Although the racing calendar is usually associated with motorsports, the racing calendar concept predates the invention of the automobile by more than 60 years. But what exactly is a race watch, and how is it different from a time watch? Perhaps more importantly, what is the best timing so far? Here’s everything you need to know before buying a race watch.
Do you know anything about a racing watch?
As its name suggests, a racing watch is a purpose-built timepiece used to measure race times – whether car, motorbike, horse, or yachting races. Today, racing watches are essentially synonymous with chronograph watches. However, while all modern horse racing replica watches are chronographs, not all of them are.
A chronograph is a watch that at the very least consists of a stopwatch function but also frequently features additional counters to display how much time has passed. A contemporary chronograph typically has two chronograph pushers flanking the winding crown, which serve to start, stop (upper pusher), and reset (lower pusher) the central chronograph hand.
Apart from that, chronograph replica Rolex watches normally include sub-dials to read the elapsed hours and minutes since the start of the event. There often is an additional sub-dial for the running second’s hand too. It’s crucial and significant to note that there are variations such as chronographs with a single pusher or chronographs that display both the elapsed minutes and hours on a single sub-dial.
Not all chronometers have scales, but many do. A chronograph can measure different types of events according to the scale it corresponds to. We will talk more about racing watches next time.