![]() When the case design calls for it, I’m a sucker for rectangular pushers. On the right side of the case, you’ll find two rectangular pushers, which I am a big fan of. The tonneau (fancy speak for barrel) shaped case gives the watch some added visual intrigue. ![]() ![]() The case geometry is interesting, and I found myself just staring at the watch, performing wrist rolls only for myself without filming for the ‘gram. The polished surfaces are bright and reflective, while the grain of the brushing gives the perfect amount of contrast. From some angles, the watch looks just fantastic, and that’s in no small part thanks to the finishing on the case. The mid case transitions into the lugs with an angular slope down, and there’s a small break where the case ends and the bracelet begins. ![]() Again, I’m not trying to beat a dead horse here, but the thickness of the watch isn’t broken up in a way that makes it feel any thinner. The caseback sticks out underneath the watch by a fair amount as well. Even with the bevel, the brushed sides are still pretty slabby. The bezel transitions into the case by way of a polished bevel. Starting from the top, there’s a thin sliver of crystal visible, supported by a tall polished bezel. Let’s look at the watch from the side, it helps paint a better picture of how the watch wears. The PRX Chronograph ends up wearing tall on the wrist and feels a bit top heavy. For example, the quartz and Powermatic 80 versions measure in at a scant 10.4mm and 10.9mm, respectively. It’s a little disappointing to me, since the PRX lineup is known for being so slim and sleek. To accommodate such a movement, there’s just no way around having a thick case. The measurement that affects the watch the most has to be the thickness, which is dictated primarily by the automatic chronograph movement inside. The stainless steel case of the PRX Chrono measures in at 41mm wide, by 41.5mm lug to lug (tricky measurement when the bracelet is integrated) and a beefy 14.5mm thick. That may be hard to grasp in 2022, when watches are trending down in size (thankfully) and manufacturers are settling in at much more reasonable diameters and thicknesses than many of the watches of the recent past. Let’s get the hard part out of the way first - this is not a small watch, and it’s not a thin watch. Today, we’re taking a much closer look at the PRX Automatic Chronograph - a 42mm steel watch in a tonneau style case that features a Valjoux A05.H31 automatic chronograph movement. They’re shockingly affordable for what they offer, and represent a great value and starting point in the world of Swiss-made watches. ![]() Their popular release from the late 1970’s has been reworked for the modern era, inspiring a new line of quartz, automatic, and automatic chronograph options. PRX stood for Precise, Robust, and Ten (X in roman numerals) for the 10 atmospheres of water resistance. One such watch was the original PRX from Tissot. There’s no denying the popularity of the integrated bracelet sports watch, and most brands at the time had something that fit the bill. Of course, none of this is true and there were tons of different watches worn throughout the 70s with a healthy mix of watches from the then-recent past. In my (admittedly warped and inaccurate) view of the past, you were either rocking a svelte steel sports watch with an oversized suit with wide lapels, or leading some sort of off shore expedition wearing a Doxa or funky Omega. Heck, it was practically a requirement of a watch made in the 1970s to feature an integrated bracelet. If your watch wasn’t designed by Genta himself, then it certainly drew inspiration from one of his watches. Everywhere you look, BOOM, a bracelet and case that flow so fluidly into each other that you couldn’t imagine a watch any other way. It’s the late 1970s and integrated bracelet sports watches are all the rage. ![]()
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