COUNTER
The counter, sometimes called a sport counter, refers first of all to an instrument dedicated to measuring short Time, which does not display civil time but elapsed durations. By extension, the term applies to the additional Counting mechanisms of a watch with a Complication, such as the minute counter or the hour counter of a Chronograph, as well as to their displays, often presented in the form of small auxiliary dials. Each counter totals the measured units of time and displays them by means of hands or discs. On a chronograph, the counters are started, stopped, and reset to zero using the pushers, in addition to the central seconds hand which indicates the seconds. Their arrangement on the Dial strongly contributes to the aesthetic identity of the timepiece. The precision of a counter directly depends on the quality of the Regulation / Adjustment of the Regulator organ and the transmission of the Train (wheel train).
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