Primero.

I'm looking for something sleak and something that goes with a suit. Some of the suggested watches are a bit too sporty for that. I'd also prefer a gold case with brown leather strap as I want to have a variety with the watches I own.