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Flyback chronograph — Seiko Flyback-Automatic-Chronograph Cal. 7016, Monaco.jpg
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Complication

Flyback chronograph

How it works

One push resets and restarts the running chronograph.

Why it was invented

Faster successive timing for pilots.

Invented
Early 20th century
Credited to
Unknown
Period
Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking
Related
Chronograph
Experiment in the Simulation Lab →

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