Horological Meandering

Hi All, While Nick is searching for information on his Orloff Chronograph , how about we do a thread on those most pure of chronographs, the two-register designs? After recently lamenting about passing on an ALS 1815 Chrono a few years ago , I realised I ... 

Heuer Camaro 7743T. It's not mine anymore, but I still love it. Best regards....  

Here's my Universal Geneve Uni-Compax 18k, Circa 1960s...  

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358 Anniversary Edition.......  

It has to be one of the nicest looking Sinn's made. Congrats, wear it well! Tony

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Bi Compax are my favourite Chronos, with the monopushers, and when we get both, it is just heaven. Here are some I owned or still own: 1/ Breitling Royal Canadian Air Force: 2/ Longines 30 CH: 3/ Mathey Tissot: 4/ Vacheron Constantin " Les Historiques " C...  

I am in pain.I am getting collateral damage LOL.Beautiful examples. Cheers,dreamer

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Intrigued by the divisions on the chrono scale into 3min intervals before reaching the 10 min index. Does anyone know what they were used for? Surely not for boiling eggs on the ground and in the sky. amerix

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...it's for timing telephone units - that time it were divided in three minute intervalls for long distance calls. You'll find them on a large variety of chronos of this period. Best regards Suitbert

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VC Malte Chrono with Nouvelle Lemania cheers fernando...  

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Just a beautiful classic!...  

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Best Andreas...  

Nice one, Andreas.

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From their (sort of) earlier days: Not Haute Horlogerie but Bi-compax nevertheless. meislergeisler...  

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... their square 'instrument' designs, I like all the round B&R watches more. Thanks for this example. It looks good on your wrist. Andrew

So...as a point of watch history...the term "Compax" as used by Universal Geneve refers to the number of complications. Thus, the legendary "Tri-Compax" - which actually has 4 subdials - has three complications - chronograph, calendar (day-month-date), an...  

I did not know that. Fortunately the Dato is Bicompax either way, unless you count Flyback separately? Best Andreas

To my knowledge, Universal never made a flyback in the "..compax" series of models, so we'll never know if they would have counted it as a separate complication. In any case, I'm happy to include an AL&S Datograph in any darned category it wants to be in!

Classics, the lot of them.

and thanks for clarifying the definition of compax!

but I have a deep love for the Breitlings. Lovely chronomats.

Hi @LouS, I know this is a very old thread, but I was wondering if you could advise the original of the nice looking olive green strap on your Leonidas. Regards, @arcadelt

The old 1815 chronograph: But I have tons of pics of this kind of chronographs... And so on... I love these chronographs. Fx...  

Yours in particular. Nice one, Fx.

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And I'm not sure if this last one qualifies... Blue...  

Those two are just superb.

As well as my Orloff bi-compax it seems I've got a few others, although i think both my photography & my watches need a little work to be included in this crowd! First the Seikos: A 6138-030 \ A brown Bullhead 6138 - 0400 A black Bullhead 6138 - 0400 Tiss...  

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... when you see them together. Interesting dial and colour variations. Thanks for inspiring this great thread, btw, Regards Andrew

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Panerai 189 with Lemania movement......... 1815 Chrono............ Tony...  

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g Also partial to this one: Gone but not forgotten: Craig...  

... I can accept your selection - LOL Fantastic pieces! meislergeisler

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SeaGull 1963 Airforce Reissue. Very good looking watch, I think, and helped by having just the 2 subdials!...  

Not sure we have ever had a dedicated review. Interested in sharing more, as there are already two in this thread alone? Regards Andrew

I hope this is in the spirit of the OP:...  

And a definite family resemblance. Thanks! Andrew

here's my old generic two dials circa 1950s...