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: keep the chronograph second hand running 24/7,
: because it simply makes the chronograph
: portion of the movement working harder.
: On paper, it should be ok. But think about it,
: chronograph is more complicated than the
: chronometer (time keeping module). The
: chronometer is basically an escapement
: mechanism plus a gear train driven by the
: mainspring. while the chronograph is
: composed of levers, column wheels (in this
: case) etc. The escapement has well designed
: anti-shock mechanism.
: In real life, the watch will experience
: unavoidable banging around. If the shock is
: to cause damage, the running chronograph
: would be easier than the chronometer part to
: get damaged. (IMHO).
What you're saying does indeed make sense, most notably that if the watch were to experience a blow the chronograph function could experience some damage. However, this would be the case whether the chrono is running or not, as a servere bump or shock could certainly knock a part out of alignment, running or at rest.
I don't own many chronographs becuase I don't need to time things often, but in the case of the Broad Arrow, I think its chrono feature should be used as often as possible while the watch is still under warranty to test for the reported problems with the series 33xx movement.
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