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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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    Omega Speedmaster ’57 Co-Axial Chronograph

    A few years ago, Omega introduced a retro-styled version of its well-known Speedmaster chronograph watch, the Omega Speedmaster ’57 Co-Axial Chronograph, named for the year of the first Speedmaster’s release and featuring that original model’s straight lugs that extend from the case and its familiar bracelet. Here’s a closer look.

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    Oct 12, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Sponsored: Where Professionalism Meets Technology, ProTek Sees Its Debut

    Crafted with first responders in mind, American watchmaker ProTek launches this month with the debut of their initial collection, the Series 1000. The new brand joins the Time Concepts family of brands, and is helmed by industry veteran Barry Cohen, founder of Luminox. After founding Luminox in 1989, Cohen differentiated the brand as an industry...

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    May 10, 2022 by WatchTime

    Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Grand Seiko 55th Anniversary Spring Drive Chronograph

    This year, to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Japanese brand's most haute watch collection, Seiko has introduced a new, limited-edition Grand Seiko, equipped with its proprietary Spring Drive chronograph movement. This very special timepiece will be among many on display at WatchTime New York, America's Luxury Watch Show, on October 23-24.

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    Oct 10, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Pumped-Up Pilot: Testing the Breitling Navitimer 01 (46 mm)

    Breitling has enlarged its pilots’ watch from 1952, the Breitling Navitimer, to a whopping 46 mm. Is the bigger Navitimer the better one? Find out in our in-depth test, the cover feature of the July-August 2015 issue of WatchTime. When Breitling introduced the Navitimer In 1952, the first commercial jet planes were just coming into...

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    Oct 5, 2015 by Jens Koch

    Sponsored: New G-Shock Flagship “MRG-B5000”

    Photographs by Masanori YoshieText by Yuto Hosoda（Chronos Japan） Released in this spring, the MRG-B5000 revives the G-SHOCK Origin DW-5000C as the latest installment in Casio’s flagship MR-G series. It already is remarkable to see the Origin appear as part of the MR-G series, what really deserves attention, however, is the new watch’s luxury finishing, which goes beyond anything in...

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    May 9, 2022 by WatchTime

    Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 8: Zenith El Primero

    In this week’s edition of Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy (you can check out part 7 here), we come to a watch with possibly one of the best and most widely used luxury movements to date: the Zenith El Primero. With production of the watch beginning in 1969, after seven years of research and...

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    Oct 4, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

    Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Tutima M2 Chronograph

    Have you secured your ticket yet for America’s luxury watch show? WatchTime New York, taking place October 23-24 at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, now boasts more than 20 watch brands displaying their new timepieces for 2015 (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among them are Germany’s Tutima, which will have among its offerings...

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    Oct 3, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Sponsored: eBay – How a Patient Watch Collector Accidentally Scored a Rare Diver

    In its “2021 Luxury Trend Report,” eBay identified the ability to find rare and vintage items one of the main reasons to shop pre-owned, right after price. Recently, the online giant made the process of buying (and selling) a watch even more secure: As one of the world’s largest luxury watch marketplaces, eBay launched “Authenticity...

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    May 6, 2022 by WatchTime

    Vacheron Constantin Launches New Overseas Limited Editions

    Does Vacheron Constantin Overseas merit consideration alongside such acknowledged, venerable classics as the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus? Read our article and decide for yourself.

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    Oct 1, 2015 by Jason Pitsch

    5 Things to Know About the Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 100

    Here are five pertinent things you should know about the Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 100, a chronograph watch capable of measuring elapsed times to 1/100 second.

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    Oct 1, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Watch Insider’s 6 Most Underestimated Watch Manufacturers

    Some watch brands get all the credit, while others deserve more than they get. This six-pack – Breguet, Cartier, Chopard, Glashütte Original, Nomos and Tissot – does a great job. All six are extremely innovative and have a huge range of in-house-manufactured calibers. But the greater public of watch collectors and aficionados may not realize all that these...

