Split-seconds chronographs
A chronograph with a second seconds hand, for timing two events that start together. Watchnik lists 32 split-seconds references across 28 models, from 38.3 mm to 45 mm.
- Models
- 28
- References
- 32
- Omega
- 20 models
- Breitling
- 4 models
- Patek Philippe
- 4 models
How a split-seconds works
A split-seconds chronograph, also called a rattrapante, has two chronograph seconds hands stacked on one pivot. They start together. A separate pusher stops one of them so you can read an intermediate time, while the other keeps running. Pressing it again makes the stopped hand jump to catch up. It takes a good deal of extra mechanism, which is why these watches are rare and costly to make.
Every watch with a split-seconds
Split-seconds models
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