Wow, I love that Omega. I loved it so much I went straight to ebay and saw they were going for around $3,000 and decided to stick with my £60.00 Seiko 5. Hey, maybe one day.
SEIKO are a very reputable company. From memory, SEIKO, in particular the Grand Seiko range have repeatedly defeated the over hyped Rolex range in type keeping i.e. only lose 1 - 3 seconds within 12 months.
Beginner yes, Didn't know enough about Chronographs till buying one. I also thought it was D.O.A. then noticed the inner wheel turning and the watch was keeping time. I'm learning thanks to videos like yours. Keep posting and I will keep "WATCHING"
You and The Urban Gentry got me into watches! Recently picked up an Orient Bambino v2 because you both recommended it so much and I love how it looks and feels. Thank you for the video and all your others :)
I don’t know how a chronograph works so thank you for making this video. I’m new to wearing watches and wanted to get second one and I noticed that the watch I want have three extra places that track time and thanks to the internet im learning about it.
The useful thing about the Omega is that when you are in a vehicle on a road with the kilometres marked by posts, you start the chronograph at one post and you stop it at the next post, based on the place where the chronograph has stopped (For example at nine o'clock, that would be 80 km/h) you've figured out the velocity of the vehicle.
Getting into the watch game. Love your energy and welcoming attitude. I think there are those that understand our penchant for watches and those that don’t. I love a good, bulky, heavy and beautiful masculine watch.
I always knew what a chronograph is, I just never owned one. Then I became a junkie and bought one. Of course I didn’t research how to use it so I’m wildly pressing buttons. Then the notorious HOW DO YOU RESET ALL THESE DIALS! Lol. Pretty easy once you read the instructions. Great videos! Thanks!
Everybody who have ever owned one, and learned how to use one had an "oh NOW I understand" moment. When it suddenly all starts making sense. How to start, stop, split, reset, zero in, etc. Only two buttons. I love it.
Great explanation. I'm also new to all of this stuff regarding watches, I just bought a digital Casio on a whim the other day because it's very cold here in Sweden right now, and it's a bit bothersome to dig out my phone just to look a the time with gloves on and all that, so just moving up my jacket arm a little to see what time it is feels much easier and faster. Then I somehow found my way to a bunch of these videos, and now I feel like collecting more of them, even if I'll probably never own a several thousand dollar one.
I love how the Seiko resets as well. So satisfying to see. But I learned I probably wouldn’t want that one. Because it seems to take too long to start over. If I were to use it as a stopwatch I often would be timing things in quick succession and would need it to reset quickly. Hmmm watch fan drama. 😜
So glad you done this video I haven't got a chronograph in my collection yet and I must admit it was partly because I wasn't sure of how they worked. After watching this video I've realised it really is pretty simple so now when I do eventually get some chronograph (Seiko Pogue and Omega Speedy) I will be able to time loads of random things and enjoy using all the watch has to offer.
Thank you for the advice. I thought of myself as a watch man knowing what a sapphire crystal glass is but I never knew what a chronograph watch does until now. That explains my Invicta Chronograph watch. Like your friend I had the same question.
Thank you, I've recently been wondering about Chronographs, starting with a vague idea of what they do. But it helps to see the functionality in operation. Thanks. The SSC081 looks interesting, but I would argue that it's very, very busy. I'm guessing that with practice you get used to what to look at.
Been curious about trying to expand from my G-Shock GA 2000. Was a little worried about not being able to understand the watch world and your videos are making it easy to digest. Looking forward to hopefully get some chronograph pieces in the future!
Thanks... Just bought an Invicta Chrono. Annddddd, no, had no clue truly what it was. (Gotta love American consumerism :). I got the impression it was just a stopwatch, but this cleared it all up. Its also a tachymeter, lmao, i have to check your library for that. It seems to me to be basically the same thing. Rotate the dial to mark the start of whatever, and track how long goes by? God i loved my simple Bulova. Broken. More to fix than i payed for it. :( I appreciate the knowledge. Seems a raw deal im only paying a "like" for it
Thank you for this simple explanation. Much appreciated. "A chronograph is a glorified stopwatch on your wrist." Precisely. That is something I can remember.
Brilliant just got a tissot seastar in rose gold black rubber strap... same thing I thought the hand was broken but now it's working correctly after watching this .. thank so much
I actually got my first chrono watch this week, and I too was confused as well. I kept thinking “Why is the second hand not moving, and the subdial on the right is?” Then I got my “Ohhh” moment after watching this. Thanks!
Called Timex the chronograph watch I purchased and complained it wasn't working. Knowing Timex this was puzzling! It was explained my watch was a chronograph! Well hello RU-vid :-D
Very interesting, I doubt would ever buy one. It's not a love or hate thing at all, it's more me having a use for all those dials. I will never make fun of anyone who owns one. It's what interests you and what you have a use for. I'm pretty practical when I buy a watch. About the only complications I have a use for are: GMT as I travel frequently, and date. I love to admire other people's watches and see how they function.
Hi! I'm VERY green to the watch game and happened to stumble upon this channel. Got myself an SNK805 over the weekend. Anyway, I've always wondered what s chronograph was and thanks to you, now I know. Thanks for the education!
