{"product_id":"gigandet-three-register-chronograph-as08950","title":"Gigandet Three Register Chronograph","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ekhrónos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(“time)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e gráphō \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(“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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThough many storied brands produced notable chronographs during the complication’s heyday from the 1930s through the 1970s, numerous other firms fell by the wayside during the Quartz Crisis, folding completely and disappearing or being rolled up into conglomerates that pillaged their stores of parts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCharles Gigandet is one such firm, launched in 1959. Based in Switzerland, they specialized in distributing brands such as Breitling, Wakmann and and Buren. They also contracted manufacture for their own private-labeled wristwatches. This particular piece, a three-register chronograph is a handsome, oversized piece from the 1960s that’s sure to give any vintage watch enthusiast cause to smile. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHoused in a 38mm stainless steel screw-back case with a smooth bezel, it draws its power from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e the legendary, hand-wound Valjoux 72 chronograph movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFeaturing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebarrel pushers, an unsigned crown, and an acrylic crystal, the real show stopper is without question its incredible luminous glossy black dial with a triple-register chronograph display.  Just look at this thing:  a ‘telephone graduated' 30-minute register; luminous ‘dauphine’ handset; three different sub-register hands; an outer 1\/5th-seconds track; outer tachymeter scale; and luminous, rectangular hour indices. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe deep glossy black finish is unmarred, unscratched, and absolutely gorgeous, featuring richly patinated indices and handset. Fitted to our Shadow Black Montone leather strap, this eye-catching chrono is ready for daily wear - and lots of compliments! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wakmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40328709996631,"sku":"40991600","price":2770.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/DSC_5608.jpg?v=1730492607","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/gigandet-three-register-chronograph-as08950","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}