Ninety Years Ago Today, Longines Changed the Chronograph
by Brent Robillard Ubiquity breeds familiarity The most successful watchmaking inventions often become so commonplace that we forget they were inventions at all. The rotating dive bezel. The GMT hand. The automatic winding rotor… The flyback chronograph falls squarely into that category. Today, if you spend enough time around pilot’s watches or military chronographs, you’ll eventually encounter the term. Most enthusiasts know what a flyback … Continue reading Ninety Years Ago Today, Longines Changed the Chronograph