The combination suede leather and rubber strap is ingenious in my opinion. Instead of having a leather backing as most suede straps do, they went with a grey textured natural rubber. It is not only very comfortable against the skin, but this also eliminates sweat or water stains on the back of the strap, which should allow the strap to look new for a long time. Orange rubber seal is used on the edges of the strap, not only to hide raw edges, but also add another pop of color, which matches the orange in the dial, and makes the overall appearance of the Eterno Chrono II very cohesive. Another nice feature, quick change pins, so removing the strap takes about 3 seconds. It would be nice if Brera Orologi made a few other strap options for this watch available for purchase, all with quick-change spring pins, as it would make more sense to the consumer for having a watch with a quick strap change system.
When it comes to lume that is where this particular Brera is lacking. With lume paint only applied to the hour/minute/second hand tip, and the subdial hands, and it not being overly strong, it was a little hard to capture. I love the dial as is, and would not want to have the steel applied markers removed, but maybe they could have been a little shorter in length, allowing for hour lume dots to be placed on the outer portion of the dial.
So how does it wears on my 7 ½ wrist? The Eterno Chrono II is extremely comfortable. The lugs are moderately curved and the strap feels great on, which makes wearing this watch very enjoyable. I would say the strap should fit about an 8-inch wrist, anything bigger and you would need an aftermarket strap.
While some might say the price is high for a Swiss Ronda Quartz movement, and while normally I would agree, when you take a look at the dial, case work and finishing, sapphire crystal, custom leather/rubber strap and more, you can see that a movement alone does not make a watch. If this were a more basic watch without all of the detail work, I would say back to the drawing board. As is, I think it is a great looking watch and I love the combination of gunmetal IP, olive green dial and strap and the subtle hints of orange. Now, the watch guy in me still would love a 3 hand automatic version of this watch, but I do love the way they integrated the dial and chrono registers. Overall it is another well-made and fashionable piece from Brera Orologi. Attached with my own photos are 3 stock photos of the other color combinations.
Thank you to Brera Orologi for providing for review. Please leave your comments below in the comment section.
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