====== Chronoswiss ======
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{{wst>image_r|Lang_Gerd-Rüdiger|Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, founder of Chronoswiss}}
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**Chronoswiss** is a [[Swiss]] (formerly German) watch manufacturer in operation since [[1984]].

===== Foundation =====
In [[1982]] the watchmaker [[Lang, Gerd-Rüdiger|Gerd-Rüdiger Lang]] founded this company in Munich. Chronoswiss is specialized on mechanical [[wristwatch]]es with Swiss quality movements by [[ETA]] as well as on the basis of old calibre stocks by [[Enicar]] and [[Marvin]]. Also two own calibres are made. 

Since [[1988]] all cases come from in-house production. A particular success was the „[[Chronoswiss Régulateur|Régulateur]]", a [[wristwatch]] with [[Regulator|regulator dial]] based on the model of precision pendulum [[clock]]s. A [[pocket watch]] "Regulateur" with a [[Minerva]] calibre was also made. 

Chronoswiss exports to over 40 countries worldwide. Each year about 7,000 watches are sold in about 500 stores worldwide - in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo.

==== Models ====
  * [[Chronoswiss Régulateur|Régulateur]] ([[1987]]), [[Chronoswiss Régulateur Medium|Régulateur Medium]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Regulator Classic]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Regulator Classic Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Regulator Jumping Hour]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Regulator Manufacture]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Pacific|Pacific]] ([[1988]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Kairos|Kairos]] ([[1989]]), [[Chronoswiss Kairos Lady|Kairos Lady]], [[Chronoswiss Kairos Medium|Kairos Medium]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Klassik Chronograph]] ([[1989]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Hora|Hora]] ([[1990]]), [[jumping hour]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Régulateur Rectangulaire|Régulateur Rectangulaire]] ([[1990]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Rattrapante|Rattrapante]] ([[1992]])
  * Grand Régulateur 
    *[[Chronoswiss Grand Régulateur (strap- and Taschenuhr)|Grand Régulateur, kombinierte strap- and Taschenuhr]] ([[1994]]), [[Regulator]]
    *[[Chronoswiss Grand Régulateur|Grand Régulateur]]; Neuauflage ([[2006]]), [[Regulator]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Lunar Chronograph|Lunar Chronograph]], [[moon phase]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Lunar Vollkalender|Lunar Vollkalender]] ([[1999]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Chronometer|Chronometer]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Chronometer Chronograph|Chronometer Chronograph]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Kairos Chronograph|Kairos Chronograph]] ([[1991]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Rattrapante|Rattrapante]] ([[1992]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Cabrio|Cabrio]] ([[1993]]), reversible watch
  * [[Chronoswiss Orea|Orea]] ([[1993]]), [[Chronoswiss Orea Automatique|Orea Automatique]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Opus|Opus]] ([[1995]]), [[skeletonized]] [[chronograph]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Tora|Tora]] ([[1994]]), with [[second time-zone]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Tora Chronograph|Tora Chronograph]] ([[1994]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Delphis|Delphis]] ([[1995]]), [[jumping hour]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Pathos|Pathos]] ([[skeletonized]] [[rattrapante]] chronograph) ([[1998]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Bordmaster|Bordmaster]], [[Chronoswiss Stopmaster|Stopmaster]]

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  * Timemaster
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Handaufzug|Timemaster Handaufzug]] ([[2000]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Automatic|Timemaster Automatic]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster 24H|Timemaster 24H]] ([[2002]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Flyback|Timemaster Flyback]] ([[2003]]), [[flyback]]-chronograph
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Chronograph Date|Timemaster Chronograph Date]] ([[2006]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster 150|Timemaster 150]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Big Date|Timemaster Big Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Chronograph Day Date|Timemaster Chronograph Day Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Chronograph GMT|Timemaster Chronograph GMT]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Date|Timemaster Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster GMT|Timemaster GMT]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster Retrograde Day|Timemaster Retrograde Day]]

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  * [[Chronoswiss Tourbillon Regulateur|Régulateur à Tourbillon]] ([[2000]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Chronoscope|Chronoscope]] ([[2002]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Répétition à quarts|Répétition à quarts]]([[2003]]), quarters-[[repetition]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Régulateur à Tourbillon Squelette|Régulateur à Tourbillon Squelette]] ([[2004]]), [[regulator]] with [[tourbillon]]
  * [[Chronoswiss Digiteur|Digiteur]] ([[2005]]), [[jumping hour]], jumping minute 
  * [[Chronoswiss Ewiger Kalender|Perpetual Calendar]] ([[2006]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Imperator|Imperator]], [[Chronoswiss Imperia|Imperia]] ([[2007]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Wristmaster|Wristmaster]] ([[2008]])
  * Edition Zeitzeichen ("Signs of the Times Edition") ([[2009]])
  * [[Chronoswiss Sauterelle 70|Sauterelle 70]], [[Chronoswiss Sauterelle 71|Sauterelle 71]] with [[manufacture calibre]] [[Chronoswiss C.70|C.70/C.71]]

