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To someone that doesn’t have an eye for detail, the Aerograph Countdown Chronograph may look like a pretty standard watch. It’s a quartz movement, stainless steel encased, 3-dail chronograph with the date at the 4 o’clock position. But, when you take a closer look at the bezel you’ll find that it counts down as opposed to the usual up. This has only been seen on very few other watches.

With a countdown bezel you rotate the bezel to a start time, and then when the minute hand hits zero, time is up. Wenger is marketing the AeroGraph Countdown Chrono to pilots, but it’s equally handy for (light) diving, cooking, parking meters, or simply anything you need to clock. {Watchreport}

Specifications:

-316L stainless steel case.
-Quartz movement.
-Three-dial (60sec/30min/12hr) analog chronograph.
-Date at the 4 o’clock position.
-Waterproof to 100m (330ft).
-Four versions:
o Brown dial with a leather strap.
o Black dial with a bracelet.
o Black dial with a leather strap.
o PVD-coated black with a black and orange strap.
-”Scratch-proof” crystal
-Unusual count-down bezel
-SuperLuminova-coated markers and hands
-List price of 450-530 Swiss francs ($435-$512 USD)