Chrono 4 by Eberhard & Co.: the great 40 mm classic boasts a sporting new look

Unveiled in 2001 at the dawn of the new millennium, Chrono 4 has become Eberhard & Co.’s best-selling model, the expression of an entirely unprecedented and revolutionary interpretation of time.

Chrono 4 is the first and only chronograph in the history of watchmaking with four aligned counters. This Registered Design is an aesthetic and functional innovation and represents a technical revolution thanks to the device developed and patented by Eberhard & Co. with sophisticated complexity. Indeed the entire mechanism operates using no fewer than 53 rubies. Never before had minutes, hours, 24 hours and seconds been arranged horizontally in a linear progression. Never before had reading the time felt so extraordinarily natural. A milestone of excellence achieved thanks to the company’s passion and commitment to creating a unique mechanism.

The aligned counters make the model immediately recognisable - an icon for connoisseurs throughout the world.

At the 2014 Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Show the Swiss watchmaker will present brand new faces for the original model from the Chrono 4 collection, with a 40 mm steel case.

The restyling gives this revolutionary chronograph an even more sporting feel:
• the first version has a white face, 4 white counters with a contrasting black outline and azuré finishing;
• the second version has a black face, 4 black counters with a contrasting white outline and azuré finishing;
• finally, a rugged all-black version with a black face, 4 black counters with a contrasting silvery outline and azuré finishing, as well as a red hand for 24-hour counter.

All three new versions have a special diamond finish on the Arabic numerals and an avivage illuminating their outline as well as 10 plots in relief, with a luminescent insert, either black or white depending on the version. Waterproof to 50 metres, with a caseback fixed with 8 screws, the Chrono 4 has a rubber strap with a distinctive decoration featuring the “E” shield, the watchmaker’s old emblem, emphasising this version’s more informal feel. This model is also available with a black alligator skin strap or a steel “Chalin” bracelet.
Technical features
Reference: 31041

Movement:  caliber EB. 200 12 ½” – base ETA 2894-2 mechanical chronograph with automatic winding, device patented by Eberhard & Co., 4 counters in line: minutes, hours, 24 hours and small-seconds. Date at 12 o'clock. The complete mechanism works on 53 rubies.

Case:    in steel

Diameter of the case:  40.00 mm

Thickness of the case:  13.32 mm

Case-back:   polished, bevelled, engraved, fixed by 8 screws

Strap-attachment:  20.00 mm

Bezel:    polished

Water-resistance:  50 mt

Crown:    steel, screwed-in, water-resistant, personalized with the “E” initial

Glass:    sapphire glass, domed, anti-reflective

Dials:  white, white counters with snailed black profiles; 10 plots in relief, with a black luminescent insert, Arabic numerals with a special diamond finish, tachometer scale base 1000 in km/h;
Black, black counters with snailed white profiles; 10 plots in relief, with a white luminescent insert, Arabic numerals with a special diamond finish, tachometer scale base 1000 in km/h;
Black, black counters with snailed silvery profiles and a red hand for 24-hours counter; 10 plots in relief, with a white luminescent insert, Arabic numerals with a special diamond finish, tachometer scale base 1000 in km/h; Central seconds hand in red colour.

Hands:    sword-shaped skeleton hands with luminescent points

Push-buttons:   in steel

Strap:    in alligator or rubber; Steel buckle, personalized “E&C”

Bracelet:   in steel, Chalin

Optional:   deployment clasp Déclic (Patented)

Notes :    Registered Design – Patented