Chronographs

[Pongster]

Been fascinated with chronographs, all kinds, recently.

Now tinkering with my rattrapante chronographs / doppelchronographs / split seconds chronographs



Clockwise (pun intended) from left: blancpain, girard pirregaux, omega and habring2.


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[mps354]

Love that habring!

[hifihunter]

Would love to hear your thoughts / experience with the Blancpain Chrono. Have been thinking of adding one of those for several years. Would love to hear compare/contrast between the BP and others.

[Pongster]

Originally Posted by hifihunter

Would love to hear your thoughts / experience with the Blancpain Chrono. Have been thinking of adding one of those for several years. Would love to hear compare/contrast between the BP and others.

I like it’s look. And that it is a flyback in addition to being a rattrapante.

But i dont like the screwdown pushers (like in a daytona).

And from the chronographs i have handled, the leman i have does not feel to be among the toughest and more robust.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Pongster

I like it’s look. And that it is a flyback in addition to being a rattrapante.

But i dont like the screwdown pushers (like in a daytona).

And from the chronographs i have handled, the leman i have does not feel to be among the toughest and more robust.

Buy a Daytona without the screw down pushers?

[Pongster]

Girard-Perregaux Classique Sport Foudroyante

It’s both a rattrapante and a foudroyante

Nice watch. I just dont like the solid caseback and that it is not labelled (and even named) rattrapante. Just foudroyante. Would rather it not be labelled at all or labelled both.

Speaking of foudroyantes, i dont know the english name. So i invented for own personal use: sub-second.


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[Pongster]

Did a little research on foudroyante just now:

Seconde foudroyante dates from at least the 1870's and was developed for precise timing of sporting events, especially horse racing. "Foudre" is French for "lightning", and this is the preferred name in English, along with "jumping seconds". In German, this complication is known as "Blitzende Sekunde" (flashing second), while Italians call it "diavoletto", meaning "little devil".

[Pw92676]

Originally Posted by Pongster

Did a little research on foudroyante just now:

Seconde foudroyante dates from at least the 1870's and was developed for precise timing of sporting events, especially horse racing. "Foudre" is French for "lightning", and this is the preferred name in English, along with "jumping seconds". In German, this complication is known as "Blitzende Sekunde" (flashing second), while Italians call it "diavoletto", meaning "little devil".

Nice info. Thanks for sharing. I’m a big Chrono fan, loving this thread

[htc8p]

if you like chronograph you have to check out zenith el primero

[Pongster]

Did somebody say el primero? :)



This is my other foudroyante (or properly, a semi-foudroyante). The Zenith El Primero Striking Tenth Flyback.

It is also a flyback chronograph.


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[1William]

Nice watches.

[Pongster]

My flyback (retour-en-vol) chronographs



A couple of vintage Citizen 8110A pieces plus the Blancpain Leman (also a rattrapante) and the Zenith El Primero Striking Tenth (also a semi-foudroyante).


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[CKizzy]

Love em!

[Pongster]

Originally Posted by Andad

Buy a Daytona without the screw down pushers?

Sadly all modern daytonas have screw down pushers.


Going vintage though has many pitfalls.


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[Pongster]

My foudroyante / flying seconds chronographs



Left: Girard-Perregaux Sport Classique (also a rattrapante)
Right: Zenith El Primero Striking 10th (also a retour-en-vol)


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[slcbbrown]

That GP is a stunner. The sportier GP's are some of the best bargains out there.

[Ny325]

I think chronograph look nice. However, personally I can’t own one. I prefer a simpler dial.

[Pongster]

Originally Posted by slcbbrown

That GP is a stunner. The sportier GP's are some of the best bargains out there.

Agreed. There’s a ferrari version. But i like this better. Much cleaner. Besides, i dont have a ferrari anyway. My only beef is that they should have also written “Rattrapante” on the dial.

[Pongster]

Originally Posted by Ny325

I think chronograph look nice. However, personally I can’t own one. I prefer a simpler dial.

How about a seiko monopusher chronograph from 1967?

One of the simplest, cleanest and non-cluttered dial i have seen.



Or as they say in French: Monopoussoir


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[enjoythemusic]

VERY nice collection OP. Always loved the Heuer Monaco and so...

[Pongster]

^ Agreed. The Monaco is one of the best chronographs out there.



In fact, i think it may be the best two register/subdial, two pusher, square case, destro chronograph there is. :)


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[mikea]

Have to agree!

[Dan Pierce]

Chronographs really push my buttons.
dP

[Pongster]

^ Great chronographs sir.

Speaking of buttons, indeed, the most common chronograph i have seen is the two button/pusher (usually above and beyond the crown), three sub-dial/register type (usually at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, but sometimes they are at 6, 9 and 12 o’clock) with the tachymeter scale (usually on a bezel, but sometimes on the dial itself). These chronographs are normally associated with racing and motorsports (to measure lap times and speed).



This type is best exemplified by the Daytona and the Speedmaster. And no surprise that they are offerings of the top two most popular sports watches today.


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