How do you like YOUR Chrono?
We all know that a chronograph measures and records times, but if that’s what you require from your watch, what determines WHICH chronograph you buy?
On some, the subdials are discreetly displayed-numbers and hands blend seamlessly into the background dial color, as on the Longines Evidenza or the Oris Miles Tonneau, or they’re accentuated with a contrasted color, as on the brighter red subdials of the maroon dial of the Tutima Flieger Chrono F2 Power Reserve.
Is it a matter of complication? You can have one subdial: the Tutima Commando Chrono has one subdial over the 6 that measures 12 hours. The Glycine Altus had two subdials: a 30 minute counter and a 12 hour counter, vertically displayed along the center. The Oris Centennial also has the two counters, but they’re displayed horizontally along the center.
The most common chronograph display is with the three subdials, and one needn’t look far for an example. So is the consideration aesthetic or functional? Do you actually use your chronograph to measure your parking meter time, or do you prefer the complications for how they make you appear? Time to tell-how do you like your chrono?
World Lux Staff Writer, Matt Wencl