Chronograph? Chronometer? What's the difference? Watch and Learn #57

[@itsabouttime9113]

As a noob in the watch collecting community, I really appreciate your watch and learn videos! Thank you for your awesome work!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for watching.

[@diamonbacks47]

It’s really enjoyable learning about something from someone willing to take the time and really thoughtfully explain things like this. I really enjoy the watch and learn series.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you.

[@MikeBixby]

Really liking this channel. No fluff or snobbery just excellent education.

[@MrArchoir]

Late to the party, but after casually browsing for a proper watch this video is a great help without getting your head in too deep. Thanks!

[@davidhigginbotham5119]

I really appreciate all of your “Watch and Learn” videos. Thanks for the education. Semper Fi. David

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for your service!

[@rongriffiths6545]

Thanks for the update on the different functions and terms used on this subject and use of watches.

[@islandwatch]

You are welcome.

[@oscargustavoarcosruiz8793]

I already knew all that, but I still enjoy this video. My favorite complications are the chronograph and then the GMT. Those that least interest me: Moon faces and tourbillon. Thanks for all the education you give us.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for sharing.

[@vincentstark480]

Great overview, Marc! Thank you!

[@adrianwhitehead2439]

Very interesting. Always enjoy your watch and learn videos.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you.

[@myudip]

Nicely done, thanks Marc. Just to add that bezel and bezel insert are 2 different things. So the part that has colour such as Pepsi, Batman, Coke, Rootbeer, GMT, etc. are called Bezel insert. Where bezel is the metal where the bezel insert is attached to.

[@islandwatch]

Correct! Thank you for the clarification.

[@waltroseberry9712]

EXCELLENT! Your contributions to my watch education is amazing. Thanks

[@KakashiHatake-ou7mp]

That Sinn looks so professional!

[@islandwatch]

Yeah; it's real bad a$$

[@eusupporter8438]

agree👍

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Thanks, Marc. I love your Watch and Learn series.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you. I enjoy making them.

[@speterj]

That Sinn watch is epic!!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks. I love it.

[@oscargustavoarcosruiz8793]

It really has everything

[@raffaytarar1]

What's the reference number for that Sinn? Certainly looks awesome.

[@purplefabian]

I have a 104 the build quality is on par with my dads omega seamaster, my 104 with the high grade Sellita sw220-1 runs at 0sec a day. Most accurate watch in my collection

[@mattbaron3298]

I'm new to watches and watch collecting. Very informative.

[@raymondrichardson6061]

Cool stuff indeed. What a lovely selection of timepieces. I am positively drooling. That Sinn, wow.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you.

[@billkeenan1085]

Hey Marc, going back to basics is always a good idea. Even if it seems a repeated exercise, it will draw the new folks in a little easier than going back and watching all of the videos over the last 2 years. Even I learned something here, I just can't remember what it was.

[@islandwatch]

Great, thanks!

[@scottsj4625]

Nice video, I like how you explain things in simple terms to be easily understood.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you.

[@wpherigo1]

Very helpful. Thanks, Marc.

[@islandwatch]

Great, thank you.

[@GabrielGGabGattringer]

Thanks Marc for this great video! It was interesting and fun to watch. I really enjoyed your Sinn (I really love its dial, looks awesome).

[@islandwatch]

Thank you.

[@gregcushing1716]

Really glad I took the time to watch this video,most interesting thank you Mark.

[@k9usa149]

Very nice video Marc. Keep them coming please...

[@islandwatch]

Will do.

[@maxprivus]

good cite on the role of a rose engine - people often assume Guilloche is simply engine turning, and the technique does derive from that, but a rose engine is capable for patterns well beyond what could otherwise be accomplished by engine turning processes. Though I think that rose patterns are still sometimes applied internally to retain lubrication, as was the original intent.

[@vincewwe4lyf]

Nice video bro. really appreciate yur efforts in making the video

[@mistermac4118]

Thank you Mark!

[@tmsala59]

Thank's for The Watch and Learn! Beautiful Sinn watch by the way!

[@ritzy0891]

Very new to watches and this was really informative. Thank you!

[@spg5658]

Excellent educational video. Nice job!! 👍👍

[@needfoolthings]

Interesting. A useless term, head, for what I'd call the watch, and the misleading term, watch, for what I'd call a wristwatch. Something new every day. Thank you for this series!

[@Fajanse]

I really loved the very last complication, that according to automatic captioning was «rapture pant» or «rat repent». Either way, delightful!

[@sarfarazshaikh771]

Mark you're genius, what a excellent in depth review. Keep it up 👍

[@islandwatch]

Thanks so much.

[@retuval]

Great knowledge for beginners

[@markthibault8579]

Cool video. I'm inspired to read Longitude now....

[@eusupporter8438]

Nice video. Thank you for doing basic education. 👍

[@guidrydale]

I appreciate your explanations

[@markplayford5836]

Not usually a Rolex fan boy but that Yachtmaster is lovely. The Sinn is wonderful too, hard to imagine that you could buy 3 for the price of the Rolex! Not come across 'head' before so learned something as well, thanks.

[@islandwatch]

Great, glad you learned something.

[@rasoolbuxlashari4730]

Awesome video, very informative

[@23t22]

I have a Hazard 4 Heavy Water Diver with a GMT hand and I love it.

[@carstenstasch5141]

Hacking is one of thE MOST important features. At 12.00 am/pm, I want ALL the hands aligned :-)

[@islandwatch]

I don't get it, but I respect it.

[@metocvideo]

Another really interesting video. Thank you. The patterns and textures that decorate watch faces are sometimes beautifully subtle, especially on the Grand Seiko with “snowflake” dial. The term “Guilloche” is a French word, like a lot of watchmaking terminology, and is pronounced “Gee-yosh”. The “L”s are silent.

