Some watches are bought for the boardroom; this one is for the track day. The Tissot T-Race Chronograph reference T141.417.17.011.00 sets a bright white dial against a black silicone strap, a pairing that looks right at home next to a race suit or a pair of jeans and riding boots.

What sets the T-Race apart from other sport chronographs is its hardware. Tissot, a longtime timing partner of motorcycle racing, styled the steel bezel after a brake disc and caliper, shaped the pushers like the ends of handlebars and cut cooling fins into the case sides. The current generation added a more refined dial, so the white face looks clean rather than busy.

Press the pushers and the Swiss quartz chronograph starts timing to a tenth of a second; ADD lets you pause and resume to total several stints, while SPLIT freezes an intermediate reading as the timing continues in the background.

White-dial T-Race 45mm, reference T141.417.17.011.00

• 45mm by 11.76mm case in 316L steel with finned flanks
• Brake-disc and caliper bezel in stainless steel
• White dial with indexes, date and Super-LumiNova hands
• PowerDrive quartz chronograph with 30-minute counter and battery end-of-life indicator
• Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective underside
• 100 m (330 ft) water resistance
• Black silicone strap, approximately 114 g total weight

Built for the paddock, comfortable everywhere else.