First Watch Chrono 41
First Watch Chrono 41 Prussian
FW-41P
20:00 to 24:00
$2,950
Our only chronograph and the most expensive watch we make. The arc runs 8 to 12 for the first watch, the evening shift that ends at midnight. It is hand-wound.
40 made, 9 left
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41 mm steel, 48 mm lug to lug
14.2 mm
20 mm
100 m, screw-down crown
Sellita SW510 M b, hand-wound chronograph
About 58 hours
−2 to +6 seconds a day, checked in 5 positions
Double-domed sapphire, anti-reflective inside only
Super-LumiNova X1 C3, yellow arc from 8 to 12
168 g on the bracelet
In the box: the steel bracelet, a navy sailcloth strap, a strap tool, and the test card Ruth signs after the pressure test.
Notes from the bench
Hand-wound, on purpose
The first watch runs from 20:00 to midnight, and the arc on the dial covers 8 to 12. We chose the hand-wound SW510 M because it keeps the case 2 mm thinner than the automatic version, and because winding it every evening becomes a habit fast.
Pushers
The pushers are sealed with the same gaskets as the Middle 39’s crown, and the case is rated to 100 m. We’d still rather you didn’t start the chronograph underwater.
Why there are 40
A chronograph takes Theo a full day to assemble and case, against about two hours for a Middle 39. That is why batch 4 has 40 of them, and why it costs $2,950.
Every reference ships with a sailcloth strap. Sam cuts them from sails retired by Hollis Sails, the loft downstairs, so no two have quite the same weave.
All six references
Middle 39
$1,450
Prussian dial
MW-39P
In stock, ships in 2 days
Middle 39
$1,450
Ink dial
MW-39K
In stock, ships in 2 days
Middle 39
$1,520
Signal dial
MW-39S
120 made, 23 left
Dog Watch GMT 40
$1,890
Oxford dial
DW-40O
In stock, ships in 2 days
Dog Watch GMT 40
$1,890
Ink dial
DW-40K
In stock, ships in 2 days
First Watch Chrono 41
$2,950
Prussian dial
FW-41P
40 made, 9 left
5-year warranty
Covers the movement, the case and the bracelet.
First service free
Strip-down, clean, regulation and new gaskets, once in the first five years.
Insured 2-day shipping
Free in the US by UPS. $45 to Canada, the UK and the EU, duties paid.
30 days to decide
Return it worn or unworn. Engraved casebacks are the exception.