What Is A Chronograph Watch?
The word “chronograph” is derived from the Greek words for time and writing (“chronos” and “graph”). A chronograph watch is a type of watch that can act as a stop watch, measuring intervals of time when the wearer presses pushers on either side of the crown.
Types of Chronograph Watches
A watch’s primary purpose is to tell time; often this is done through visual demonstration of minute and hour hands. Sometimes a watch will also display the date. Anything beyond this information is called a “complication”. The following are chronograph watches that feature special, enhanced or extra complications.
While all chronographs can track elapsed time (seconds, minutes and – on some models – even hours passed), as well as time of day, there are some chronographs that can also record fractions of the second. This is achieved by use of a special dial or a scale at the very edge of the watch’s dial. A digital chronograph is able to read the 1/100 of a second, quartz chronograph – 1/10 of a second, and the mechanical – 1/5 of a second.
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