Short answer: On the ghd Chronos Max product page, “85% larger” is footnoted against ghd Gold, while “3x faster” is footnoted against ghd Max. They use different reference products and describe different outcomes. Combining them into one blanket performance advantage would lose those boundaries.
Follow each number to its own footnote
The larger-plate claim points to Gold. The faster claim points to Max and describes a technical laboratory comparison on frizzy hair tresses to reach high frizz reduction. The page also presents a separate 24-hour consumer claim. None of these is a test performed by this publication.
| Claim on the page | Reference or evidence scope | Question it does not answer |
|---|---|---|
| 85% larger | Footnote comparator: ghd Gold | How much faster a particular person will finish |
| 3x faster | Footnote comparator: ghd Max; lab tresses and frizz-reduction endpoint | Performance against every other straightener |
| 24-hour claim | Separate consumer evidence, rather than the plate-size comparison | A guarantee for every hair type or environment |
| Product naming | Chronos Max, Gold and Max are distinct names in these claims | That “Max” and “Gold” can be swapped in a quotation |
| Evidence ownership | Manufacturer’s published claims | An independent review or our own measured result |
Build a claim ledger before comparing tools
For each claim, copy the exact phrase and footnote marker. Then record the reference product, measured endpoint, test population/material and any stated date. Leave a missing method detail as “not stated on the page”; do not fill it from a different claim. This creates an auditable comparison even when a headline is much shorter than its evidence.
- Keep the full product name and the page URL together.
- Trace every number separately; do not assume adjacent claims share a baseline.
- Separate geometry, task speed and duration of a result.
- Distinguish laboratory hair tresses from a consumer’s complete styling routine.
- Label manufacturer evidence as manufacturer evidence when discussing it.
Why a larger size is not a time calculation
As a purely arithmetic example, a size index of 100 increased by 85% becomes 185. That calculation says nothing about minutes, number of passes, skill or a particular head of hair. Likewise, a task-speed comparison cannot be used to calculate plate dimensions. We do not infer whether “larger” refers to a specific geometric measurement beyond the wording supplied on the page.
A practical question for a purchase discussion
Ask: “Compared with which named tool, doing which task, on what hair or test material?” If two claims answer those questions differently, show them on separate rows. That is more useful than assigning a single overall winner without a common test design.
Page and footnotes checked 10 October 2026. This is a source-reading guide for the named product page, not a hands-on review. No measured styling times, damage comparison, universal suitability conclusion or guaranteed outcome is supplied.
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