Chronograph watches are one of the advanced forms of watches that are available today. They are trendy and stylish as well as help keep exact track of the time. Modern chronograph watches also consist of additional high standard functions. People from all over the world love to use chronograph watches.
Functions of chronograph watches
The main function of the chronograph watches is that they can keep track of the time as well as perform stopwatch functions. The history of the pocket chronograph watches date back to the early 18th century. These forms of watches gained popularity in the 1820s. The Marine chronometer was a great timepiece that was used to measure celestial navigation.
Chronograph watches are available in various shapes, sizes and types. Some of them are:
Analog chronographs watches
They function through the analogue system and offer both time and stopwatch functions. The center hand is usually used for the stopwatch functions while the sub dials indicate seconds, minutes and hours. Modern quartz chronographs even show time in tenths or hundredths of a second.
Digital chronographs watches
Digital chronograph watches operate on the digital system. They are used for both time keeping and stop watch functions. The watches consist of separate displays or one can also switch modes on a single display.
Analog-digital chronograph watches
In analogue-digital chronograph watches, there is a standard analogue system for time keeping while there are additional digital displays which operate totally free from the analogue section. When the reset button is pressed while the stopwatch is running, the fallback will reset to zero and then start continuing again. Compared to this function, in most mechanical watches, the reset will be zero only if the stopwatch is stopped.
Double chronograph watches
The best thing about double chronograph watches is that they consist of two separate stopwatch systems which help to measure two different events of two different time periods.
Flyback chronograph watches
Flyback chronograph watches are compilation watches in which a single push is used to stop, reset and again restart the chronograph function of the watch. The watches are also known as Taylor system, Permanent zero setting and Retour-en-vol.
Brands of chronograph watches
Today, a wide range of chronograph watches are available in the market. Well known watch companies manufacture various types of chronograph watches. The watches are durable, offer great time performance, sleek and stylish and come with plenty of features. The chronograph watches are available for men and women. Some companies also manufacture sports chronograph watches