Quote Originally Posted by geoffbot View Post
I used to really want one of those (you know, before I retired from the watch game ), as a sort of more achievable iwc Portuguese. Real nice.
Having handled and worn the Portuguese, I actually prefer the dial of the Stowa over the IWC. The IWC is better in all other regards, but for a fraction of the price, the Stowa is amazing.

The dial of the Stowa is among the best I've ever seen. I would love to see them expand the line with a non-chronograph version. The new blue-dialed Marine Original comes close to the same design, but the printed numerals are no match for the embossed and cut numbers of this one.