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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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Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Ball Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph

Among the sponsoring luxury watch brands at the WatchTime New York watch collectors' event is the always innovative Ball Watch Co., which will showcase its Ball Engineer Master II Slide chronograph, which uses a mechanical slide, rather than traditional pushers, to start, stop and reset the stopwatch.

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Oct 16, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: The Re-Edition of the First G-Shock Gets a New Color Variant

Unlike the MRG-B5000B, which was closely based on the first-generation model and whose dial used the key G-Shock color of red, the defining tone of the new MRG-B5000BA is blue. The concept behind the design is the “ao-zumi” (blue ink) used in Japanese calligraphy. The deep blue creates a mood of peace and serenity quite...

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Aug 15, 2022 by WatchTime

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

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

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

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
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