Introducing the Retrograph, a “Shot Timer” from Brew Watch Co.
Brew Watch Co. is no stranger to Worn & Wound. Founded by industrial designer Jonathan Ferrer, Brew kicked things off with a series of coffee-inspired chronographs, which were then followed by the mechanical HP-1 collection. On paper, coffee-inspired watches may seem gimmicky, and in the hands of a less deft designer they absolutely would be, but Ferrer has a knack for taking inspiration and distilling it down to its essence so that the watches ultimately stand on their own. That remains true with the Retrograph, the latest from Brew. Â
Throughout the ?30s and well through the ?50s, there were speciality chronographs nicknamed ?telephone timers.? These watches featured hash marks at three-minute intervals on the minutes sub-dial. The reason" Calls were paid for in three-minute intervals, and wearers used their watches to time their calls. It?s a simple idea that has carried over through the decades to other watches, with numerous chronographs designed around different sporting events, among other things. The Retrograph continues in that tradition.
A cursory glance at the Retrograph may not reveal how, but a deeper dive shows a design quirk along the primary minutes/chronograph seconds track. Note the frequency of the marks from 0 to 30. Then jump to the next 5 minutes/seconds where the number of marks increases. Then from 35 to 60, things cool down with marks for every minute/second. Ferrer describes this scale as a ?shot timer.? Depending on the prefere...
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