Limes Pharo ChronographvsLongines Master Collection Chrono Moonphase

Owners widely praise the Limes Pharo Chronograph for its vintage pocket watch aesthetic, featuring a coin-edge case design, stark lugs, and a guilloché dial. The watch is also noted for its Breguet-like styling and originality, with some appreciating the German day function. One owner found the Limes Pharo Chronograph to be a handsome dress watch with stepped lugs, coin-edge case sides, machine guilloché, and gold-tone appliques, built by the Ickler family known for refined case designs at affordable prices. The Limes Pharo Chronograph measures 13.5mm thick with 2mm from its domed sapphire crystal. Overall, owners rate the Limes Pharo Chronograph highly for its distinctive vintage appearance and value in its price range.

Owners widely praise the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE for its value and numerous complications, with many finding it gorgeous and a personal win. The dial is described as mesmerizing by some, though others find it busy. Concerns are raised about its 30m water resistance, limiting its wearability, and one owner notes the blue dial is less vibrant than pictured. The watch is also described as a "thick boi" by one owner, and some find the chronograph hour pointer obscuring the moonphase and numbers being cut off to be annoying. Overall, owners rate the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE highly for its impressive complications and perceived high horology at its price point.