Watches: Seven Chronographs That Are On The Button

Pedants will say a chronograph is actually a device that “draws” time, like Mr Nicolas Rieussec’s ink-blot rotating paper disc contraption, which timed 19th-century horse races. But even Montblanc’s tribute to Rieussec in wristwatch form is called a chronograph, rather than chronoscope (you’re “seeing” elapsed time via miniature subdials). But who’s keeping score anyway (other than the stopwatch mechanics themselves) when the tactile interaction and sheer rakish aesthetic of a chronograph watch is so satisfying?

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