In somewhat of a departure from Carl F. Bucherer’s more modern looking watches, this new “Manero ChronoPerpetual” is an interesting and more traditional looking perpetual calendar model from the Swiss brand.  Because of the large # of features for a perpetual calendar (date, day of week, month, leap year indicator, moon phase), the challenge for any perpetual calendar watch is squeezing all of its functions onto a dial that is legible — and believe you me manufacturers are not always successful in this regard.  I think Carl Bucherer’s result with this new Manero ChronoPerpetual falls somewhere in the middle of balancing form and function — the dial is a bit “busy”, yet the designers decided to squeeze in a tachymeter scale around the outer edge of the dial.  I think the watch would look better without the tachy scale — it is something I always associate with sports watches, not perpetual calendars.  The case design, on the other hand, is exquisite — clean and smooth lines with satin and polished finishes.  150 pieces in stainless steel ($31,000 a pop), 100 in rose gold ($46,200 a pop).

Carl F. Bucherer Manero ChronoPerpetual

Reference number (rose gold): 00.10906.03.13.01

42.5 mm case (rose gold or stainless steel) (14.3mm thick), Caliber CFB 1904 (automatic), Louisiana alligator strap w/matching pin buckle

Stainless steel case variant (ref: 00.10906.08.13.01)

By the way — what is the significance of “manero”?  What does this word mean?

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