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Chronographs are having a moment—these are the standout pieces you need on your wishlist
2023 is shaping up to be the year of the chronograph. As watches continue their comeback, these complex timepieces with stopwatch functionality are having a major moment. From refined classics to avant-garde designs, there is a wide variety of options to choose from. So, to make things easier for our readers, we’ve put together a shortlist of the best chronos in the market. Whether your style leans towards the iconic elegance of Chopard or the daring edge of Hublot, you’ll find something that fits your style (or mood), and also captures the excitement of 2023’s craze.
Keep reading for our handpicked selection of the most impressive chronographs released this year—proving how craftsmanship and creativity have propelled the sporty mechanical complication to get back into the spotlight.
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Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Collection Tentagraph
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Photo: courtesy of Grand Seiko
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Step aside for Grand Seiko’s first mechanical chronograph, the Tentagraph, which was put through a new and lengthier testing procedure to ensure its precision of +5 to -3 seconds per day and whose name encapsulates its impressive features: “Ten” beats per second, “T” for the three-day power reserve, “A” for automatic and “Graph” for the chronograph.
Louis Vuitton Tambour Street Diver Chronograph
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Photo: courtesy of Louis Vuitton
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Featuring the same bold Blue Skyline double-shade look as the sporty 2021 GPHG award-winning Tambour, Louis Vuitton unveils the latest self- winding model of its visually striking 46mm Tambour collection, water resistant to 100 metres and equipped with a new chronograph function.
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Bulgari Octo Roma Chronograph
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Photo: Courtesy of Bulgari
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Powered by a Swiss-made in- house self-winding movement and embossed with a Clous de Paris hobnail motif, this distinctive eight-sided timepiece seamlessly incorporates round and octagonal shapes, celebrating and honouring the Eternal City’s architectural heritage.
Zenith Chronomaster Sport
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Photo: courtesy of Zenith
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Zenith launches a new era for its quintessential sporty-chic, high-frequency chronograph with the 41mm Chronomaster Sport, packed with performance and precision thanks to its ultra- readable and extremely precise 1/10th of a second display etched directly on to its sleek, polished black bezel.
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Hublot Square Bang Unico Sapphire
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Photo: courtesy of Hublot
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Hublot showcases its technical expertise by embracing the two-fold challenge of developing a square format and a multi-layered sapphire case, with this 250-piece limited edition of a self- winding column-wheel flyback chronograph, water resistant to a depth of 5 ATM, complete with a 72-hour power reserve.
Chopard Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph
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Photo: courtesy of Chopard
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Welcoming the latest design to its famous collection, Chopard—official timekeeper of the Mille Miglia racing event—adopts a smaller Lucent Steel 40.5mm case, whose Grigio-Blue hue and rose-gold finishes are brimming with adrenaline. You can practically hear the screeching tires.
This story was originally published on worldtempus.com
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