I've always liked the look of them but never really knew how they worked. I just know I want one in my collection so I figured it was time to find out what they do. Thanks for helping me out!
Thanks for the video. I just received my LIV watch abs it has their chronograph thing o. It and yes I thought that hand was stuck to😂🤦🏾♂️thanks for showing me how to work it.👊🏽✊🏽
Cool beans, like you said there are more people than one that have no idea like me. Ordered my first automatic this week, went with a Seiko SNK807. Wanted a Hamilton but haven't got a pay check since Feb (sigh) and that was too much. Have a really unique Apple watch from the 1990's, I guess experts would call it a decorator watch. Trying to determine if it is worth anything. Just starting collecting and appreciate your channel.
Very informative video, keep it up. I have two questions, what if you leave the chronograph hand on the whole time without resetting it? Will it keep on running and act as a second hand or will it stop at some point?
Always great too ask questions if you are unsure and really great that you took the time to make this video for those seeking information. Good on you Jory
I have a few chronograph watches; a couple quartz movements (including a Seiko SSC017 solar chrono-diver), a Strela Russian mechanical chronograph and a couple meca-quartz movements that blend the two, therefore having the accuracy of quartz yet the smooth second hand and definitive mechanical click of the pushers. Oh, and I guess my new Fieldmaster has a digital chronograph, which is nice as well. Really, I rarely wear a watch that isn't either a diver or a chronograph and use the timing complication often. One other exception is my mechanical alarm pilot watch, which does show the benefits of a large, uncluttered dial, but also benefits from having an extra little hand for the alarm that can be used either passively as a time marker or as an alarm as intended. Kinda makes me interested in one of those Russian alarm, Flieger type B watches as I've always liked that dial, but rarely wear basic 3-hand watches.
Another great and informative video. You made it easy for any beginner to understand, well done sir! I love Chronographs, I have about 5. My favourite is my Speedy.
It kind of says it itself, but anyways, if someone is wondering; the Omega Speedmaster and other more high end Chronographs jump straight back to 12 instead of doing the whole "sweeping motion". Reason behind it is so you can restart or start counting something again instantly. People who use chronographs for timing stuff often would pop a vein by not having it ready directly.
Here's another honest beginner that literally found you today and I've been binging your channel. For your analytics, your gshock video brought me to you. Great content man, honest opinions and I need that.
Just recently wanted to start collecting watches. Had no idea what a chronograph was now I’m just amazed. Thank you so much. It will be a while before I can afford to get one but none the less Subscribed.
This is something ive always wondered, is there a connection between the slide rules on watches like the Navitimer and Seiko flightmaster and the chrono function?
I'm not entirely sure, but I think the slide rule is the result of pilots wanting a chronograph and a sort of calculator for the functions they'd need. The slide rule can calculate conversions, for example mph to kph, and things that a pilot would need like fuel consumption. I don't think the chronograph is meant to work with the bezel, but they both have functions that'd be useful in a pilot watch.
Great job explaining the Chrono to a noob like myself.. Ohhh that speedy!! Something special.. being a cinematography and photographer every millisecond is needed between aperture speeds buffering times and setting for the next shot, I believe the speedy’s SnapBack allows for the user to time the next event immediately and not wait for the watch to do a little dance that could cost you start time accuracy if needed at that particular moment.
A chronograph is like having a record player feature on a watch. Absolutely unnecessary in 2024. In 1968,, ok, I can see where this feature could be of some use; but in 2024? I like your video, I like that you mentioned that it is basically a glorified stop watch; and it is. And this puzzles me because I wonder if the great watch makers of yesterday, like Hans Wilsdorf, or Antoine Patek were alive today; would they still be making these dinosaurs? These were innovators, real visionaries, creating new ideas, new watches. Nobody uses the chronograph feature outside novelty purposes.
I have a "Breitling Navitimer", too. A friend gave it to me. He bought it on a beach in Thailand for about 50$ and it has a really cheap quartz movement. But it keeps time better than some of my expensive watches. 😄 That said, yes, I hate chronographs.
Would it surprise you if some of the people that sell watches in your local mall at one of the boutiques or something doesn't actually know how it chronograph works? I've had someone told me that the watch was broken because he didn't understand how chronograph works and he works at the watch shop. Additionally I've also heard that some people that work at the watch shop do not understand that a battery for a quartz watch does not necessarily need to be changed because the crown has been pulled out and the watch is hacked or otherwise stopped. Thinking that the watch's battery is dead. And then charging the customer for a new battery change unnecessarily.
Appreciate the knowledge brother just got an Armani exchange chronograph blue silicone strap watch and could figure out what it doesn't exactly now I know
Good video and very informative BUT I still need help. So I have a chronograph watch (I got it off Amazon for like $40). So now I understand how to use a chronograph BUT when I reset my chronograph, the little chronograph hands in the smaller circles both reset to 55 seconds instead of at the 12 o’clock position. I have a second counter and minute counter and like I said, they both reset to 55 instead of noon position. Does anyone know why or how to fix it??? Is it broke?
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