The many families of nautical and aviation chronographs from Breitling almost exclusively come in larger case sizes. But today Breitling has released the Transocean Chronograph 38, a smaller (38mm) cousin to the 43mm Transocean. Ok, so it's being marketed to women, but we think it's a cool choice for anyone who wants a classic Breitling with a little less heft.

Once you get past the "First-Class Femininity" tag-line, it's tough to argue with the Transocean 38. Inside the steel or 18k rose gold case is a COSC-certified automatic chronograph movement (Breitling 41) and the aesthetic styling is extremely similar to that of the 43mm Transocean. The biggest difference is that the 38 is a two-register chronograph with running seconds at 3 o'clock and a 30 minute counter for the chronograph at 9 o'clock, while the 43 is three-register, adding an hours counter at 6 o'clock.