Episode 25 - The Evolution of Chronograph Watches…and World Peace
By Ernesto & Daniel
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Ernesto’s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona and Daniel’s Chronographe Suisse.
As many of you know, chronograph watches are not Ernesto’s forte. So in this episode, we invited a good friend of the show, Daniel @wonger.bonger. Daniel is not only a watch enthusiast who is quite passionate about vintage timepieces, but he’s also a world of knowledge when it comes to chronograph complications. Daniel and Ernesto delve into the history of chronographs, various types of chronographs, some of the more iconic chronos, and of course, some of their favorites. During their conversation, they briefly touch on the fact that chronograph movements are quite difficult to make, and it took the collaboration of numerous watch makers to make various chronograph movements. Hence the reference to “world peace”.
Daniel, thank you again for joining us and collaborating with us! It was an absolute pleasure having you as our special guest host for this episode. We look forward to the next time we can facilitate more “world peace”.
Are there any chronographs that you feel very strongly about? What are some of your favorite chronographs? Please let us know, and we hope you enjoy this episode!
Show Notes*:
History of Some of the Iconic Chronographs
Breitling Navitimer https://www.breitling.com/us-en/heritage/navitimer/
Omega Speedmaster https://monochrome-watches.com/a-guide-to-the-evolution-of-the-omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-reference-by-reference/
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a657136/rolex-daytona/
Zenith El Primero https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-zenith-manufactures-hidden-history
TAG Heuer Monaco https://revolutionwatch.com/brief-history-tag-heuer-monaco/
Seiko Chronograph (The Pogue) https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/in-depth-your-vintage-seiko-chronograph-buying-guide
A Lange & Sohne Datograph https://langepedia.com/encyclopedia/lange-datograph/
A Lange & Sohne Saxonia Thin - Pink gold with gold-flux-faced dial in dark-blue https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/timepieces/saxonia-thin/saxonia-thin-211088
Additional Links
Seiko Busters https://www.instagram.com/seikobusters/
Daniel Wang https://www.instagram.com/wonger.bonger/
*Please note that we have not been paid to talk about these items, and we are not sponsored by anyone. We promote what we love and what we believe in!