1934 Telechron, Steel / Off White & Black

In 1934, the second pusher on a chronograph was invented, enabling instant reset and opening successive precision measurements. The 1934 Telechron is named for that invention and carries a complication rarer than the chronograph itself: a telemeter scale, originally used to calculate the distance of artillery fire by timing the gap between visible flash and audible bang. A functional relic of another era, worn on the wrist today. Start the chronograph when you see the flash. Stop when you hear the sound. Read the scale.

The Miyota 6S21-00Z quartz chronograph uses a bi-compax layout (horizontal subdials at 3H and 9H) that frames the telemeter scale cleanly. Stopwatch and date functions included. The off white and black two-tone dial has the graphic clarity of vintage field instruments. The 42mm case is machined from 316L high precision stainless steel and individually numbered, with a domed sapphire crystal and anti-reflective coating. 5 ATM / 50 meters of water resistance. Fitted on a genuine Italian suede strap with pin buckle.