chronograph
noun
chro·no·graph
ˈkrä-nə-ˌgraf 
ˈkrō-
: an instrument for measuring and recording time intervals: such as
a
: an instrument having a revolving drum on which a stylus makes marks
b
: stopwatch
also
: a watch incorporating the functions of a stopwatch
c
: an instrument for measuring the time of flight of projectiles
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The chronographs are the latest launches of the Raymond Weil Millesime (vintage) collection.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Photo : Blake Buettner A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down
The 1815 Up/Down utilizes a pair of sub dials placed just under the centerline of the hand stack to show the power reserve, and the running seconds, echoing the look of the chronographs within the same family.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
The design, pivotal for its record-breaking thinness, includes a 30-minute chronograph, central seconds and a second time zone.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Strip away the varnish of nostalgia and you’re left with the fact that a chronograph wristwatch is about as useful to a modern-day Formula One driver as a mercury thermometer.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Photo : Blake Buettner A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down
The 1815 Up/Down utilizes a pair of sub dials placed just under the centerline of the hand stack to show the power reserve, and the running seconds, echoing the look of the chronographs within the same family.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
The design, pivotal for its record-breaking thinness, includes a 30-minute chronograph, central seconds and a second time zone.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Strip away the varnish of nostalgia and you’re left with the fact that a chronograph wristwatch is about as useful to a modern-day Formula One driver as a mercury thermometer.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Chronograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chronograph. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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chronograph
noun
chro·no·graph
ˈkrän-ə-ˌgraf
ˈkrō-nə-
: an instrument for measuring and recording stretches of time with exactness
Medical Definition
chronograph
noun
chro·no·graph
ˈkrän-ə-ˌgraf, ˈkrō-nə-
: an instrument for measuring and recording time intervals: as
a
: an instrument having a revolving drum on which a stylus makes marks
b
: a watch incorporating the functions of a stopwatch
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