Arguably the most widely appreciated of high-level complications, the chronograph’s chameleonic quality has allowed it to cast a wide net as it entices watch lovers of all stripes. Depending on the type and make, a chronograph can appear sporty, dressy or nostalgic – or all of these at once. The complication’s mainstay feature, which is to measure elapsed time, similar to how one uses a stopwatch, comes in varying degrees of technical complexities – straightforward interval timing, split-seconds timing, monoor multi-pusher activation, and more – allowing a wide berth for its appreciation.
Whether budding collectors or connoisseurs, the chronograph is something that we can all ‘get’ without the highfalutin pomp and pressures of learning to love, say, a tourbillon or minute repeater. Which is why, even though Montblanc’s latest chronographs…
