A decidedly more worldly motive spurred the invention of increasingly accurate chronometric devices that enabled the calculation of longitude at sea.

The officer on duty looked like he was experiencing a bit of chronometric distortion himself.

Reconfiguring all of the watch components for the entire movement to bring the escapement center stage on the dial side was a daring move – after all, precision is paramount, and reconfiguring the movement concept and placing parts outside their normal comfort zone can sometimes lead to chronometric breakdown.

This 43mm timepiece bears the inscription ‘Chronometer’ on its dial, proving that the L.U.C 98.02-L movement at its heart lives up to the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute’s rigorous standards for chronometric precision.

The need to gauge the divisions of the day and night led the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to create sundials, water clocks and other early chronometric tools.