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  • Chronographs

    A chronograph is a device that measures elapsed time, i.e., a stopwatch. It is one of the most popular watch complications, and appears often in sports watches. Chronograph watches that number among the most famous and iconic watches in history include the Rolex Daytona, TAG Heuer Carrera, Omega Speedmaster, and Zenith El Primero, among others.

    The word “chronograph” can be used to denote the device itself or a watch that incorporates the device. Most modern chronograph watches are equipped with a center-mounted seconds hand for showing the elapsed seconds and a subdial or subdials to show the elapsed minutes and, on some watches, the elapsed hours. A standard chronograph watch has two pushers on the side of the case. The top one is used to start and stop the chronograph function and the bottom one to return the elapsed seconds, minutes, and, when present, hours hand to zero.

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    Close-Up: The Carl F. Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual

    In late 2018, Carl F. Bucherer revealed the Tourbillon Double Peripheral Limited Edition as the launch point for the new Heritage Collection meant to commemorate the company’s 130-year history of involvement in the watch industry as a jeweler and watchmaker. According to the brand, the Heritage Collection would function as a tentpole range of exclusively...

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    Aug 21, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    FEATURE

    Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Maen Skymaster 38

    This week we revisit our Dutch friends at Maen Watches and look at their newest announced release, the Skymaster 38, a sporty GMT chronograph channeling 1960s and '70s Heuer and Omega designs.

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    Aug 18, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

    WATCH TO WATCH

    Tudor Embraces Two-Tone With Black Bay Chronograph S&G

    Tudor's 2017 release of its first Black Bay Chronograph in 2017 was one of the watch world's most intriguing stories that year, mostly owing to the timepiece's use of a new movement sourced not from Tudor's "big brother" brand, Rolex, but from stopwatch specialist Breitling. The new Black Bay Chronograph S&G (Steel & Gold) is a vintage-look two-tone timepiece that will remind many Rolex aficionados of the classic "John Player Special" Cosmograph Daytona model of the late 1960s.

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    Aug 15, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

    Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Zenith El Primero A384 Revival

    America’s largest luxury watch event, WatchTime New York, is returning for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25-26. Among the record 37 sponsoring brands is Zenith, which is showcasing the final and perhaps most eagerly anticipated model in its 2019 collection celebrating the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking El Primero chronograph movement: the Zenith El Primero A384 Revival, a modern, vintage-look reproduction of the first wristwatch to house the El Primero.

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    Aug 14, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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    Chrono in Camo: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph

    Despite the industry-wide focus on its much-discussed, much-debated new Code 11:59 collection, Audemars Piguet actually did launch several other noteworthy new timepieces in 2019, most of them extensions of the manufacture's Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore families. From the latter series hails three new Selfwinding Chronograph models with colorful ceramic case elements and color-coordinated camouflage-motif rubber straps.

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    Aug 8, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    REVIEW:

    Testing the Breitling Navitimer Rattrapante

    Breitling chose its flagship Navitimer to debut the new chronograph Caliber B03 with split-seconds function. In this cover feature from our January-February 2018 issue (with photos by OK-Photography), we tested this manufacture caliber in a stainless-steel model with an exclusive bronze-colored dial.

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    Aug 7, 2019 by Martina Richter

    WATCH REVIEW:

    Borrowed Time: Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chronograph

    Montblanc’s reasoning for entering the watch business and acquiring the erstwhile Minerva manufacture is fairly easy to comprehend. Watchmaking can be a lucrative trade and there’s nothing wrong with the 112-year-old writing instrument and leather goods company wanting to tap into it. As conservative as the Swiss watch industry can be, there’s at least a...

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    Aug 6, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    FEATURE

    Time in the Clear: 7 Watches with Sapphire Cases

    Sapphire crystals are a common element in luxury watches, but entire watch cases made of sapphire have been and remain a rarity in the watch world. However, several brands including Hublot and Richard Mille have recently joined the sapphire-case party, each in their own distinctive fashion. Here are 7 notable sapphire-cased watches.

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    Jul 16, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    NEWS:

    The Perpetual-Doppel is the Most Complicated Habring² Yet

    The Austrian watchmaking firm Habring² has introduced a new perpetual calendar monopusher rattrapante chronograph that builds on the brand’s expertise in creating split-second timers. Given the name Perpetual-Doppel, it is the most complicated Habring² watch released to date. Fronted by the husband and wife duo of Richard and Maria Habring, the eponymous watch company has...

