Column wheel to a wheel of steel in the movement of chronographs, which is equipped with the so-called columns (small turrets). It controls and synchronizes all major switching operations of the chronograph mechanism. Due to the high production costs, the column wheel is considered to be a criterion of value and quality.

Other names for column wheel are “Swiss Castle” and “crown wheel”.

• Four
  • JLC 380
• Five
  • Landeron 11, 13 (mono-pusher)
  • Minerva 29
• Six
  • Angelus 250, 252
  • ETA 2894
  • ETA A08.L01/Longines L688, L788
  • Frederic Piguet 1180, 1181 (Hand-wound)
  • Frederic Piguet 1185, 1186 (Automatic)
  • Glashütte Original 60
  • JLC 829, 859
  • JLC 751, 752, 753, 754, 756, 757, 758
  • Landeron 52 (mono-pusher)
  • Minerva 20, 21, 22
  • Rolex 4130
  • Rolex 4160
  • Venus 196
• Seven
  • Landeron 39
  • Valjoux 92
  • Venus 150, 151, 152, 186, 187, 191
  • Venus 175, 176, 178, 183, 184
  • Venus 179, 185, 190
  • Zenith El Primero
• Eight
  • Excelsior Park 4, 40, 42
  • Lange L951
  • Lemania 2310
  • Seiko 6S78
  • Seiko 8R28
  • TAG Heuer Calibre 1887
  • Universal 281
  • Universal 285
  • Venus 170
• Nine
  • Girard-Perregaux 3080
  • Seiko 6138/6138
  • Valjoux 22, 71
  • Valjoux 23, 72, 78, 88, 90, 230, 234, 235, 236, 237, 720, 725, 726, 729, 730