Jardur Bezelmeter with tropical dial as it should be

as it should be

The effect is monochromatic but never monotonous

paired with a black dial  and a matching Clous de Paris patterned vulcanized rubber strap for casual elegance

the Defy Cassaforte makes a compelling case — literally and figuratively

and near-black — a cadran that looks less like a watch dial and more like a photograph of storm clouds

Jardur Bezelmeter with tropical dial as it should beJardur is one of those American market names that serious collectors have quietly rediscovered a brand that sourced its movements and cases from the finest Swiss suppliers and sold the results through the US market at a time when American buyers demanded genuine quality. The Bezelmeter is its most ambitious proposition: a pilot's chronograph with a rotating bezel carrying degree markings for navigation calculations, a 24 hour inner track, and a dial