Fans of retro styling will like the Freedom 60 Chrono. This chronograph from the young Swiss brand Norqain certainly looks attractive, but what else does it do" We find out in this test feature from our August 2020 issue.

The Freedom 60 Chrono from the newcomer Swiss watch brand Norqain has quality that?s on a par with its successful styling. Its multi-layer domed dial is flawlessly finished, as are the individually shaped hands with their narrowly tapering tips and the stainless-steel case with its highly curved sapphire crystal, mushroom-shaped push-pieces, screw-down crown and sapphire crystal in the caseback. The calfskin strap, which is styled to look older than it really is, has no continuous seams but instead features a quartet of V-shaped stitches that call to mind jagged mountain peaks. The strap ends in an elaborately crafted, partly polished and partly satin-finished pin buckle with a milled, rather than merely bent, pin.
Numerous Strengths
The Freedom 60 Chrono, our test watch, has a number of strengths and few weaknesses. First and foremost, we liked the smooth running of the Valjoux 7753, ETA?s well-known automatic caliber. The watch gained 2.3 seconds per day on the timing machine and on the wrist. The greatest difference among the several positions stayed within a range of 7 seconds. Its rate values were pleasingly similar while the chronograph was switched on, so its wearer can leave the stopwatch function running continuously.

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