1815 Chronograph Review 2025: About Vintage Watch

Kevin Busse Dec 09, 2024
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1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

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I've owned this high quality watch for about a half a year and it has been my most frequently worn watch out of my small collection.

As of August 2024, this has been my favorite watch for a variety of reasons.

Here's my Vintage watch review of the 1815 chronograph watch by Skov Anderson.

Chronograph 1815 by Skov Anderson

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

Arabic Numerals vs. Roman Numerals

The simplicity of Arabic numerals (like 1,2,3,4,5 etc.) prevent any confusion when looking at the face of the watch at any time of day.

No matter the rotational orientation of my watch, there's no confusion about which hour the hands of my watch are pointing.

1 hour Stopwatch

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

The top button on the right hand side is the start button for the stopwatch.

The stopwatch lasts for 1 hour of time.

The small dial at the top of the watch measures each minute until the hour has expired.

The skinny "second hand" (pointing to 12 o'clock) measures each second for up to 1 hour.

Reset the stopwatch

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

The button at the lower right hand side of the watch is the reset button for the stop watch.

The reset button instantly points the "second hand" up toward 12 o'clock where it rests stationary until the stop watch begins again.

Chronograph watch with long, skinny hands

  • The thin hand points with high precision, the exact position within each minute belongs the present moment.

  • The 43mm diameter accentuates the precise point at which is the current time.

The combination of these two details is primarily why I purchased this time piece.

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

About 2-3 minutes and 42 seconds have elapsed above.

The lower small dial represents the "second hand" in current real-world seconds, being 55 seconds to the minute.

Case Back of the 1815 Chronograph watch

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

The reverse side of the watch says:

  • About Vintage by Skov Anderson

  • MIYOTA 6S11

  • DESIGNED IN COPENHAGEN

  • AV1815-41SS4X1 (serial number)

  • CHRONOGRAPH

  • 5.ATM WATER RESISTANT

  • 316 L PRECISION STEEL

  • SAPPHIRE CHRYSTAL

  • N° 5381

Water resistance up to 5 ATM

The watch is capable of going 165 feet underwater.

Though I've never tested it, I'm willing to trust it in short bursts of water exposure.

Date indicator

For writing checks, I could not live without having a date indicator on the face of the watch.

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

The middle turn dial at the right hand side of the watch adjusts both the date and may be used to set the time.

Vintage 1815 Chronograph watch on wrist

1815 Chronograph Mens Watch

The leather band is replaceable or may be swapped with different styles of bands.

Extra Features on the 1815 Chronograph watch

  • anti-reflective coating

  • stainless steel case

  • Comes with genuine leather

  • Minimalist design

Disclosure:  Some of the links in this article may be affiliate links, which can provide compensation to me at no cost to you if you decide to purchase.