====== Chronoswiss ====== {{wst>menue|Chronoswiss}} {{wst>image_r|Lang_Gerd-Rüdiger|Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, founder of Chronoswiss}} {{wst>image_cr|Chronoswiss|Regulateur|Chronoswiss Régulateur}} **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]] {{wst>image_cr|Chronoswiss|Timemaster|473px}} * [[Chronoswiss Timemaster|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]] * [[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]] ===== 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. ==== The Sirius range ==== {{wst>image_cr|Chronoswiss|Sirius Small Seconds}} * [[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|irius 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]] * [[Chronoswiss Artist|Artist]] ==== Colorful, unconventional design ==== {{wst>image_cl|Chronoswiss|Pulse One Sand}} 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. * Pulse One: * Pulse One Sand - [[titanium]] case, integrated bracelet, [[sandblasted]] natural brown dial, [[manufacture movement]] C.6001, 3D [[regulator]] and [[retrograde]] seconds * Blue * Area 51 * Evolution * Resec * Neo Digiteur * Q-Repeater * Small Second * Strike Two * Tourbillon * Space Timer * Open Gear * Night & Day ===== 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]] {{tag>Watch_brands Watch_brands_Germany Watch_brands_Switzerland}}