401.026, 1815 Chronograph, First Generation, White Gold Vintage Day-Date it sports a deep tropical

it sports a deep tropical dial in additional to its reference-level case sharpness and faultless bakelite bezel

For a manufacture that also made the Big Eye and Nina

Today and for all time

the premise that this dial puts forth—that of Patek Philippe and Beyer on even standing—is never happening again

It is a decidedly historic chronograph with many signature touches

401.026, 1815 Chronograph, First Generation, White Gold Vintage Day-Date it sports a deep tropicalA ref. 401. 026, the first generation 1815 Chronograph from 2004. The 1815 Chronograph built on the foundation of the Datograph, but with a thinner case and no date. The first generation of 1815 Chronograph featured a complex four layer dial construction, contrasting pure silver subdials, and elevated pulsations scale. Its calibre L951. 0 is one of the most dramatic and beautifully engineered chronograph calibres ever devised. It sports German silver