Marcus Hanke
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I use the chronographs anytime, for everything ....
It seems I am a timing fanatic: Determining how long I need to drive leg A, opposed to variant B, how long I walk into town from my parking space, how long I walk my dogs .... The most frequent use, however, is when I am cooking. Without chronograph as a timing aid, I feel it really difficult to meet the right time for pasta, meat or potatoes. I even prefer chronographs with rotating bezel so I can time two different meal components at the same time.
Marcus
Do you use it, or did you get
it for the "cool factor"? I personally have no use for a chronograph, therefore have never owned one and probably never will. I have absolutely nothing against them. For those of you that own them do you use the chronograph function, or did you get it for...
The last time I needed - as in actively - a chronograph…
Was over 30 years ago, when I was regatta sailing. And a quartz Casio did the job perfectly well. Mechanical chronographs were never primarily about the function for me and much more about the looks. Have I activated them more often for the feel of the pu...
I have absolutely no practical use for them.
However, like them a lot. Not all of them though, but only those with beautiful movements and transparent backs to see them. Lange, Montblanc Minerva, Lemania 2310 would be perfect examples. Otherwise - I guess people like their sportier look, but hardly ...
Occasional real use so guess mostly for the cool then?
Not like any mechanical watch in this day and age is really very good at its job compared to very cheap alternatives Still like them though so whatever the heart wants i guess.
If a chronograph is on my wrist
when I do my daily meditation I use it. Also when I do some exercises that calls for time keeping. Not to forget when a grandchild is running a lap around the house and want me to keep the time. In addition I like the feeling of a chronograph running in p...
I recently bought an IWC
pilot 41 chronograph in ceratanium, it became my daily and I’m using the chronograph function for everything, everyday for multiple reasons, mostly for cooking but also for timing my walks or sports activities or my meditation, for checking how long I wor...
Used my Sinn 103 extensively
For a couple of years, almost every day, to measure 2-5min intervals for as much as 30 or 60min. Eventually it resulted in excessive wear and I had to get it serviced, not a big deal for a 7750 but worth keeping in mind. I still use it when flying to trac...
Great post…
I love the looks, I never use the chrono function, anything i need to time can be done with my bezel on my dive watch…so when I have had a Speedmaster or 3…or another brand, it is because I think they look cool…
I bought one for flying . . .
. . . which suffered serious water entry while sailing, so then bought a second one (Zenith Primera movement) as the replacement. A similar third was bought when my second one was away on a long service. My last was an attractive vintage in precious metal...
I use the chronographs anytime, for everything ....
It seems I am a timing fanatic: Determining how long I need to drive leg A, opposed to variant B, how long I walk into town from my parking space, how long I walk my dogs .... The most frequent use, however, is when I am cooking. Without chronograph as a ...
I rarely use the chronograph on my nice watches.
Just like the way they look. I run them occasionally just to get everything moving. Having learned that they are more expensive and difficult to service the Purists 25th chronograph will probably be my last one.