EBERHARD & CO. REWRITES THE CHRONOGRAPH SCRIPT WITH CHRONO 4


Posted January 18, 2016 by bizcom20

Eberhard & Co's Chrono 4 mechanical chronograph, presents a revolutionary take on the conventional wisdom behind chronograph displays.

 
Eberhard & Co's Chrono 4 mechanical chronograph, presents a revolutionary take on the conventional wisdom behind chronograph displays. This iconic creation from Eberhard & Co., which was first introduced to to the horological world in 2001, was the first timepiece to feature all its counters and indexes in a straight line, as compared to the conventional radial placements.

The Chrono 4, with its innovative looks, made a big splash at its launch, as notable as the debuts of its predecessors, the spectacular Tazio Nuvolari chronograph (1992) and the 8 DAYS wrist-watch for a-week-and-a-day service without rewinding (1997).

The advent of the Chrono 4 marked the appearance of a collection that revolutionized the chronograph category both technologically and aesthetically. For the first time in the history of watch-making, all counters of this chronograph and their pertinent indexes are arranged on the dial in one horizontal line rather than being spread radially over the conventional positions (viz. 3 o'clock, 6, 9 and 12). This innovation was not just a great exemplary achievement in the fields of research and technology, it also paved the way to a new "technique of reading the time".

The innovation was also Eberhard & Co.'s own particular way of reiterating its great tradition of updating chronographs worn on the wrist to usher in, as it were, this third millennium. The company's leading role was initiated as early as way back in 1919. Today, with said counters all lined up, read-offs are in fact obtained more readily seeing that it's all done in a natural progression, in that first we have the minutes elapsed since timing commenced, then we have the hours, all of it

ensuing in a very spontaneous, logical linear succession without a need to sort out the counters on the dial and the tasks they're assigned to.

Technologically speaking, the new device by Eberhard & Co. is not only the revolutionary outcome of years of research but it has endowed the whole trade with an admirable self-contained device that could be engineered only by a Maison of sufficient size and potential. To really imagine the refinement of the movement, one only has to consider the 53 rubies it "works" with.

This exceptional historical feat of Maison Eberhard & Co. is nonetheless not limited to technological aspects. It is also the result of just as much devotion to aesthetic criteria, primarily so in the way of designing the case and the dial.

"Chrono 4" measures 40mm in diameter and is water-resistant down to 50 metres. The crown is screwed in, and the push-buttons reflect the shape of it. The sapphire glass is vaulted, the date is placed near the 12 o'clock position, and the tachometer scale for computing the speed is located next to the indexes. These are depicted in the form of luminescent dots, and the sword-blade style hands are likewise the luminescent kind.
"Chrono 4" comes in stainless steel or 18 ct pink gold. The former version is available with the Chalin steel bracelet with glossy links.

Invariably a technical leader since it was founded in 1887, Eberhard & Co. has invented "Chrono 4" in the latest of innumerable efforts to update the measuring of time while simultaneously improving it and upholding the traditional values of the supreme art of watchmaking.

"Chrono 4" : Patented - Registered design

Technical features

Reference: 31041

Movement: calibre EB. 200 12 ½” – basis ETA 2894
mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, device by Eberhard & Co., 4 counters arranged in a row: minutes, hours, 24 hours and small-seconds. date at 12 o'clock. The complete mechanism works with 53 rubies.

Case: stainless steel

Diameter of the case: 40 mm

Thickness of the case: 13.80 mm.

Case-back: polished, bevelled, engraved, fixed by 8 screws

Bezel: polished

Strap-attachment: 20.00 mm.

Water-resistance: 5 atm.

Crown: steel, screw-in, water-resistant

Bezel: polished




Glass: sapphire, curved

Dials: - white with white counters
- white with black counters
- black with black counters
- black with white counters
- blue with blue counters
12 luminescent dots; 7 indexes, date counter contour, counters’ contour and brand name raised, tachometer scale outside

Hands: sword-shaped skeleton hands with luminescent points

Push-buttons: stainless steel

Strap: crocodile, burgundy, honey, black or blue, personalized buckle E&C

Bracelet: stainless steel, Chalin

Patented – Registered design
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Last Updated January 18, 2016