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    Sep 24, 2015 by Alexander Linz

    Stealth Pilots: 5 All-Black Breitling Watches

    In this WatchTime article, we take a look at five all-black Breitling watches, including the Breitling Avenger Blackbird and the Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel.

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    Sep 24, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    A World Record: Vacheron Constantin Unveils a Watch with 57 Complications

    On September 17, at a press event at its manufacture and headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates on the outskirts of Geneva, Vacheron Constantin unveiled the most complicated watch ever made. The double-dial portable mechanical timepiece has a total of 57 complications, by Vacheron’s count. Several of the complications are world firsts. (All 57 complications are listed at...

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    Sep 20, 2015 by Joe Thompson

    Porsche Design Chronotimer Collection: A Passion for Racing

    The Porsche Design Chronotimer collection is more than an acknowledgment of the company’s roots. With the Chronotimer Collection, Porsche Design celebrates its natural passion for racing. Looking at the specific needs of racing drivers, Porsche Design founder Prof. F. A. Porsche relied on matte black surfaces and titanium at an early stage. These strengths have...

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    Sep 18, 2015 by Advertising Department

    Highlights from the “Breguet: Art and Innovation in Watchmaking” Exhibit

    “Breguet: Art and Innovation in Watchmaking,” the largest exhibition of antique Breguet timepieces ever presented in the United States, opens tomorrow, September 19, 2015, at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. WatchTime was among a select group of media that got a private tour of the exhibit this week. Here is a look at some of...

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    Sep 17, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Close-Up: TAG Heuer Carrera with GMT and Big Date

    We take a look at the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 8 Grande Date GMT watch, the only non-chronograph version to debut in the model's 50th anniversary year.

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    Sep 15, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Borrowed Time: Hands-On with the Tutima Saxon One Chronograph

    Tutima recently returned to its roots, moving into a new manufacture in the German watchmaking hub of Glashütte and overhauling all of its watch collections. At this year’s Las Vegas watch and jewelry fairs, I got a close look at the new Tutima collection, with one model in particular catching my eye: the Tutima Saxon...

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    Sep 11, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph

    Longines once again draws from its rich watchmaking history to produce the latest vintage-inspired timepiece in its collection — and this week’s Watch to Watch — the Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph, which is available in two distinctive versions.

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    Sep 7, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Close-Up: Rolex Yacht-Master II in Stainless Steel (with Video)

    Rolex has launched the Yachtmaster II watch in a 904L stainless steel case with a blue Cerachrom bezel insert. The signature feature of this Rolex watch is its regatta countdown function.

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    Sep 4, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Graham Partners With Navy SEAL Foundation for Limited-Edition Watch (Updated with Live Photos)

    Graham, the Swiss watch brand with British roots, has partnered with a decidedly American institution for its new limited-edition watch. This latest version of the Graham Chronofighter Oversize, which launches tonight at a special ceremony aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, is the product of a collaboration with the Navy...

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    Sep 3, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Breguet Tradition Chronographe Indépendant 7077

    On October 23 and 24, WatchTime stages its biggest and most luxurious watch collectors’ event to date, WatchTime New York, in Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among the luxury watch brands displaying their wares at WatchTime New York will be Montres Breguet, which will showcase its new Breguet...

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    Sep 2, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

    Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy Part 3: TAG Heuer Monaco

    When you think of TAG Heuer, what do you think of? Racecar drivers? That funky red-and-green logo? Sports watches? Possibly all of these things cross your mind, but for many of us it’s all about the 1969 Heuer Monaco, and the man who, coincidentally, made the watch famous: Steve McQueen. The TAG Heuer (formerly just...

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    Aug 30, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

    Close-Up: Ralph Lauren Automotive Collection

    Ralph Lauren Watches and Jewelry expands its Automotive collection with five new watches for 2015, taking design cues from Ralph Lauren’s own 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe. Two of the collection come in black, gunmetal steel cases and three are in stainless steel, the former with amboyna burl wood bezels and the latter with...

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    Aug 27, 2015 by Jason Pitsch
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