Horological Meandering

I thought it might be fun to bring as many of our favourite chronographs into the one thread as possible.

And it is maybe my fav watch of the collection:



Fx

...you do not need any more than that one...

The color and the way the dial reflects the light is just sublime!

...it's very difficult to do justice to the depth and vitality of the dials. If you are interested, search out photos of the LE Habring dial posted by GaryG; he is the master.

I have only one mechanical chronograph in my collection.

 

The Breitling Premier from 1998/1999 was inspired by the original Breitling Premier from the late 30’s. The original was the first waterproof chronograph wristwatch in the world and it used a hand wound Venus movement.

The 1998/1999 model is based on the 37 mm Navitimer case. The movement is an automatic Kelek cal. 10000, made especially for Breitling with chronograph counters for 10 minutes/3 hours.

Kelek was bought by Breitling in 1996 and changed name to Breitling Chronometrie in 2001.

That's probably one of the best looking chronographs. One is all that's needed.

Adding another Zenith and Speedy to the fray...which are the only two chronographs I own.

Richard

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With a some:

Most of my watches, the few that I have, are non-chronographs (two divers and one Amvox).

I love to see the time flowing.

Cheers,

Nilo

Demonstrating (by exception!) just how fantastic your photography is!!!

That WE have.

And your picture is not an exception.

Just try, next time, a more unusual angle and you are done.

Cheers,

Nilo

I lust for that 1969 in SS. The hunt is still on.

Still kicking myself for passing that up when it was readily avaiable back then.

 

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Enumerate your modern temptations?

Cheers,

Nilo

and the Zenith with the snail tachy.

I have a weskness for complex dials and the last one is a beautifully balanced watch between the case and dial.

Not too much of a surprise I think coming from me

Is an edition of 2009 released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the El Primero (the two are: SS and Black Titanium).

We share a deep attraction for complex dials.

I'm not a vintage person but I admire the vintage pieces. I only don't have the guts to wear something that is irreplaceable.

Cheers,

Nilo

Blue

...mostly with the ghastly 5100

Eterna Matic, my newest one -

A Tutima Commando II, previously issued to the ZUZ, the tactical unit of the German Customs -

A Heuer Carrera 510.523 -

 

A Lemania 5012, issued to South African Air Force, early eighties -

The first Lorenz sub pro - again, a 5100 powered watch, but in a Sub style case -

And the all-black version -

An early Sinn 156, 5100 but deleted 24hr subdial -

A second Heuer, this time a 1000 series 510.501 -

One of my favourites, the 376.0822 which gave rise to the term 'Grail' in watch parlence, courtesy of Chuck:

...And my everyday watch for the past three years, what else could it possibly be but the EZM1, LE in this case -

And one recent non-Lemania, this time a Valjoux 230 fly-back in the Sternzeit version of the Heur Bund -

 

Andy

It seems you like the 5100 Andy :)
If you have several chrono's you cant help but duplicate a movement in at least one or two pieces.

It seems to me that the valjoux 7750 is possibly the widest used chrono movement of the last 15 years. A reassuringly reliable movement as is the 5100.

Best
G

Thanks, I've collected them over a period of years, and there are still a few elusive 5100s yet on the list, a very interesting movement....

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...there is also the RAN version, slightly more interesting as it has a pheon on the dial, if I may, here is a picture borrowed from Paul of Heuerworld fame -  This message has been edited by andy_s on 2013-03-23 10:52:59

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this:

and of course this ;-)