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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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Warplanes on the Wrist: Breitling Super AVI Collection Pays Tribute to Aviation History

In recent years, Breitling has expanded its already extensive fleet of aviation-centric timepieces to include a series of models in its Aviator 8 collection that are inspired by some of the world’s most storied aircraft, including the de Havilland Mosquito and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Last year, in another blast from its past, Breitling resurrected a...

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Nov 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: BlumSafe – A Watch Security Solution Unlike Any Other

Affordable built-in safes provide convenient security, display, and watch winders that can be added as your collection grows.

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Jun 7, 2023 by WatchTime

Blancpain Air Command Titanium Brings the Vintage-Styled Pilot’s Watch to the Regular Collection

Blancpain introduced the Air Command Flyback Chronograph, a well-received and somewhat unexpected revival of a rare, collectible pilots’ chronograph developed for the United States Air Force, in 2019 as a limited edition in steel. This year, following in the footsteps of its more well-known military-produced timepiece, the Fifty Fathoms divers’ watch, Blancpain brings the Air...

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Nov 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Mission Timers: Five Modern Watches with MIL-SPEC Origins

Like Jeeps, GPS, and the Internet, some of today’s popular wristwatch models started out as military projects. Here are five modern timepieces whose ancestors were made-to-order for soldiers, sailors, and airmen.

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Nov 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Adding Versatility in Size, Citizen Debuts 37mm Promaster

Citizen has mastered its creation of water-resistant timepieces in the decades since the debut of the Parawater in 1959, followed by the release of the Promaster collection in 1989. Gaining renown over the years, the Promaster collection is a flagship of Citizen’s dive models, balancing complex functionality with streamlined design. In its latest development of...

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Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime

WatchTime New York 2021 Revisited: Here Are 7 New Watches That Made Their U.S. Debut at the Event

Since its debut, WatchTime New York has served as a major launch pad for watch brands looking to reach the collector community in the United States. As the country’s largest and most significant watch event, WTNY has long hosted a wide range of luxury watchmakers, several of them taking the opportunity over the years to...

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Nov 3, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Green Racing Machine: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph Aston Martin Limited Edition

Girard-Perregaux ushered in its new partnership with British carmaker Aston Martin with a high-horology flourish, unveiling as its first collaborative timepiece an avant-garde, automotive-inspired version of the classic Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges. For the second co-branded release, the venerable Swiss manufacture turned to its sportier but still luxurious Laureato family, launching a timepiece that...

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Nov 1, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: The Return of the Legendary Hanhart 417 ES

The reissue of the Hanhart 417 ES marks the return of a legend among wristwatches. More than 60 years ago, the original model served as the first pilot’s chronograph for the German armed forces. Today Hanhart combines the watch’s iconic historical design with the most modern production techniques to produce a robust chronograph suitable for...

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Oct 20, 2021 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: The Massena LAB Uni-Racer

With WatchTime New York only days away, taking place October 22 to 24 at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, excitement is building, especially for some of the watchmakers making their debut at the event. Among these is Massena LAB, the horological creative studio founded in 2018, which will be presenting one of its latest timepieces, the vintage-chronograph-inspired...

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Oct 20, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

IWC Teams with Hot Wheels at Goodwood to Launch New “Racing Works” Collectors’ Set

In 1868, New England watchmaker and entrepreneur Florentine Ariosto Jones founded the International Watch Company (IWC) in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. One hundred years later, in Southern California in 1968, Mattel Toy Company co-founder Elliott Handler built the first Hot Wheels miniature cars. Separated by a century in their origins, but sharing the spirit...

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Oct 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Czapek Antarctique Rattrapante

WatchTime New York kicking off this coming Friday, October 22, is often one of the best events in the world to see some of the rarest new watches available, and this year is shaping up to be no different. For example, avant-garde Swiss watchmaker Czapek will be showcasing its now sold-out Antarctique Rattrapante, making the...

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Oct 16, 2021 by WatchTime

Chrono Combos: Patek Philippe Unveils Three New Chronographs with Additional Complications

After a fairly quiet summer, following a stretch in which it soaked up substantial watch-media attention for the swan song of one of its popular Nautilus models, Patek Philippe returns to the spotlight this week with the unexpected and undoubtedly welcome launch of three new chronograph-equipped timepieces, each of them boasting an additional high complication....

