Vintage Omega Chronostop....( Pics )

Firstly what is a Chronostop watch ?
These are watches with a SINGLE pusher to operate a stop watch function. Press the pusher once to start the stopwatch hand. Press it again (& KEEP it pressed) to stop the stopwatch hand (& read the time) & release the pusher to reset the hand to zero....( A vídeo, sorry, in Spanish....)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9783314@N02/3536474256/

There is NO minute sub-dial. SO if you want to measure something for more than 60 seconds, you have to count the minutes yourself !
There is no continuous second hand on these watches.

Mine is an italian market model, the case shape of this De Ville Chronostop is completely different from all other Chronostop watches.

The pics....











The bracelet is held on using the same system as used by Dynamics of the same period.





I hope you like it... :whistle:

Saludos

vegaban a écrit:
I hope you like it... :whistle:

Saludos

Of course !

it's a very nice watch... one of a kind.
I love it.

thanks for sharing.

mirza

nice watch !

thanks

usually those chronostop came with calendar strap.....

Nice Chronostop ! Thanks

vegaban a écrit:Firstly what is a Chronostop watch ?
These are watches with a SINGLE pusher to operate a stop watch function. Press the pusher once to start the stopwatch hand. Press it again (& KEEP it pressed) to stop the stopwatch hand (& read the time) & release the pusher to reset the hand to zero....( A vídeo, sorry, in Spanish....)
There is NO minute sub-dial. SO if you want to measure something for more than 60 seconds, you have to count the minutes yourself !
There is no continuous second hand on these watches.

after reading your description , the first thing that came to my mind was: why on earth would anybody want a watch with these features? (at the time this was designed and made available to purchase)
after long minutes of deep thinking, I could not find any reason.

sometimes, there is no reason for things to be. We can just enjoy looking at your marvelous pictures thinking, what happened in the troubled mind of the engineer who invented this, I wonder

Voici la mienne.....avec cette fonction "inutile" qui de plus est marquée dessus.....!


Ces modèles étaient réservés pour le marché Italien.


Fanny

Splendid watch and stuning pictures. Congratulations !

time2tic a écrit:
after reading your description , the first thing that came to my mind was: why on earth would anybody want a watch with these features? (at the time this was designed and made available to purchase)
after long minutes of deep thinking, I could not find any reason.

sometimes, there is no reason for things to be. We can just enjoy looking at your marvelous pictures thinking, what happened in the troubled mind of the engineer who invented this, I wonder

I agree with you...I just fell in love with this watch....