Following a year of unknowns, Watches & Wonders 2021 felt like a step toward normal. Sure, there were no plane trips, schnitzel dinners, or fancy cocktail receptions, but we did get a solid week of new releases with varying levels of order along the way. Best of all, we saw some really cool watches from some of our favorite brands, and not just the big ones. Releases from brands like Farer, Ming (hope you had better luck than we did this morning), Baltic, and Oris sprinkled in along the way ended up being some of our surprise favorites around here. 
But, after a show like this it can be fun to let our hair down a bit and admit our guilty pleasures (sorry, Kazan), our money-no-object favorites, and our ?wow, didn?t expect to like that, but I do? watches. So, here?s a round up of what is lingering on our minds after the show, don?t be shy about sharing yours in the comments below.
Mark McArthur-Christie – Tudor Black Bay Chronograph

Every now and then, a watch firm gets something bang-on right.  It manages that tricky job of balancing looks, movement, functionality and price. That?s exactly what Tudor have done with their M79360N-0002, or the white-faced Black Bay Chrono to its pals. When it comes to new watches, it?s not often I?m tempted to reach for my wallet (I?m that tightwad who prefers his secondhands secondhand), but this is an exception.  
The BB Chrono just looks right. All the proportions are there – 41mm case, dial, sundials, hands, ...