What is chronograph? How to identify and 3 notes when buying

Chronograph watches are now popular with many people, it has many convenient functions. So you understand what chronographs are and how to recognize them? We discuss together in this article!

1. What is chronograph?

The chronograph is designed with a strong and attractive appearance, the chronograph acts as a chronograph function, which accurately measures a short interval of time. On the clock timer will be monitoring hours, minutes, seconds.

- The dial at 10 o'clock has a function of showing how many minutes have elapsed.

- The dial at 6 o'clock has the function of displaying the measured seconds.

- The dial at 2 o'clock: displays the time in a 24-hour fashion to help you easily see if it is morning or afternoon.

In addition, the chronograph also has 3 additional buttons on the outside of the case, which are: sport stop button (on / off), button with 2 buttons for date, time, minute, button to reset the time to stop. .

2. The criteria for choosing to buy chronograph watches

- Choose for yourself a watch that you find easy to read: Chronograph has many small functions that are hard to see, so you should choose a chronograph with a clear dial for convenience. after.

- Buy a watch with a longer chronograph function: A chronograph has a limited time stop, choose a longer chronograph for yourself for convenience.

For example, if you love jogging, exercising and sports regularly, choose for yourself a chronograph with a stop time of 2-3 hours.

- Choose to buy chronographs with shock resistance and water resistance: If you are an active person or a swimmer, choose for yourself a watch with strong water resistance to be able to perform the function. best stopwatch.

3. The chronograph functions and manuals

- How to read the sub-display faces on chronograph watches

See the seconds face : The second hand on the watch is long and thin, which only rotates when you activate the chronograph feature on the watch.

+ Watch the minute face : The meter shows the measured minutes located to the left of 10 o'clock, it tells you how many minutes have elapsed when the timer is on, it can track up to 30 minutes .

+ See the sub-face for the time display : This side is in the bottom middle, it shows how many hours have elapsed when you select the timer function.

- How to set chronograph mode on watches

+ Step 1 : Press the chronograph button at the top, at this time the timer function will start. Note that you only press once, if you press a second time, the timer will stop.

+ Step 2: To see how you measured the time, press the sport timer button again to see it.

+ Step 3: Press this button again to activate the next timer session. In case you do not want to stop the timer, press the Reset button at the bottom to return to the original position.

* Note : The timer should be reset after each use, otherwise it will continue to measure the time from the moment you stop it the next time you use it.

4. Famous chronograph watches

- Timex Men's Expedition Field Chronograph Watch : The watch beautiful, expensive and high-quality materials, water-resistant up to 100 meters, suitable for swimming.

- IWC Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince Men's Watch IW377714 : With leather strap brown combined with stainless steel case, extremely shiny surface of blue with white lines of snow highlights, show class, expensive of the watch.

The A102 Aviator Chronograph Watch : Designed for pilots, this watch is made up of classic black colors with plenty of comfort features.

The design of this watch is also quite solid with a stainless steel buckle, ensuring that when worn on your hand will not detach, and water resistance is also very high up to 330 feet (equivalent to more than 100 m).

- Regalia by Armogan Chronograph Watch : A watch-class luxury with 316L stainless steel case, Japanese quartz apparatus crafted sophistication.

Furthermore, the dial window with anti-reflective material and the sound of a ticking sound creates a regal look for this watch.

- Timex Weekender Chronograph Watch: Designed unique nylon strap with stainless steel buckle and stainless steel casing 40 mm.

This watch is also known for its durability, no matter what your work environment is, it will retain a shiny look and help complete your look.

So I have summarized for you how chronograph watches are as well as how to use them, hopefully through this article you will have a great experience with your chronograph.