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    Jul 5, 2019 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    Spotlighting Today’s Watch and Car Partnerships

    From the WatchTime archives, a look at some of the current watches that resulted from collaborations between watch brands and car manufacturers, including Richard Mille/McLaren, Zenith/Land Rover, Hublot/Ferrari, Breitling/Bentley, and Bulgari/Maserati.

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    Jul 1, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

    INTERVIEW:

    Norton Motorcycles CEO Stuart Garner Talks Breitling Collaboration, Bonding with Georges Kern, and Watch Design

    One of the first things that Breitling CEO Georges Kern did when he assumed his role back in the summer of 2017 was reinvent how the brand marketed itself. Some of the ways that the brand had presented itself in the past, such as with an over-the-top focus on scantily clad women, were immediately jettisoned;...

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    Jun 29, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    Close-Up: Patek Philippe Ref. 5172G Chronograph in White Gold with Blue Dial

    In all the Baselworld hoopla over Patek Philippe's new weekly calendar, and colorful new references in the sporty Nautilus and Aquanaut collections, it may have been easy to overlook another significant 2019 release: Ref. 5172G, a new white-gold chronograph with blue dial and strap that replaces — and is, in fact, a slightly updated version of — the now discontinued Ref. 5170.

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    Jun 24, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH REVIEW

    Borrowed Time: Tutima Tempostopp Chronograph

    “Defiantly elegant.” That’s the phrase that settled into my mind as I attempted to boil down the appeal of the Tutima Tempostopp, a chronograph that features a sizable 43-mm rose-gold case, a vintage-look bicompax dial, and a new, lavishly finished in-house movement, whose architecture was inspired by a historical chronograph caliber. The Tempostopp is not...

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    Jun 18, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    Handicapping the Top 3 Longines Watches of the 2019 Belmont Stakes

    Part of the fun of following Longines’s timing partnership with equestrian sports and events like the Kentucky Derby, Breeder’s Cup, and Belmont Stakes is guessing which timepiece from the Swiss brand’s timepiece collection will be elected as Official Watch of each event. In the spirit and style of horse race betting (Win, Place, Show =...

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    Jun 15, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    NEWS

    Zenith Adds the Final Piece of its 50th Anniversary Puzzle with the El Primero A384 Revival — Exclusive Live Images

    Throughout 2019, we have seen Zenith commemorate the 50th anniversary of its legendary El Primero caliber in various ways — the release of a box set of three vintage-inspired pieces representing three different eras; the launch of the Defy Inventor, considered the next generation of the El Primero’s chronographic excellence; even a new double tourbillon...

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    Jun 13, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    NEWS

    Whale Watching: Oris Completes the Ocean Trilogy with Limited-Edition Blue Whale Chrono

    Oris’s Ocean Project, an initiative “to clean, protect and restore the world’s oceans by supporting pioneering non-profit organizations,” kicked off at Baselworld 2019, with the launch of two timepieces with ocean conservation themes, the Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition III and Clean Ocean Limited Edition (you can read about their details here). At the recently...

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    Jun 11, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    NEWS:

    The Tissot Heritage 1973 Chronograph is One of 2019’s Most Underrated Releases

    Despite its mass market presence, it sometimes feels like a majority of Tissot releases fly under the radar to most watch enthusiasts. Back in April, the Swatch Group-owned brand announced a vintage-inspired chronograph that references the Tissot Navigator, a watch that Tissot introduced in the early 1970s and was worn by the Swiss Formula 1...

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    Jun 7, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    WATCH TO WATCH

    Time for Remembrance: Graham Special Edition Watches Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day

    As you have probably read or heard about by now — unless you’re one of those people who takes long breaks from watching the news — today marks an important 20th-century historical milestone, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion that turned the tide of World War II. What better day to call your attention...

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    Jun 6, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    NEWS

    TAG Heuer Toasts 50 Years of the Monaco with First of Five Special Edition Timepieces

    Of this year’s major watch-world semicentennials — Omega landing on the moon, Zenith launching the El Primero, etc. — the one that has yet to be fêted in a major way is the debut of the TAG Heuer Monaco, renowned for, among other notables, being the first self-winding chronograph wristwatch in a square case. That...

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    Jun 5, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH TO WATCH

    Breitling Cleans Up (Literally) with New Superocean Heritage Ocean Conservancy Limited Edition

    With the launch of its new Superocean Heritage II Chronograph 44 Ocean Conservancy Limited Edition, Swiss watchmaker Breitling takes its recent partnership with one of the world’s most renowned and effective international eco-charities to another level. Here’s the scoop on this week’s Watch to Watch, from Breitling’s vintage-inspired dive watch collection. Limited to 1,000 pieces,...

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    May 23, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
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