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Sinn 910 Anniversary Split-Seconds Chronograph Watch
2016 marks the 55th anniversary for Sinn, and to celebrate, the hard-working German brand has released a small series of watches punctuating the occasion-including this Sinn 910 Anniversary chronograph from its Frankfurt Financial District collection. But being Sinn, and being a commemorative edition, this isn't just another chronograph in the 900 series-no, this is a very special split-seconds chronograph that incorporates a ratchet, or column wheel lever for its actuation. Intermediate split times can be recorded with the actuation of the pusher at 8:00. Now, unless you're looking at a vintage Lemania or Universal Geneve, column wheel-equipped chronographs are a relatively rare sighting these days-largely killed off by their own complexity to manufacture, which is what visually and functionally makes the Sinn 910 Anniversary so much more interesting.Some 55 years ago in 1961, “Helmut Sinn Spezialuhren” was founded by pilot and flight instructor Helmut Sinn, who quickly ma
Frederique Constant Healey Chrono Watch Review
As the official timer of the “Healey Challenge” race in the UK, Frederique Constant has been making Austin Healey themed timepieces for a little while now. I have always been fascinated with the collection given their solid good looks and classically sporty styles. If you recall, some versions of the watches comes with little model Austin Healey cars, while others came with the Frederique Constant built “Stoptimer.” When asked why the “stoptimer” is called that versus a stopwatch, the Frederique Constant rep I asked just shrugged. It just goes to further my theory that much of the watch and product naming practices in Switzerland make no sense!Frederique Constant is located in Geneva and makes a lot of watches. They are one of the only Swiss brands that I know that isn’t afraid to experiment – and experiment they do. Products generations are often short, and they like to play around with parts. Whether this is good or bad depends on how y