Tell me why I am wrong. Parte tres.

Yes

Your probably trolling

For looks and timing chicken nuggets for the perfect crust, not too crunchy, not too soft. This ancient technique requires a lot of practice, and just a few people in the world can teach it. I'm still a Padawan, but one day... One day... 

No, no, no, no!  Here are all the amazing uses of the chronograph.  

• I time precisely how long I can hold my breath under the water in the bath each and every evening
• I give my pups a strict 5 minute time limit to poop out in the yard late at night.  If they ain't gonna dookie within the first 5 minutes, they're s&^% outta luck, cause it's freezing, and I ain't gonna stand around like a moron any longer than I have to out there in the cold and the dark
• The De Cecco angel hair pasta no. 9 must be cooked for exactly 120 seconds, no more, no less.  More, and its texture becomes akin to that of Play-Doh.  Less, and it's like biting into a bully stick
• I time, down to the second, how long it takes my wife to speak to me again, after I've pissed her off

What other technology could possibly do all that, I ask you, sir?

Theoretically could do it with a timing bezel... you could also bring the watch into the bath with you every evening!

I suppose this also begs the question, in what situations do you need a chronograph?

As much as I am tempted to feed the troll with a post full of sarcasm, I actually am looking for a chronograph to use for work right now.

I fly for a living and have actual use cases for chronographs. Low levels, orbit/holding times, timed approaches, dead reckoning, etc.

That being said, I still find a rotating bezel extremely useful and am currently trying to whittle down chronograph options with rotating bezels to have both functions.

I find this sort of thing fun. I don't participate in the conversations that don't interest me.  Trolling is such an ugly word.

Seriously dude, sarcasm is my jam, I can take it.

Yours is a serious merit based argument.  When I say "change my mind" it presupposes that my mind is subject to being changed.  It is.

For purposes of this discussion, will you allow that the very airplane that you fly has instrumentation that will give you the full range of functions that you seek from a chronograph? (If it doesn't, well why not? I do not take you for a crop duster.) What you seek then is an extra level of analysis from your personal timepiece. A Seiko Flighty looks to me like it is inscribed with Mayan hieroglyphics, but you possess different skills than most.

I would have liked the sarcasm more, I would have put up more of a fight.

No they don't.  It took me exactly 24 seconds to respond to this according to my chronograph. 

Shouldn't that read "people buy and own watches for looks, not functionality?" 😂 It would be hard for me to argue against your proposition, as I would argue all the watches I buy and own are ultimately for looks. Of course, this argument can be extended to almost any purchase, especially in a capitalist economy with plenty of competition. 😉

Click bate but I love a bite and you're sense of humour 😜

I was looking to acquire a chronograph for work purposes, timing welded rail which has to be accurate. Currently using a G-Shock but wanted a analog chronograph, could possibly be just for aesthetics more than functionality but still useful none the less. The G-Shock is great and deadly accurate but working around steel heated to over 3000 degrees the plastic cases don't last very long if you get too close and the mineral or plastic crystals don't stand up to the sparks caused by the rail grinder we use.

What's my alternative ?

Not exactly controversial.

You my friend have laid out a compelling argument for a Patek 5172G.  If you need a reference, tell your spouse I said it was ok.

Screw down pushers, or do you specifically find ones that can be operated in water?  Asking for a friend.

Have a Damasko DS30 and I love that watch 

I would also love to add a DSub but the earlier model which is impossible to find, there discontinued unfortunately 😫

I like where your head is at and I like the Airain type 20 but it has one glaring flaw that a majority of quartz chronos share: a 60 min subdial. 

The 60 min subdial is such a hard thing to read at a glance compared to a 30 min subdial that the latter is distinctly superior in most regards.

My goal is to get 7 hours of sleep per night. I wear one of my good-looking 12 or 24 hour chronographs and start timing when the light goes out. Upon awakening, I know whether I will be refreshed, cognizant and sprite throughout the day, or a useless slug leaving a trail of unproductive slime in my wake. Hence, I believe a chronograph has both good looks and is functional. 

I need one to time how long it takes for the edibles to kick in. 😀

I just double-checked and the 60 minute subdial is there on the mechanical versions as well - I looked at the obvious Breguet and the more recent Airain reissues (different company from the quartz models). I was trying to see if I could find a Type 20 with a 30 minute subdial, but no success. I wonder if anyone made a Type 20 with anything but a 60 minute subdial.

My first luxury watch was the TAG below and I picked a chronograph as I used a stopwatch at the time for navigation as we were taught to use the back of a flight computer to calculate the true course to fly (taking into account wind drift) at a particular speed and time to the next waypoint.

Also it looked cool.

True. In this day and age, all watches are more for looks than for function.

I’d say that 99.9% of the moon swatch owners are in this category don’t change your mind

Step one: buy for the aesthetics 

Step two: time random stuff around the house because you can now

If I'm ever using the chrono function, it's either in the kitchen or for fun. Still, I'd rather have a watch with a decently functioning chrono than one with the chrono function being rubbish. I really don't like slow chrono reset in quartz, and I don't like mechanical chronos that require too much force to press the pushers. 

The best I've been able to find are the Sinn 103, Damasko DC66, and the Fortis cosmonaut but only the Sinn has that type 20 flair.

"these aren't working...these aren't working...oh no..."

Shhhhhh ! You trying to put the companies that make the little pushers out of business !?!?

If I had one, it would be my prefe poop urge to splash Chrono, no doubt!

Does the "splashdown" get timed from when you actually hear it hit the water or when you get the first splash on your after burner?