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Top 5 Collectible Luxury Chronographs In the world of luxury watches, many buyers care less about accuracy. This watch is primarily for appreciation and collection, as long as it looks good and has a cool history to back it up, all you need is for it to be accurate in minutes. But what if you want a watch that is both accurate and collectible? For that matter, what if you just like the look of a watch with a racing chronograph? In these cases, a luxury chronograph may be your first choice. Here are five of the most popular luxury chronographs on the market today, in no particular order.

Rolex Daytona 116500

The Rolex Daytona 116500 is one of the latest additions to its popular Daytona chronograph collection. Originally designed for endurance racers, the Daytona has been in production for over 50 years and continues to set the standard for sports chronographs. The main feature is its tachymeter bezel, which can be used to measure speeds up to 400 miles per hour. The bezel of the 116500 is black, reminiscent of the Daytona of 1965, with a black plexiglass insert.

The dial is silver-white with silver applied hour markers and lumen arrows inside. The hands are long and thin, with a straight outline and no taper. This makes the watch easy to read at a glance. The second hand moves in 1/8 second increments to ensure extreme accuracy. Three subdials track time in 30-minute and 60-minute increments, as well as in hours. This makes it easy to keep track of the elapsed time, while also monitoring the current time. The case features a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and the entire case is water-resistant to 100 meters.

The Calibre 4130 movement is self-winding but has fewer parts than most similar chronograph movements. Fewer parts means less complexity, which means less chance of inaccuracies. It is highly shock and temperature resistant with a rock solid accuracy rating of +/- 2 seconds per day. It is adjusted via a screw-down crown and can also be used to wind the watch.

Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Edition
Not only does the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional have chronometer-level specs; it also looks like a chronometer, with a crown and two buttons on the right and a bare one on the left. This makes it easy to maneuver, although easier for right-handed users than for left-handed users. The case is 42mm in diameter and is available in stainless steel, 18K Sedna gold or 18K Canopus gold.

There is also an optional back of the display, where the Calibre Omega 3861 movement can be seen. This movement is a modification of the earlier Calibre 1861 movement. Same size but with longer power reserve, better magnetics and better performance. In fact, the 50-hour power reserve is the longest you can find.

The most striking visual feature is the dome shape of the hands together with the crystal. This provides a unique silhouette and eliminates any distortion of the dome shape, so you can read with pinpoint accuracy. Slim hand with a central lumen stripe for easy viewing. The second hand has a lume arrow in front of it, which is also easy to read. There are three tachymeter subdials on the lower half of the dial. 60 minutes in the upper left corner, 30 minutes in the upper right corner, and up to 12 hours at the 6 o'clock position.

IWC Portuguese Chronograph
The IWC Portugieser Chrono is another medium to large shaped watch with a 41mm stainless steel case. It has a narrow bezel that leaves room for a nice, wide dial. The dial itself is silver-plated, which is relatively humble for a chronograph. Not three sub-dials, but two, and they're the same color as the rest of the dial. There are no dark rings around them, just a slight indentation, which makes them blend seamlessly with the rest of the design. The top sub-dial at 12 o'clock shows the time in 30-second intervals, while the bottom sub-dial at 6 o'clock shows the time in 60-second intervals.

The hand is narrow but a little fat in the center, tapering off at the tip and bottom. There are tiny applied blue dots at the one-minute mark and larger dots at the five-minute mark. Arabic numerals are also present, although the 12 and 6 are cut out to make room for the subdials.

The crystal is scratch-resistant sapphire with a completely flat top so as not to obscure the dial. All of this results in a clean look without too much froufrou. That said, there's a stunning display on the back that looks great when the watch is turned off. All of this is complemented by a blue alligator strap that holds everything together nicely.

Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Sport
The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Sport is one of the most striking chronometers you can find. Like most, it has three subdials, but each is a different color. The left and right sub-dials are light grey and metallic blue, respectively, showing 30-second intervals. The subdial at 6 o’clock is dark grey and shows the time in 60-second intervals. All of this is set in a bright white dial with a small date window between the 4 and 5 o'clock scales. The 5-minute marker is silver, while the tiny 1-minute hash is painted over. The silver hands are straight and narrow with a thin luminous stripe in the middle.

The stainless steel case has a diameter of 41mm and is suitable for medium to large wrists. It features a wide, sloping ceramic bezel that is marked every 1/10th of a second. This allows you to track time precisely. To operate the watch, you get a crown and two buttons, which makes operation very easy. The movement is an in-house El Primero 3600 with chronometer-grade precision and a 60-hour power reserve. That's longer than an Omega Speedmaster! And with 100 meters water resistance, you don't have to worry about going swimming with this watch.

Girard Perregaux Laureato Chronograph
The Girard Perregaux Laureato Chronograph is one of the smaller chronographs on the market. Its case is medium in size at 38mm in diameter, but most of this area is taken up by a fat hexagonal bezel. This leaves less room for the dial than you might expect from a watch of this diameter. The case is available in stainless steel and 18K rose gold. The stainless steel version uses 904L steel, one of the most corrosion-resistant steels available.

Matching hands and indexes, blue metal construction and luminous stripes for easy viewing. They sit in front of a textured silver background, providing plenty of contrast. There are subdials at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions that track 30 and 60 seconds respectively. There is a third subdial at 6 o'clock for up to 12 hours. All sub-dials are black, which again contrasts with the dial. You can also find a hidden date window between 4 and 5.

The Calibre GP03300 movement is chronometer-grade, with 27 jewels and a better-than-average 46-hour power reserve.