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Which watch should I get?

I am in abit of a dilemma now. Have always wanted to add a chronograph to my collection as it is something which I sorely lacks.

I have done some research and have shortlisted the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue and the BB Chrono. Reasons for choosing them are:

1) Higher WR
2) Bracelet
3) Tough for weekend playtime
4) Versatile enough for very casual wear and office attires
5) Looks good and fun to wear

I was originally leaning towards the Heritage Chrono Blue but after trying my friend’s new BB Chrono, I feel it fits quite well on my wrist too and looks quite versatile.

Plus it has an “in-house” movement of 70 hours vs the 42 hours of the ETA 2894 on the Heritage Chrono. Downside is I feel the sub dials on the BB Chrono looks too small and the date window doesn’t gel very well with the rest of the dial.

To make thing slightly complicated, I also come into contact with the BB GMT recently and this is a watch which grows on me the more I see it and read about it. To be honest I didn’t care much about it initially as I was of the view that it is a poor man version of its Rolex counterpart. Now I feel differently as I feel it has its own merit that makes me want to own it. It is Tudor’s first GMT and it’s a Pepsi. It also sports Tudor’s first in-house GMT movement. Although value retention is not my priority in this purchase, I suspect the GMT will be the only one that will hold or retain its value.

It fulfils my above requirements except it is not a chronograph. However it is also a genre of watch which I do not own in my admittedly small collection.

Below are the pics of the three watches on my wrist. Which one do you think I should get?