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CHRONOGRAPHS

nvented in 1816 by Louis Moinet, the chronograph is designed to measure intervals of time. Translated as “time writer,” the first chronographs actually used ink to mark the start and stop time of an event — such as horse racing — on the dial of the watch. Eventually, the method evolved so that mechanical parts could track the time with the push of a button. There are multiple types of chronographs, and, like a stopwatch, they measure the start and

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