![]() ![]() The larger-than-life attitude of the Delma Montego continues with the case, but thankfully that’s only in spirit and not in dimensions. This is a welcome addition, considering that lume is an afterthought for most chronographs. The trapezoidal hour markers are fairly aggressive too, and filled with green lume to contrast the blue lume of the hands. ![]() Smaller details, such as the chequered minute track around the dial’s perimeter, add to the edge of the watch and give it some motorsport spirit. It may not be the five-pointed crown that we’re used to referencing, but it definitely suits the style of the watch and the attitude of the brand. Usually a watch dial’s colour affects the personality quite a lot, however the Delma Montego retains its stoicism even in white, blue, or green.ĭelma’s logo sits above the ever-useful day-date complication, and features the five-pointed crown which entered their catalogue around the late 1960s. The hands also aid this, with a mix between sharpness and thickness that finds the best mix of legibility and on-theme looks. The three chronograph subdial registers are surrounded by brightly brushed rings that almost glow with a chrome sheen, giving off hints of a Fast and the Furious kind of energy contained within a very stern style. It doesn’t quite have the same masculine bravado as a 1980s Schwarzenegger action movie, but it’s definitely a more refined version of that attitude. The main thing that surprised me about the Delma Montego is how unashamedly bold its design is. ![]()
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