Rolex

You know the grey black dial of the 7159, but there was also a grey blue version, ref 7169, wit a blue bakelite bezel. Here it is: Quite cool looking, isn't it? I still prefer the 7159, but I find it quite spectacular. This one has some chip around 2 o cl...  

But I have never really understood the appeal as a timing instrument. For me, chronographs live & die by their legibility and from that angle this one looks very much useless, you couldn't - at least I couldn't - tell elapsed time at a glance and ther... 

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