Seven Intriguing Chronographs You'll Discover at WatchTime LA

Among the brands' new products on display will be, of course, some new chronograph models making their U.S debut after being introduced at Baselworld or SIHH Here are seven that are worthy of a closer look.

The Bremont Arrow is an aviator-style chronograph hailing from Bremont's new Armed Forces Collection, a trilogy of new models developed in partnership with the British Ministry of Defence that take their inspiration from the famous "Dirty Dozen," a series of watches commissioned by the British Army during World War II Housed in a two-part 42-mm case made of hardened steel and powered by the chronometer-rated, automatic BE-51AE movement, the watch features a chronograph operated by a monopusher at 2 o'clock, with readouts indicated by a central red-arrow-tipped chronograph seconds hand, and subdials at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock for 30 elapsed chronograph minutes and for running seconds, respectively The chronograph's 30-minute counter is at 12 o'clock, the running seconds at 9 o'clock, and the 12-hour chronograph counter at 6 o'clock.

Lacquered white "Breguet Losange" hands point to the hour and minute, while a simple pointer indicates the chronograph seconds, white raindrop-style hands sweep the chronograph subdials, and a simple pointer tallies the running seconds A Polish immigrant in Geneva, he is credited with opening what is considered the first watch boutique on the Place Vendôme in Paris and served as the official watchmaker to Napoleon III Today's Czapek brand, revived in 2015, named its first chronograph, the Faubourg de Cracovie Dioné & Rhea, after the location of one of its namesake's watch Polish watch boutiques.

On the white grand feu enamel dial are Roman numerals for the hour markers, with a bright red accent to denote 12 o'clock; two contrasting black subdials and a subtle white register indicating the chronograph minutes, hours, and small seconds; and a small date indicator at the 6 o'clock position Grand Seiko is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Spring Drive movement this year with, among other new models, a new rose-gold-cased version of the Spring Drive Chronograph GMT 9R96 The 445-mm case has a faceted design, specially finished with the brand's Zaratsu-style polishing, with two prominent chronograph pushers and a LumiBrite-accented black GMT bezel. Source