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Strictly speaking, anything that measures time is a chronometer (chronos = time, meter = measure). An hourglass or a sundial is technically a chronometer. However, in modern watchmaking the term “chronometer” is a specific designation of accuracy, assigned only to high-quality watch movements that have been tested by the COSC.
