Thunderbirds chronograph men's watch 42 mm

The morning train is pulling in. You glance at your wrist, read the time against a black dial, and know without thinking that the 24-hour sub-dial agrees it is morning. That quiet clarity is the idea behind this Thunderbirds chronograph men's watch, a round 42 mm quartz piece in silver-tone stainless steel on a black leather strap.

Reading the dial

The black dial gives the hands good contrast, and the seconds run in their own small sub-dial. A date window sits on the face, and the 24-hour display makes morning and evening easy to tell apart. Start, stop and reset the chronograph with the pushers. The tachymeter scale turns it into a simple speed gauge: start the timer at the beginning of a kilometre, stop it at the end, and read your average speed against the seconds hand.

Case, movement and water

The case is stainless steel, 42 mm across and 12 mm thick, a size that suits most men's wrists. If you are unsure, our watch size guide will help you check. Inside is a TMI VD57 quartz movement, which keeps accurate time without winding. When the battery runs down, a watchmaker can replace it and check the seals at the same time. Water resistance is 5 ATM, so rain, splashes and handwashing are fine, but it is not meant for swimming.

Strap

The black leather strap is 22 mm wide and softens to your wrist over the weeks. Keep it away from water and it will stay in good shape for a long time.

It is a watch for ordinary days: the office, a weekend walk, dinner out. Understated enough for a shirt and jacket, practical enough that you will use the chronograph more than you expect.