It’s start, stop, reset this week, as Erik & Max explore the ins and outs chronographs. The covers the Speedmasters we should all be talking about but aren’t, the true cost and impressiveness of independent chronographs, and what’s going on with the Le Mans. 

Greubel Hand Made 2:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-greubel-forsey-hand-made-2

Speedmaster Intro:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/understanding-the-omega-speedmaster-professional

2915:

https://speedmaster101.com/2915-2/

2998:

https://hairspring.com/finds/2998-2-straight-lug-dark-brown-omega-speedmaster/

145.022 ‘Apollo Soyuz’:

https://www.watchfid.com/watch/omega-speedmaster-145-022-apollo-soyuz/

Apollo Soyuz 35th:

https://hairspring.com/finds/omega-speedmaster-apollo-soyuz-35th-anniversary/

BA 345.0802:

https://hairspring.com/finds/ba-345-0802-omega-speedmaster-2/

Soleil Ed White:

https://hairspring.com/finds/soleil-blue-metallic-dial-105-003-65-omega-speedmaster/

Grey 2998:

https://hairspring.com/finds/grey-dial-2998-5-omega-speedmaster/

Independents:

MB&F Sequential:

https://watchesbysjx.com/2022/06/mbf-legacy-machine-sequential-evo

Grönefeld Grönograaf:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-gronefeld-1941-gronograaf-the-first-ever-chronograph-from-the-gronefeld-brothers

FP Journe:

https://watchesbysjx.com/2022/02/guide-fp-journe-octa-chronographe-watch4moi

https://watchesbysjx.com/2023/04/in-depth-fp-journe-centigraphe-movement

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/fp-journe/chronographe-monopoussoir-rattrapante-red-gold/

Le Mans:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/just-because-two-rolex-le-mans-daytona

EVA-Worn Speedmaster:

https://hairspring.com/finds/space-eva-worn-omega-speedmaster-from-gennady-padalka/

Only Wrist:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-mbandf-lm-sequential-flyback

https://hairspring.com/finds/charles-frodsham-double-impulse-chronometer-2/