The heading “Chronograph”, covers a vast number of applications, but the fundamentals are very similar. The chronograph is, as its name implies, a recorder of… Read More »What is a chronograph, how does it work and how is it serviced?
As followers of the watch industry are well aware by now, “Roman Jeweler of Time” Bulgari has made pushing the boundaries of mechanical-watch thinness its… Read More »New Bulgari record – Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Skeleton Automatic
In 2013 IWC Schauffhausen embarks on the Formula One season as the Official Engineering Partner of the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team. To mark… Read More »IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Racer 2013
Chopard is famous for jewelry, watches and accessories such as fragrances, writing instruments and sunglasses. Women particularly like Chopard’s Happy Diamonds – watches and jewelry… Read More »The Chopard Manufacture builds a multitude of different movements — from simple calibers for two-handed watches to chronographs, innovative minute repeaters and grand complications such as the L.U.C All-in-One.
Dimensions 37mm x 14.5 mm X 43.5mm Prominent figures who patronized the Abercrombie & Fitch Company in its excursion goods days include Amelia Earhart, Katherine… Read More »Abercrombie & Fitch 1958 Manual Chronograph
The chronograph, an ingenious invention of modern times, has taken the measure of human progress for nearly two centuries. The etymology of the word comes… Read More »The Chronograph, an expression of modern times
Louis Moinet presents an artifact that may change how we look at the history of timekeeping. The Swiss firm Les Ateliers Louis Moinet SA has… Read More »Louis Moinet: Rewriting Chronograph History
Date Display Probably the simplest complication, yet also the most useful, the date display is exactly what it sounds like – it tells you the… Read More »Most Popular Watch Complications
Single button chronograph wristwatch manufactured by the Societe Hanhart of Schwenningen-am-Nackar. Dial marked with the “Hanhart” logo along with the “KM” logo (Kriegsmarine contract abbreviation).… Read More »Kriegsmarine chronograph marine wristwatch by “Hanhart” 1940s
Can you think of a single brand that doesn’t offer a chronograph in their current line-up? The chronograph is still perceived today as one of… Read More »Five Underrated Vintage Chronograph Calibres
After 66 years, Germany’s Tutima stages a triumphant return to its hometown, Glashütte. On May 7, 1945, with the German Army routed and Russian troops… Read More »Tutima Goes Home
“The Valjoux 7750 is characterized, on the one hand, by its extraordinary toughness and its very good, nearly indestructible self-winding mechanism. On the other hand,… Read More »Why is the Valjoux 7750 so popular ?