Which chronograph fam?
Hey watch fam, aside from the usual suspects (speedys), what is your favorite chronograph? Please show some photos!
For me, its the Seiko square flyback chronograph - just an awesome unique piece 👍🏼 from the case to the movement.
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I really like the Zenith Chronograph Sport and the IWC Pilot Spitfire in bronze they are 2 id like to add to the collection
I really like the Zenith Chronograph Sport and the IWC Pilot Spitfire in bronze they are 2 id like to add to the collection
Both awesome pieces for sure.
Both awesome pieces for sure.
Not sure how I feel about bronze as I’ve never had one before
I'm torn
Loved my Flightmaster SNA411. Sold it but I saw it on a meshbracelet(beautiful) on insta the other day and now I want it back 😭
Although I don't own one sadly, I love the vintage style Strela chronographs.
Too many favorites to list. You can check out some of my previous posts to see some of my top choices (see links below).
Here are a few I haven't previously posted that really caught my eye for their look and also they were really good value - pretty much sticking with pre-1990s chronos for this post:
Not sure how I feel about bronze as I’ve never had one before
I not ha bronze before but think it really looks the part on the Pilot
Hands down the El Primero.
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/vintage-chronographs-what-s-your-favorite-period-5767
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/chronographs-vintage-style-reissues-good-or-bad-5811
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/let-s-talk-about-wakmann-5481
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/let-s-talk-about-nivada-grenchen-croton-5583
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/let-s-talk-about-dugena-4060
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/confess-your-sinns-4173
https://www.watchcrunch.com/ChronoGuy/posts/let-s-talk-about-titoni-5104
Although I don't own one sadly, I love the vintage style Strela chronographs.
Julian at https://www.poljot24.de/en/ has offered some vintage reissue sweet looking Strela chronos.
These are a couple I've picked up from him in the past:
The Kakume is a Strong choice. Flyback Chronos are the absolute real deal 💯💥🙌😍! Yes, no other... Speedy or $800.000 Cosmograph 'Pre' Daytona can equalize the significance of a Seiko 6138-0030 💪👍.
https://youtu.be/rtGGtx1yBtA That is real, to the bone History!
Universal Geneve is probably my favorite brand of all time...and they made some beautiful chronographs.
Longines Avigation BigEye best-value for features IMHO 😉. Plus love the aesthetics 😍.
Some really nice chrono's in this thread...
I mostly own divers so a seiko solar chrono with 200 metres water resist is the perfect chronograph for me
How do you like this company? How’s the quality of this piece
It's a solid watch. Reasonably priced. It's a meca-quartz movement common at this price point. And aesthetically the brand has its obvious charms including the timer for Espresso pulls. Brew brand is very much design watches but they are well made. Very fun piece.
I'll admit to a weakness for the old Nivada Chronomasters
The old Wittnauers have their charm as well
Perhaps my favourite: this 1940's Pierce
Honstly Im torn between 3 Watches at very different price points.
The most expensive but honestly the first thing most watch nerds think of when someone says Chronograph besides the Speedy:
El primero (13000€)
Just love the look of the Hamilton Intra-magic Chronograph (ca. 2200€)
And the last one would be the SugessRacing series Chrono in blue.
It does have the infamous entry-level Chronograph Seagull ST19 Movement and because of that costs only about 200€
I think these 3 cover every need and price point. But honestly I love the Sugess just as much as the Zenith.
Honstly Im torn between 3 Watches at very different price points.
The most expensive but honestly the first thing most watch nerds think of when someone says Chronograph besides the Speedy:
El primero (13000€)
Just love the look of the Hamilton Intra-magic Chronograph (ca. 2200€)
And the last one would be the SugessRacing series Chrono in blue.
It does have the infamous entry-level Chronograph Seagull ST19 Movement and because of that costs only about 200€
I think these 3 cover every need and price point. But honestly I love the Sugess just as much as the Zenith.
Brother what is sugess? Looks amazing!! i used to have the intramatic but due to the thickness, sold it! But that new green version got me rethinking if I should get a Hamilton again.
I'll admit to a weakness for the old Nivada Chronomasters
The old Wittnauers have their charm as well
Perhaps my favourite: this 1940's Pierce
Amazing. Love the collection! What are your thoughts on the reissues? worth purchasing?
The reissues look to be a very accurate re-creation of the originals. The only significant detail change that I can see is the somewhat smaller caps on the chronograph pushers, and the Sellita motors of course. The prices seem not unreasonable for what you are getting. They seem to be priced near the low end of what a decent vintage example would sell for these days.
I smile to see they were selling (now sold out) the white dialled 'Paul Newman' with a restored valjoux 23 column-wheel movement for nearly 4,900 SFr. That is essentially my watch with the same val 23 movement.
Be nice if they put a display back on that, as the valjoux 23 and 92 (which is also common in the original Chronomasters) are both quite handsome movements.
The reissues look to be a very accurate re-creation of the originals. The only significant detail change that I can see is the somewhat smaller caps on the chronograph pushers, and the Sellita motors of course. The prices seem not unreasonable for what you are getting. They seem to be priced near the low end of what a decent vintage example would sell for these days.
I smile to see they were selling (now sold out) the white dialled 'Paul Newman' with a restored valjoux 23 column-wheel movement for nearly 4,900 SFr. That is essentially my watch with the same val 23 movement.
Be nice if they put a display back on that, as the valjoux 23 and 92 (which is also common in the original Chronomasters) are both quite handsome movements.
A thing of beauty that is. Too many awesome pieces out there. I’ve barely scratched the surface with this hobby.
Brother what is sugess? Looks amazing!! i used to have the intramatic but due to the thickness, sold it! But that new green version got me rethinking if I should get a Hamilton again.
Hamilton 14,35. Sugess 13,5. A little thinner but still no automatic. But I guess you can’t complain at the price. Sugess is a Chinese Watch manufacturer that sells via Aliexpress. They also have a lot of other chronos with the same movement. For example an Breitling Top Time Deus Homage.
Although I don't own one sadly, I love the vintage style Strela chronographs.
They are so lovely. This group is going to bankrupt me 😱
For me it's the inexorably ubiquitous Seagull 1963.
Hamilton 14,35. Sugess 13,5. A little thinner but still no automatic. But I guess you can’t complain at the price. Sugess is a Chinese Watch manufacturer that sells via Aliexpress. They also have a lot of other chronos with the same movement. For example an Breitling Top Time Deus Homage.
Beautiful. So it uses a seagull movement. Nice! I have an alpha watch and it is a robust movement!
For me it's the inexorably ubiquitous Seagull 1963.
Love this piece.
Me personally I am not a chronograph guy but I really love your zenith. One family of chronos out of this collection that I love are the Wiler Vetta vintage chronographes thise are amazing
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Stealth Bomber
Love that one mate.