Sometimes, a collector comes across a vintage piece so elegant, attractive and well proportioned that it strikes him or her as an ideal wristwatch even today, decades after its conception. Such is the case of the present wristwatch: its superiorly well-preserved black gloss dial is simply enthralling, and the classic and restrained proportions of its case are to be considered virtually eternal. This piece embodies the concept that refined design never goes out out fashion. It could at the same time be the perfect everyday companion to the discerning collector of vintage pieces, and also a remarkable addition to a collection of fine vintage steel chronographs.

Founded in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1961 by Helmut Sinn, the company was originally called "Helmut Sinn Spezialuhren" and focused on the production of navigation clocks and pilot chronographs. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, multiple Sinn watches were flown in space during the D-1 and D-2 Spacelab and Mir-92 missions. At the end of the past century, it expanded its operations with first a series of diver's wristwatches, and eventually - throughout this century - with a variety of models including gold timepieces. Most notably, a Sinn watch was at the wrist of Robert Eustace when he achieved the record for highest stratospheric jump (41'419 meters) in 2014. Founder Helmut Sinn passed away this year at the age of 101.