diff --git a/timemanager/Clock.h b/timemanager/Clock.h
index afa9963c..5f18de3e 100644
--- a/timemanager/Clock.h
+++ b/timemanager/Clock.h
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include <framework/ipc/MutexFactory.h>
 #include <framework/globalfunctions/timevalOperations.h>
 
-typedef uint32_t ms_normal_t;
-typedef double ms_double_t;
+typedef uint32_t millis_t;
+typedef float seconds_t;
 
 class Clock {
 public:
diff --git a/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp b/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp
index 1ccebc57..40b711d9 100644
--- a/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp
+++ b/timemanager/Stopwatch.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 
 Stopwatch::Stopwatch(bool displayOnDestruction,
-        StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode, uint8_t precision):
-        displayOnDestruction(displayOnDestruction), outputPrecision(precision) {
+        StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode):
+        displayOnDestruction(displayOnDestruction) {
     // Measures start time on initialization.
     Clock::getUptime(&startTime);
 }
@@ -19,30 +19,28 @@ void Stopwatch::start() {
     startTime = Clock::getUptime();
 }
 
-ms_normal_t Stopwatch::stop() {
+millis_t Stopwatch::stop() {
     stopInternal();
     return elapsedTime.tv_sec * 1000 + elapsedTime.tv_usec / 1000;
 }
 
-ms_double_t Stopwatch::stopPrecise() {
+seconds_t Stopwatch::stopSeconds() {
     stopInternal();
-    return elapsedTimeMsDouble;
+    return timevalOperations::toDouble(elapsedTime);
 }
 
-
 void Stopwatch::display() {
-    if(displayMode == StopwatchDisplayMode::MS_DOUBLE) {
-        info << "Stopwatch: Operation took "
-             << std::setprecision(outputPrecision) << elapsedTimeMsDouble
-             << " milliseconds" << std::endl;
-    }
-    else {
+    if(displayMode == StopwatchDisplayMode::MILLIS) {
         info << "Stopwatch: Operation took " << elapsedTime.tv_sec * 1000 +
                 elapsedTime.tv_usec * 1000 << " milliseconds";
     }
+    else if(displayMode == StopwatchDisplayMode::SECONDS) {
+        info <<"Stopwatch: Operation took "  << std::setprecision(4)
+             << std::fixed << timevalOperations::toDouble(elapsedTime)
+             << " seconds";
+    }
 }
 
-
 Stopwatch::~Stopwatch() {
     if(displayOnDestruction) {
         stopInternal();
@@ -58,9 +56,6 @@ StopwatchDisplayMode Stopwatch::getDisplayMode() const {
     return displayMode;
 }
 
-
-
 void Stopwatch::stopInternal() {
     elapsedTime = Clock::getUptime() - startTime;
-    elapsedTimeMsDouble = timevalOperations::toDouble(elapsedTime) * 1000.0;
 }
diff --git a/timemanager/Stopwatch.h b/timemanager/Stopwatch.h
index 1e438272..aeb61265 100644
--- a/timemanager/Stopwatch.h
+++ b/timemanager/Stopwatch.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include <framework/timemanager/Clock.h>
 
 enum class StopwatchDisplayMode {
-    MS_DOUBLE,
-    MS
+    MILLIS,
+    SECONDS
 };
 
 /**
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ public:
      *        format
      * @param outputPrecision If using double format, specify precision here.
      */
-    Stopwatch(bool displayOnDestruction = true,
-            StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode = StopwatchDisplayMode::MS_DOUBLE,
-            uint8_t outputPrecision = 4);
+    Stopwatch(bool displayOnDestruction = true, StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode
+              = StopwatchDisplayMode::MILLIS);
     virtual~ Stopwatch();
 
     /**
@@ -46,13 +45,8 @@ public:
      * Calculates the elapsed time since start and returns it
      * @return elapsed time in milliseconds (rounded)
      */
-    ms_normal_t stop();
-
-    /**
-     * Calculates the elapsed time since start and returns it
-     * @return elapsed time in milliseconds (doulbe precision)
-     */
-    ms_double_t stopPrecise();
+    millis_t stop();
+    seconds_t stopSeconds();
 
     /**
      * Displays the elapsed times on the osstream, depending on internal display
@@ -65,11 +59,9 @@ public:
 private:
     timeval startTime {0, 0};
     timeval elapsedTime {0, 0};
-    double elapsedTimeMsDouble {0.0};
 
     bool displayOnDestruction = true;
-    uint8_t outputPrecision = 4;
-    StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode = StopwatchDisplayMode::MS_DOUBLE;
+    StopwatchDisplayMode displayMode = StopwatchDisplayMode::MILLIS;
 
     void stopInternal();
 };