A watch with a stopwatch function that can start, stop and reset elapsed-time measurement while continuing to tell the time.
A chronograph adds a mechanism for measuring elapsed time independently of the watch’s ordinary time display. Its timing hand can be started, stopped and returned to zero on demand. A cam or column wheel coordinates these operations, allowing the user to control the timing sequence through pushers. Different chronograph arrangements add further capabilities, such as recording intermediate times or restarting a measurement quickly. The term describes a function. A chronometer, by comparison, is a watch whose timekeeping rate has been independently tested and certified. A watch can combine a chronograph function with chronometer certification.
In job listings
Goldsmiths’ Grays deputy manager vacancy described Breitling’s involvement in developing the wrist chronograph and its use of chronometer-certified movements. A chronograph measures elapsed time. Chronometer certification concerns timekeeping accuracy. Here those terms describe a brand the store sold, and the advertised role was in retail management. Search local jobs for “watchmaker”.
