Warm brown rarely appears on a steel sports chronograph, which is exactly what makes this chestnut dial so hard to find. Built during a short production run before leaving the catalog, it carries the quiet scarcity collectors chase in vintage tropical dials. It is made for the collector who already owns the blue and the silver and wants the one nobody else is wearing.

Presents itself in mint condition with little to no signs of wear. The brown lacquered dial carries a fine sunburst finish that shifts from warm cocoa to deep espresso as light moves across it. The six-sided Maltese-cross bezel sits over a case with satin brushing and polished bevels, shifting between matte and gloss as the wrist moves. Flip it over, and the exhibition caseback reveals a 22k gold oscillating weight shaped like a wind rose, a nod to the collection’s spirit of travel.

Functions include hours, minutes, small seconds, date, and column-wheel chronograph. The screw-down crown pulls out to set the time, and the 4 o’clock corrector pusher advances the date. A quarter-turn unlocks the two chronograph pushers, with the top one starting and stopping the chronograph and the lower one resetting it. Water resistance is rated to 150m for real swim-ready capability, while the automatic movement holds roughly 52 hours of power reserve.

Comes as a full set, triple-boxed with the Certificate of Origin, guarantee documents, instruction manual, Collectors Club booklet, USB drive, original factory hangtags, a fitted brown alligator strap, an additional stainless steel bracelet, and a brown rubber strap.

Backed by a maison perfecting its craft since 1755, older than the United States, it suits the one-watch collector who refuses to settle on a single identity. Flipping from an integrated steel sports piece to a rugged rubber companion to a dressy alligator classic without leaving the wrist, it deserves a closer look before it finds another home.