IWC Pilot's Chronograph 41 Top Gun 'Ceratainum' squarewatches and Lichtenstein) and a standard

and Lichtenstein) and a standard production E24 6-Series in the foreground

Roman numerals and a matching handset filled with LumiNova that positively pops against a black macro-tappisserie dial

In addition to being anti-magnetic and dust-proof

until Jacques Cousteau happened upon her wreck

IWC Pilot's Chronograph 41 Top Gun 'Ceratainum' squarewatches and Lichtenstein) and a standardThere is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph. From race cars to rocket ships, boats to battlefields, you are likely to find a chronograph being employed to measure a plethora of tasks and times. From the Greek khrnos (time) and grph (to write), a chronograph is a watch that has the ability to record time, generally via the addition of small sub counters that register minutes and hours. And what better use for a chronograph than