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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Showing at WatchTime New York 2016: Bell & Ross BR 03-94 AeroGT

America’s largest luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, returns on October 14-15 and features a plethora of luxury watch brands. One of these brands is Bell & Ross, which will showcase its innovative, automotive-inspired BR 03-94 AeroGT watch.

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Aug 11, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Back for Another Round, CODE41 Launches the NB24 Edition 2 with an Exclusive Swiss Caliber

When Lausanne-based CODE41 launched the NB24 Chronograph in 2021, the watch made significant waves with the exceptional level of technicality and expertise it represented for its price— a defining combination of traits that has characterized each of the brand’s timepieces. Led by the value proposition of its avant-garde design, the NB24 struck a serious chord...

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Nov 25, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: The Eterna Super KonTiki Chronograph Manufacture

For those watch enthusiasts who know Eterna primarily as the brand that gave us ETA — that movement-making colossus that has supplied engines to thousands of watch models over the decades — this year brings a reminder that the Eterna watch brand (not at all associated with ETA parent Swatch Group) remains a going concern....

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Aug 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

UNITED STATES EXCLUSIVE

Breitling Releases Limited-Edition Jet Team Chronomat 44 and Chronomat GMT

The Breitling Jet Team is halfway through the second and final year of its inaugural tour of U.S. and Canadian air shows, and its sponsoring watch brand is commemorating the American Tour with a pair of limited-edition watches, the Chronomat 44 Breitling Jet Team America Tour and Chronomat GMT Breitling Jet Team American Tour. Both...

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Aug 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Citizen Ushers In “Purposeful Power” Campaign with Limited-Edition Promaster Navihawk

Citizen Watch Company has launched a new brand campaign, focused on its groundbreaking Eco-Drive technology, to remind consumers of the Japanese watchmaker’s core values and to re-emphasize its commitment to environmental sustainability. Dubbed “Purposeful Power,” the campaign kicks off with the release of an exciting new watch from its Promaster series, the Limited Edition Navihawk....

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Nov 24, 2021 by WatchTime

From Watch Insider

The Omega Rio 2016 Collection: Six New Watches for the Olympic Games

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Jul 30, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Video: A Visit to TAG Heuer’s Swiss Movement-Making Workshop

In this exclusive video, we visit the Swiss town of Chevenez, near the French border, to observe how TAG Heuer watchmakers assemble all of the components of a TAG Heuer chronograph watch movement.

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Jul 27, 2016 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Past Meets Present in New Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic

Pioneering Swiss watchmaker Rado has deemed 2021 “a year of hope and reinvention,” and chosen it for the launch of an unprecedented, revolutionary timepiece. The Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic is the culmination of many years of research and development that seamlessly fits within the history and tradition of the Captain Cook watch. This latest watch...

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Nov 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Shinola Launches Rambler Tachymeter Chronographs

Detroit-based Shinola has launched its first chronograph watch with a tachymeter scale, called the Shinola Rambler 600. Prices on all four models are included.

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Jul 26, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

From Monochrome Watches

Hands-On With the Omega Speedmaster “Lunar Dust”

WatchTime presents this hands-on review of the ceramic-cased Omega Speedmaster Lunar Dust edition.

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Jul 21, 2016 by Frank Geelen

CLOSE-UP

Competizione: The New Girard-Perregaux Racing Chronographs

Girard-Perregaux has introduced an all-new collection of auto-racing-inspired chronograph wristwatches as part of its 225th anniversary celebration in 2016. Here's what you need to know about the Girard-Perregaux Competizione collection.

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Jul 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Speedmaster Mark II

Omega revived the original Speedmaster Mark II — designed to be a successor to the Moonwatch in 1969 — as a largely faithful re-interpretation for modern consumers. It produced two interesting models that pay homage to the '70s classic, which we will be looking at today.

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Jul 17, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Updated with Live Photos

Piaget Polo S: A New Look and New Material for a 1980s Classic

This week, launched the newest generation of its iconic Polo watch, the Piaget Polo S — a collection of five watches in new, distinctively shaped steel cases and outfitted with new mechanical movements. Read on for details and pricing.

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Jul 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

The Oris ProDiver Chronograph Resurfaces

Oris launched the first ProDiver Chronograph, designed as a tool watch for professional divers, in 2009. At this year’s Baselworld, the company released a revamped, upgraded version. Here is the scoop on the new Oris ProDiver Chronograph. As it did for the original ProDiver Chronograph, Oris worked with professional diver and brand ambassador Roman Frischknecht...

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Jul 14, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Here’s the Tissot Watch the First Rounders Received at the 2016 NBA Draft

The 2016 National Basketball Association's 2016 Draft was held at Brooklyn's Barclay's Center on June 23, and Tissot, the NBA's official timekeeper, awarded a personalized watch to the top draft picks. Here's the watch they received.

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Jul 7, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

New York Timers: The New Hamilton Broadway Collection

The musical “Hamilton” is the biggest draw on Broadway these days, and as serendipity would have it, the newest timepiece collection from Hamilton Watch Co. (no relation to either the play or its historical subject) is called Broadway. Comprising three models with three distinct movements, the collection draws its design inspiration from the New York...

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Jul 6, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Kicks Off 2016 Le Mans Classic with Limited-Edition RM 11-02 Watch

The 8th edition of the Le Mans Classic, a biennial vintage sportscar rally held on the grounds of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, kicks off on July 8. As in previous years, Richard Mille — official timekeeper and principal partner of the event — will offer a special watch commemorating it. This year’s...

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Jul 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Night Flyer: The New Breitling Navitimer 46 Blacksteel

Breitling has added another model to its growing collection of all-black watches. The Breitling Navitimer 46, the larger version of the brand's iconic Navitimer pilot's chronograph, is now available in a Blacksteel edition with several new features.

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Jun 29, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Seiko Makes Mechanical-Watch Waves with New Presage Collection

Japan's Seiko announced the global launch of a new, all-mechanical collection of affordably priced automatic watches called Presage. Only two Seiko Presage watches – limited-edition chronograph pieces with special dials – will be available in the U.S. this year.

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Jun 28, 2016 by Joe Thompson

A Chrono for the Cosmos: Bell & Ross BR-X1 Hyperstellar

Bell & Ross unveiled a new version of its aviation-themed BR-X1 chronograph at the recent Couture watch and jewelry exhibition in Las Vegas. Conceived as a mechanical chronograph for astronauts, the new Bell & Ross BR-X1 Hyperstellar has been engineered to withstand the rigors of outer space missions.

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Jun 27, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue

We look at the Tudor Heritage Heritage Chrono Blue, a watch based heavily on the vintage Tudor Oysterdate Chronograph (Ref. 7169/0), produced from 1971 to 1977 — a very funky 1970s chronograph that is today one of the most sought after vintage Tudors available.

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Jun 26, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Rocket Watch: How the Omega Speedmaster Became the Omega Moonwatch

Story of how the Omega Speedmaster watch, introduced in 1957, several years before human spaceflight, would later accompany a parade of space pioneers to the moon.

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Jun 24, 2016 by Jens Koch

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Bulgari Octo Ultranero Velocissimo Chronograph

Bulgari’s “buzz” watch from this year’s Baselworld was undoubtedly — and deservedly — the groundbreaking Octo Minute Repeater, which set a new record for thinness in its category. However, not to be overlooked was the brand’s new Octo Ultranero collection (we covered it here), with its handsome combinations of black DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) and rose-gold...

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Jun 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

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