Chronoswiss

Chronoswiss is a Swiss watch brand and was founded in 1983 by Gerd Lang. Prior to launching Chronoswiss, Lang had gained significant experience in manufacturing movements for other watch brands. All Chronoswiss watches are hand-finished; while many of the movements used in Chronoswiss watches are based on the Enicar 165 movement, the Chronoswiss versions feature notable improvements, both technical and aesthetic.

A Jump Back in Time: Chronoswiss Revives the Famous Delphis

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Swiss watch brand Chronoswiss, based in Lucerne, brought back the Delphis model at this year’s Watches and Wonders. Like its predecessor, which was first introduced in 1998 and wowed mechanical enthusiasts with its unique combination of indications, the Delphis Oracle features a jumping hour display and a retrograde minute hand,...

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Apr 28, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

In Memoriam: Gerd-Rüdiger Lang

The watch industry lost one of the greats. Gerd-Rüdiger Lang passed away on March 3rd in Munich at the age of 80. Gerd-Rüdiger has long been a fixture in the horological industry and is considered as a pioneer of the mechanical renaissance. In 1983, during the quartz crisis, Gerd-Rüdiger founded his own brand, Chronoswiss, in...

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Mar 6, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Showing at WatchTime New York 2022: Chronoswiss Space Timer Moonwalk

WatchTime New York 2022 is now only two days away, with this year’s event to be our best yet. Bringing together over 30 participating brands and many of the most important watches of the year, the major collectors even will take place from October 21 to 23 at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. Among these brands...

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Oct 19, 2022 by WatchTime

Time Jumpers: Five Luxury Watches with Jumping Hours

When can a watch be both digital and mechanical? When it indicates its hour by numerals on an instantaneously jumping disk rather than a traditional hand. Here are five watches that include this jumping hour display in their timekeeping repertoire.

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Jan 28, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Grand Regulator

The regulator dial is one of those niche styles in the wristwatch world. It never really had a “moment” but it’s been around for quite a while, and many watch brands have at least one in their portfolios in the interests of broadening their appeal. However, none have embraced the regulator style more than Chronoswiss, the maker of the watch reviewed here, the Sirius Flying Grand Regulator.

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Jul 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Black, Blue, and See-Through: Chronoswiss Introduces New SkelTec Azur and Pitch Black Editions

Lucerne-based Chronoswiss has become well known for not only its distinctive regulator-style designs but also recently for its forays into skeletonization. At Watches & Wonders, Chronoswiss doubled down on the latter, expanding its SkelTec series (introduced in 2020) with two new colorways, SkelTec Azur (blue-and-black) and SkelTec Pitch Black (monochrome black). Both models continue the...

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Apr 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

2020, The Watch Year in Review: 10 Tantalizing Tourbillon Watches

It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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Dec 29, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Chronoswiss Celebrates 20 Years of Regulator Tourbillons with Electric Blue Limited Edition

Having been founded in 1983, Lucerne-based Chronoswiss isn’t often a brand we think about when discussing heritage in watchmaking, but this week the brand showcased the unique contributions it has made in its relatively short history with the release of the new Open Gear Tourbillon. The watch is meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of...

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Nov 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

PORTFOLIO

Open-Dial Season: 5 Watches With Skeleton Dials

Skeletonization, in which the dial and all non-essential materials are removed from the movement construction, is one of modern watchmaking’s most enduring trends, with roots dating back to the mid-20th century. Each year, dozens of brands unveil skeletonized timepieces that range from over-the-top and garish to pleasantly subtle. Here, we’ve gathered five noteworthy timepieces that have embraced skeletonization to great effect.

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Sep 17, 2020 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Grand Regulator Night & Day in Rose Gold

Chronoswiss has built much of its reputation on its ability to conceive and execute numerous clever variations on the classical regulator dial — this year’s ReSec models being possibly the most prominent recent additions to the collection — and one of the most eye-catching spins on this classical arrangement can be found in the Flying...

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Jul 2, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

TREND PIECE:

Orange is the New Black: Our 10 Favorite Orange (Non-Dive) Watches of 2019

As my colleague Mark Bernardo pointed out during WatchTime’s post-Baselworld Round Table earlier this year, 2019 has often felt like it is “more about new colors than new complications.” Diverse colorways have no doubt been trending upwards in recent years with blue, green, and brown all making major headway onto the wrists of watch collectors. One...

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Nov 21, 2019 by WatchTime

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York: Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec

Chronoswiss, whose stock-in-trade is the regulator watch, continues to develop new and intriguing variations on that 19th-century device in its increasingly colorful collection of Flying Grand Regulator wristwatches. The first Open Gear versions of the model, which placed wheels and bridges on the front of the dial in an openworked configuration, debuted in 2018, and...

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Aug 20, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec Hits Like a Bolt From the (Electric) Blue

Chronoswiss, whose stock-in-trade is the regulator watch, continues to develop new and intriguing variations on that 19th-century device in its increasingly colorful collection of Flying Grand Regulator wristwatches. The first Open Gear versions of the model, which placed wheels and bridges on the front of the dial in an openworked configuration, debuted in 2018, and...

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Aug 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

EVENTS:

Announcing the 36 Presenting Watch Brands at WatchTime New York 2019

Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone out there is having a fun and safe start to the holiday weekend. To commemorate Independence Day, we’re happy to announce a majority of the watch brands that will be presenting at this year’s WatchTime New York show. Over the past five years, the two-day WatchTime New York...

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Jul 4, 2019 by WatchTime

FEATURE:

Single-Handedly: How Chronoswiss Has Forged Ahead Under New Ownership

During its heyday in the 1990s and early aughts, Chronoswiss was a brand you couldn’t turn a corner without seeing or hearing about. While a large part of the brand’s production was always centered around regulator wristwatches, its collection continued to expand through that period until the 2007 recession landed them (as well as many...

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May 29, 2019 by WatchTime

COUNTDOWN TO WTLA

Seven Intriguing Chronographs You’ll Discover at WatchTime L.A.

WatchTime Los Angeles kicks off this Friday, May 3, with 27 sponsoring watch brands and a host of watch-industry VIPs. Among the brands' new products on display will be, of course, some new chronograph models making their U.S. debut after being introduced at Baselworld or SIHH. Here are seven that are worthy of a closer look.

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Apr 30, 2019 by WatchTime

COUNTDOWN TO WTLA:

Showing at WatchTime LA: Chronoswiss Sirius Chronograph Moon Phase

As part of Chronoswiss’ showing at the upcoming WatchTime Los Angeles event on May 3-4, the Swiss brand will be showcasing the new Sirius Chronograph Moon Phase. The watch, a navy dial chronograph with a moon phase and analog date indicator, joins the previous steel and gold white dial options from the independent Lucerne-based watchmaker....

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Apr 24, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

EVENTS:

WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 4

As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who...

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Mar 29, 2019 by WatchTime

All the Independent Watch Brands You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2018

Although we celebrate all brands, big and small, at WatchTime New York, we have a special place for many of the independents that choose to exhibit during our annual showcase. This year, we have a spectacular lineup of independent brands, many with their namesakes, founders, and primary watchmakers attending, that will be showing off their...

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Oct 24, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton Limited Edition

The 2018 edition of America's luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, is almost upon us, as we continue to spotlight important new timepieces you'll discover there from the 31 exhibiting brands. Today we showcase the latest limited edition of Chronoswiss's Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton.

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Oct 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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