Types of chronographs and their features

Here are the main types of chronographs used in Swiss watches:

A simple chronograph is an analogue of a regular stopwatch
Multifunctional chronograph capable of performing summation actions, that is, recording the total result from several measurements
Single hand and double hand models

In complex Mens watch multifunctional watches for professionals, a tachymeter is also made – a device structurally related to a chronograph and designed to measure the speed of an object.

The chronograph is essential for many professionals who may be interested in the exact determination of time intervals. These are athletes and pharmacists, musicians and engineers, physicists and the military. Almost every person at least occasionally needs to measure a period of time, and in such circumstances, the chronograph of a Swiss watch will come in handy.

One of the common features of complex chronographs is to record two events at the same time. For this purpose, a chronometer with two hands serves, each of which is responsible for the timing of the object assigned to it.

The operation of the chronometer with two hands is a sign of the so-called split system, one of the innovations that has been introduced Mens watch in the design of chronographs in recent times. Another innovation is called the flyback system and it lies in the ability of the chronograph to instantly reset the worked result and start a new measurement. It is interesting that these two innovations are almost the only thing that was possible to make new in the design of chronographs that had developed by the beginning of the 20th century.

The performance of one or more functions depends largely on the design of a chronograph watch. The fact is that there are models that can perform numerous tasks. Such models have a complex dial, which contains the parameters for the implementation of various tasks – data for using the lunar and ordinary calendar, timing indicators, and so on. The paramount task of successful design is to ensure that any dial indicators, including timekeeping data, are easy to read. A good design also takes into account the fact that timing may be needed at night, in the dark.

Those who need timekeeping should not only choose a watch with a chronograph of the desired design, but also compare the overall potential of the watch – many functions complement and enrich each other.

All designs of chronographs are carefully reproduced in copies of Swiss watches. The owners of such copies can perform all professional and household tasks for which real Swiss watches are used. Many can see for themselves how important it is to always have a chronometer at hand – that is why it is built into the watch.

Tourbillon watch

The use of the so-called tourbillon is one of those technical innovations that are no less important than all other characteristics of the watch.

Turbioin is an additional self-contained suspension of the main ride adjustment mechanism. The tourbillon effect reduces the influence of gravity on the uniformity of the watch. Its use has had such an important impact on increasing the accuracy of the movement that its presence in the watch mechanism is actively emphasized:

a window is often made in the dial, through which you can see how the tourbillon works
the presence of a tourbillon is mentioned in the name of the model. This is how they do it, for example, in the Blancpain watch house.
The tourbillon is served as a guarantee of the accuracy of the movement and a sign of a full-fledged movement

The tourbillon is a special watch component. It was invented a very long time ago, but its wide practical application has unfolded only recently.

Tourbillon – what you need to know about it

This is a rather complex and precise device. Various manufacturers of Swiss Mens watch watches and their replicas are proud that their models have a tourbillon and compare the cost of this device, the number of parts from which it is made and its physical dimensions.

It should be noted that the role of the tourbion increases as the complexity of the operating conditions of the watch increases. There is also the opposite effect – the meaning of the tourbillon is lost if the watch is operated in a calm environment, and most of the time it is in a lying position on the table.

The design of the tourbillon is being improved, in particular, there are changes for the better in reducing the thickness of this device and other sizes. This is necessary for the production of women's tourbillon watches, for which size is critical. Patents for new tourbillons are also issued for radical improvements in their design, which reliably and positively affect the accuracy of the movement.

The tourbillon is also made in copies of those watches in which this device is determined by the design of the original. The production of this assembly is not individual – it is made as part of the entire watch mechanism in a single production cycle.

The presence of a tourbion makes a Swiss watch more expensive. Accordingly, a Mens watch copy of a Swiss watch becomes more expensive. But in many cases, the practical value of the tourbillon will be appreciated not only by fans of Swiss precision, but also by those for whom precision is really important:

for orientation in space, which requires precise time
to evaluate sports results
to manage processes requiring precise time control

That is why tourbillon models are in demand. Among their buyers there are a considerable part of people who own such watches for reasons of prestige, but professionals know that the tourbillon makes the watch more accurate.

Here are a few watch houses known for their advances in tourbillon technology:

Piaget
Corum
Breguet
Patek-Philippe
Girard-Perregaux

and many other famous manufacturers.

The tourbillon can be mechanically used to drive the second hand, which is done in many designs of Swiss watches and their replicas. It is very interesting to observe the work of the tourbillon and the entire mechanism through a special window on the dial or on the back cover.

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