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The crown and pushers are relatively understated, the crown doesn’t screw down, this is clearly a dress watch, but it operates extremely smoothly. Unusually, the quick set date and time adjustment settings are reversed – one pull for time, two for date.

The strap is crocodile leather on a deployant clasp. Breitling straps spoil you so it’s easy to be disappointed by other brands. In truth, this is a very good strap, and I love the way that the end is shaped to the case to make it seem like a very high quality fit.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the deployant. Zenith deployants are designed to work with the same straps as tang and so are not infinitely adjustable, they need to fit into one of the holes. My wrist is a little over 7 3/4 inches, and I have to have the strap set on the last hole but one. In this position the strap when closed only just fits into (not through) the second of the two keepers. That’s not a practical issue as it’s largely decorative, but a longer strap would be nice. Additionally, with the deployant closed the second keeper doesn’t easily fit snugly next to the first keeper as the deployant gets in the way. It’s a minor issue, and it’s design not build related, but it is a slight annoyance.