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  * [[Chronoswiss Sirius|Sirius]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Automatic|Sirius Automatic]] ([[2012]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Big Date|Sirius Big Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Big Date Small Seconds|Sirius Big Date Small Seconds]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Chronograph Day Date|Sirius Chronograph Day Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Chronograph Moon Phase|Sirius Chronograph Moon Phase]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Chronograph Retrograde|Sirius Chronograph Retrograde]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Date|Sirius Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Date Medium|Sirius Date Medium]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Day Date|Sirius Day Date]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Manufacture|Sirius Manufacture]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Medium|Sirius Medium]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Moon Phase|Sirius Moon Phase]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Perpetual Calendar|Sirius Perpetual Calendar]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Répétition à quarts|Sirius Répétition à quarts]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Retrograde Day|Sirius Retrograde Day]] ([[2014]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Small Seconds|Sirius Small Seconds]] ([[2015]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Sirius Triple Date|Sirius Triple Date]]

===== Since 2012 under new ownership =====

In [[2012]], Swiss entrepreneur Oliver Ebstein and his family took over the brand. Since [[2014]], the company has been headquartered in [[Lucerne]] (Switzerland). They remain committed to the philosophy shaped by Lang, but now vary it with three-dimensional dials, innovative materials, and architectural design. The timepieces are manufactured in small, exclusive series at the Lucerne studio.

[[2014]]: An in-house guilloché and enamel workshop is established. [[2023]]: New [[manufacture caliber]]s are introduced.

<blockquote>Modern Mechanical is not just a slogan — it is our philosophy. Because true innovation does not come from turning our backs on the past, but from the courage to build upon it.

At Chronoswiss, we combine the depth of traditional watchmaking with a bold, contemporary design language. <cite>Oliver Ebstein, Owner & CEO of Chronoswiss</cite></blockquote>

==== Colorful, unconventional design ====

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It is striking that, under the new management and following a transitional phase (see the Sirius series), Lang has now moved away from its previously rather traditional design—which was inspired by classic pocket watches—in favor of a bold, modern, colorful, and at times even shocking design.

  * Heritage
    * Jumping Hour
    * Flying Regulator 
    * Small Seconds, Big Date, Day Date, Date Medium, Medium
  * Classic
  * Resec, Carbon Racer, Regulator
  * Artist Collection
  * Evolution
    * [[Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton|Flying Grand Regulator Skeleton]] ([[2017]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Open Gear|Open Gear]] ([[2018]])
    * [[Chronoswiss ReSec|ReSec]] ([[2018]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Night & Day|Flying Regulator Night & Day]] ([[2019]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Tourbillon|Tourbillon]] ([[2020]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Space Timer|Space Timer]] ([[2021]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Delphis 2023|Delphis 2023]]
    * [[Chronoswiss Strike Two|Strike Two]] ([[2024]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur|Neo Digiteur]] ([[2025]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Opus Chronograph|Opus Chronograph]] ([[2025]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Q-Repeater|Q-Repeater]] ([[2025]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Small Second|Small Second]] ([[2025]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Lunar Chronograph 2026|Lunar Chronograph 2026]]
  * Area 51
    * [[Chronoswiss Delphis Firestarter|Delphis Firestarter]] ([[2024]])
  * Pulse
    * [[Chronoswiss Pulse One|Pulse One]] ([[2025]])
    * [[Chronoswiss Pulse GMT|Pulse GMT]] ([[2026]])

===== Address =====
Chronoswiss AG\\ Löwenstrasse 16a\\ CH-6004 Luzern\\ luzern@chronoswiss.com

Chronoswiss GmbH\\ Menzinger Str. 37\\ DE-80638 München\\ mail@chronoswiss.com

===== Literature =====
  *[[Chronoswiss. Geschichte, Entwicklung, Produktion, Technik]]; Author [[Peter Braun]]; ISBN 3898807452
  *[[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0
  *[[Armbanduhren Spezial Chronoswiss]]. Geschichte, Entwicklung, Produktion, Technik; Herausgeber [[Peter Braun]], [[Gerhard Claußen]]; ISBN 3898801012\\ Neuausgabe 2007 Herausgeber [[Peter Braun]], [[Gerhard Claußen]], [[Martin Häußermann]]; ISBN 3898807452

===== Weblinks =====
  *[[http://www.chronoswiss.com/|Chronoswiss]]
  *[[http://www.zeitgefuehl.de/chronoswiss.php|ZEITGEFÜHL: Ein Besuch bei Chronoswiss, Gespräch with Gerd-Rüdiger Lang]]


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