[@Alex-di8ti]

I have an interesting question (might make a good watch and learn). Are the X Ray machines and magnetic walk through hoops at an airport strong enough to affect the timekeeping of mechanical watches? If so, are the ways to prevent or reduce the magnetic affects?

[@shyamsundhar2901]

Hi Marc....that red star dual timer....the retrograde date function shows date of which sub dial?....to which one its aligned?

[@TimedSquare]

That Sinn 757 UTC looks gorgeous. By the way, I'm a French native speaker so if you want to know how to pronounce Guilloché, there's a video on my channel about that! Cheers

[@islandwatch]

Thank you!

[@johnjohnson5896]

hey can you make a video testing out if solar watches are charged faster with an LED light or a black light, I can't test it out myself because I don't have a solar with a visible power reserve but I think it might work because when you use a blacklight on lume instead of an LED it takes two seconds to fully charge the lume as opposed to an led that would take about 10 seconds. I know they aren't the same thing but I would like to know if it does work. Thank you.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for the idea. Will consider it!

[@yinzburgher]

Great video although you could probably rename it to more broadly describe all the things you covered. "Wristwatch terminology", "parts of a watch", "complications" or something more easily searched for by people new to watches. Agree with the other commenters that that Sinn is a next level watch. Thanks for the video!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks for checking it out.

[@amjan]

Chronemeter - another word for a clock/watch. Chronograph - a stopwatch

[@gpincus4718]

Very nice!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@varveyok533]

Whats the name of the Watch with the red star?

[@eloisajeniffergutierrez5136]

what is the red line at the back means?

[@antonchigurh4829]

Nice,learned something,a g a i n.Thanks.

[@imranchowdhury4972]

Did you say Turbillon does not effect anything the accuracy?

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

very cool video

[@islandwatch]

Thanks

[@marktaylor3963]

Hi Marc, will you be having black friday specials these year? Cheers good video!

[@islandwatch]

Of course!

[@marktaylor3963]

Great...let's hope the SRP777 is one of them

[@joshlira3385]

What is that sinn reference number

[@ACIDmyBedinHalf]

Hahah! Those pesky Seikos. Always hanging around. :)

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Mindresting LOL I also laughed at that part.

[@ACIDmyBedinHalf]

@@eyeheartsushi2212 It made me throw on the 009. ;)

[@Mark-P]

How do you tell the time?

[@islandwatch]

That's was in watch and learn negative 5

[@allenjanes5976]

They're different by a couple micro seconds? Yes, watch and learn please

[@islandwatch]

Lol, ok

[@AndyWBurns]

It's actually quite interesting - UTC then approximates Universal time (specificlly, UT1), which has various types, depending what factors they account for (e.g. Tidal Friction, and glaciation). Ultimately, it turns out, we only know the true length of a day (i.e. one revolution of the Earth's axis) by measuring it against stars - and even then, there is a margin for error.

[@EC-ol8nz]

Pocket watches the crown 👑 is usually on top.

[@navajasrs2402]

Nice Seagull.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

So, Marc: Essentially if a watch has a bi-directional bezel then it can’t be a diver and most likely a pilot watch, correct?

[@erze2367]

Eye Heart Sushi: Essentially, yes. There are however various implementations of a diving bezel, the most common being a unidirectional outer bezel that can only be turned in one direction, such as on most Seiko divers. Then there are special implementations such as a bidirectional locking bezel that you would find e.g. on a Squale 2002 which has to be pushed down first and then can be turned in both directions, and when it is released it locks into place and cannot be turned either way. Then there is the bidirectional inner bezel that e.g. the Longines Legend Diver has which is operated via a separate screw-down crown.

[@islandwatch]

If it's a slider, I don't think it's a good diver. I guess if life depends on it, why risk it? But I also do not think many true divers trust their lives to these.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Long Island Watch Thanks for the reply!!

[@scottcrawford3745]

@@eyeheartsushi2212 Most, if not all modern divers use an Electronic quartz dive computer now, but some of us careful ones will still wear a Backup automatic or quartz diver model watch with a unidirectional (one-way) bezel... I'm reasonably sure that almost all self-respecting Divers own at least one " official Dive watch" to wear at least once in a while, whether snorkeling , rec diving or just hanging around near water. Marc sells dozens of different makes and grades of Official Dive certified watches, and dozens more that are at least serious swimming and snorkeing rated for extraordinarily good prices. Some are downright affordable...almost steals.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

eRZé Thank you. Very interesting.

[@omerfar]

That Sinn looks soooo much like one of the seiko diver watch.

[@cRizy89]

Can a chronograph be a chronometer? If so, what is it called then, a chronograph chronometer?

[@islandwatch]

I guess it could!

[@metocvideo]

Yes it certainly could be, but if it was mechanical, it would be very expensive like the Omega “Moon watch”.

[@liveroy]

The watch industry is...... confusing to say the least. In professional sports, like 20-30 years ago there were Chronometers and those are like the current chronographs, but with two seconds hands (blue and red). They used them for example in athletics to time laps or runs. Nowdays, the chronometer somehow became chronograph and chronometer is just s term for well regulated watch.....

[@islandwatch]

That's the split chrono.

[@larvancioramos9748]

But the complications of the G Shock dw 6900??? 😭

[@islandwatch]

Limitless!

:o

[@islandwatch]

:)

[@mfs5493]

Mercilessly, relentlessly unprepared, brimming over with irrelevancies.

[@stemikger]

Please take those gloves off.

[@killravyn]

Mmm

[@islandwatch]

Guess you liked it!

[@SirBitchalot]

Would a rotating bezel be considered a complication?

[@islandwatch]

No.