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Chronograph. An Omega Speedmaster Professional, which is commonly regarded as one of the most iconic chronographs ever produced. Gallet MultiChron Astronomic (c. 1959)—complex mechanical chronograph with 12-hour recording capabilities, automatic day, date, month, and moon phase display. A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used ...
Complication (horology) In horology, a complication is any feature of a timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds. A timepiece indicating only hours, minutes and seconds is known as a simple movement. Common complications include date or day-of-the-week indicators, alarms, chronographs (stopwatches), and automatic winding ...
1928 Longines Wrist-Chronograph with the 1925 modified Cal. 13.33Z Flyback function. The oldest Flyback Chronograph in existence, to be seen in the Museum of Longines. [1]A flyback chronograph is a watch complication, in which the user can use a reset function without the need to first stop the chronograph, by a single press on an additional pusher at the 4 o'clock mark.
Tachymeter scale on a Citizen watch bezel. A tachymeter (pronounced / t æ ˈ k ɪ m ə t ər /) is a scale sometimes inscribed around the rim of an analog watch with a chronograph.It can be used to conveniently compute the frequency in inverse-hours of an event of a known second-defined period, such as speed (distance over hours) based on travel time (distance over speed), or measure distance ...
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Watch. A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet, including metal bands, leather straps, or any other kind ...
Reference 57260. The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 is a single highly complicated mechanical pocket watch displaying the Gregorian, Judaic, and lunar calendars featuring 57 complications. [1][2][3] The watch was assembled by Vacheron Constantin and introduced in 2015. The company claims that it is the most complicated mechanical pocket ...
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona is a mechanical chronograph wristwatch designed to meet the needs of racing drivers by measuring elapsed time and calculating average speed. Its name refers to Daytona, Florida, where racing flourished in the early 20th century. It has been manufactured by Rolex since 1963 in four distinct generations (or series ...