How to Use a Chronograph
04.21.2022 | San Martin Watch Store | News & Blogs

A chronograph, which can be found on San Martin Panda BB watches, adds a stopwatch function to a wristwatch and is clearly recognizable by the two pushers (buttons) on the watch case's side.

While San Martin Panda BB chronographs may be used to monitor seconds, minutes, and tenths of a second, some sport variants can additionally track tenths of a second and hours. Operating any Shinola chronograph follows the same set of principles, regardless of model:

How to Make the Most of Your Chronograph

The basics

START: Press the "Pusher A" button to start your chronograph.
STOP: If you push "Pusher A" a second time while the chronograph is running, it will stop.
RESET: Press "Pusher B" to reset the chronograph while it is stopped.
NOTE: If you push "Pusher B" while the chronograph is running, the hands will stop moving but the chronograph will keep running. This feature is known as "accumulated time," and you can learn more about it further down.

Functions: Centre hour, minute and seconds hands, small seconds hand at 9 o'clock.
Chronograph (centre hand), 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 60-seconds counter at 9 o'clock.

Timing that has been accumulated (Automatic Movements)
Automatic chronographs, like the San Martin Panda BB, do not offer the same cumulative timekeeping capabilities as our quartz chronographs. When the chronograph feature is active, the automatic movement does not have the option to halt by pushing pusher B. This might have a negative impact on your mobility!

To utilize cumulative timekeeping on your automatic watch, press pusher A once to start the chronograph and again to stop it (e.g. chronograph reading 15 minutes and 5 seconds). To start and stop timekeeping, press pusher A once again (e.g. 5 minutes and 50 seconds). The total time spent is 20 minutes and 55 seconds.

San Martin Panda BB Chronograph Retro Men Watch

Watch Specification:
Model:  SN052-G-JS
Movement: Seagull ST1901 [Manual mechanical movement]

Functions: Centre hour, minute and seconds hands, small seconds hand at 9 o'clock.
Chronograph (centre hand), 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 60-seconds counter at 9 o'clock.
Stop seconds for precise time setting
Glass: Sapphire Crystal , AR Coating
Bezel: Ceramic Chronograph Bezel
Dial Color: Black Panda, White Panda, Hexagon Applied Logo
Hands: GS Crafts Snowflake Hands, Luminous Coating
Luminous: Retro Luminous Effect SLN C3 Green Light, Hands and Markers
Crown: Push Pull Crown, With 3D “S” Logo
Case Back: Screw-down Case Back, Brushed Process
Strap:316L Solid Stainless Steel Bracelet
Clasp:Folding Clasp With Safety,With San Martin Hexagon Logo
Water Resistant: 10 Bar=100 Meters

Watch Dimension:
40mm in diameter
Bezel 41mm
Lug to Lug 49.5mm
Thickness 14mm
Band width 20mm
Weight: about 159g
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