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Oct 15, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

The Write Stuff: Carl F. Bucherer Partners with Swiss Penmaker Caran d’Ache for Manero Flyback Signature Edition

Multi-generational family-owned Swiss firms are a relative rarity in the world of luxury goods, but among them are Lucerne-based watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer and Genevan writing instrument purveyor Caran d’Ache. The prestigious maisons have now teamed up to produce the so-called Signature Moments project — a limited-edition set pairing a specially designed Carl F. Bucherer...

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Oct 12, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Il Dolce Orologio: Exploring the Eclectic Watch Families of Eberhard & Co.

While Italian watch enthusiasts have embraced the timepieces of Eberhard & Co. for well over a century, only a relative handful of American collectors are aware of the brand’s rich history and diverse offerings. Now, buoyed by a surprise Geneva Grand Prix win for its most historically significant model, Eberhard is making the U.S. sit up and take notice.

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Oct 11, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Zenith Celebrates its “DREAMHERS” with Two Diamond-Set Chronomaster Original Models

Few brands have built as much buzz around a single collection this year as Zenith has with its Chronomaster. With watches like the classic 21st century revamp, the trendy green-dialed Chronomaster Revival “Safari,” and the forward-looking Zenith Chronomaster Sport, the refreshed family has been on an impressive run in terms of media and consumer attention....

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Oct 7, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

More than a Touch of Gray: Hublot Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio

Hublot’s partnership with Parisian high-end footwear firm Berluti reached the five-year mark in in 2021 and the Swiss watchmaker is celebrating with its latest in its series of special-edition timepieces that elegantly incorporate Berluti’s hallmark Venezia leather into their cases, straps, and dials. The Big Bang Unico Berluti Aluminio, with its monochromatic gray ensemble, offers...

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Oct 6, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Line of Succession: Reviewing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chronograph

Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay Chronograph profits from a collaboration with Breitling while drawing deeply from Tudor’s own history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography, we give the watch an in-depth review.

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Oct 5, 2021 by Martina Richter

Omega’s Speedmaster Chronoscope Is Three Timers in One

Watchmakers have long sought to add additional, practical utilities to chronograph-equipped timepieces, most often in the form of scales on the dial or bezel that can be used in concert with the stopwatch function to make measurements. The most popular type of these is the tachymeter, a mainstay on popular chronographs like Omega’s legendary Speedmaster,...

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Sep 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Flight of Nostalgia: Breitling Navitimer American Airlines Edition

Breitling kicked off its recent spate of “capsule collections” in 2019 with a series of Navitimer models paying tribute to, and bearing the classic colors of, three fondly remembered airlines associated with the so-called Golden Age of commercial aviation: Swissair, Pan Am and TWA. This year, the brand adds another legendary carrier to its fleet...

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Sep 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: The Refreshed Breguet Marine Collection

WatchTime New York 2021 is less than a month away, returning for the sixth time to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24. Among the more than 25 participating watch brands set to display their newest timepieces is historical haute-horology watch maison Breguet, which will be showcasing its recently refreshed Marine Collection. After a relatively quiet...

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Sep 25, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

From Prototype to Production: Vacheron Constantin Unveils Pair of Overseas “Everest” Limited Editions

Way back in June 2019, Vacheron Constantin captivated the watch media’s attention with the launch of an unusual prototype watch called the Overseas Dual Time Prototype. The watch – at the time limited to only a single example – was produced in partnership with Cory Richards, a noted professional photographer, explorer, and Vacheron Constantin ambassador,...

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Sep 21, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Carl F. Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual Lucerne is an “Auto”-Biographical Tribute to the Bucherer Family

As one of the few remaining family-owned Swiss watch maisons, Lucerne-based Carl F. Bucherer has used the most recent version of its popular, vintage-inspired Heritage BiCompax Annual timepiece as the base for a very special limited edition that takes its aesthetic cues from a 72-year-old family car with a rich history. Here’s the story behind...

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Sep 16, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
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