Chronograph Watches
Watches with a built-in stopwatch, worked by the pushers beside the crown. The range covers quartz, meca-quartz and one hand-wound mechanical, for anyone who wants to time things on the wrist.
- Watches
- 7
- Price
- £40–£200
- Water rating
- 3–10 bar
Buying guide
Chronograph Watches
- Three kinds of chronograph
- Size and water resistance
Three kinds of chronograph
Quartz chronographs such as the LIGE 9866, CURREN 8291, CURREN 8314 and the blue-dial POEDAGAR are the simplest. One battery runs the time and the stopwatch, usually for one to three years. The ADDIESDIVE AD2095 uses the VK64 meca-quartz calibre. Quartz keeps the time and a mechanical module runs the stopwatch, so the hand snaps back to zero. The Sugess S387 is fully mechanical, a hand-wound Seagull ST1901 column-wheel chronograph in 38 or 40 mm that you wind each morning. For more wind-up watches, see automatic and mechanical watches.
Size and water resistance
Check thickness as well as diameter, since these run from 11.5 to 13 mm thick. The CADISEN C7068 is a quartz chronograph in a 40 mm titanium case with a sapphire crystal, and the AD2095 is 38 mm. Both are rated 10 bar, enough for swimming, and the Sugess S387 is 5 bar. The four quartz pieces from LIGE, CURREN and POEDAGAR are rated 3 bar, so take them off before a shower. Our water resistance guide explains each rating.
Free UK delivery on every watch
30 days to return and a 12-month warranty.