diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp b/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp
index dc6f3af5..568d96e7 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,56 @@ std::string StringMaker<double>::convert(double value) {
     return fpToString(value, 10);
 }
 
+// Separate std::chrono::duration specialization
+#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_CHRONO_STRINGMAKER)
+#include <ctime>
+
+std::string ratio_string<std::atto>::symbol() {
+    return "a";
+}
+
+std::string ratio_string<std::femto>::symbol() {
+    return "f";
+}
+
+std::string ratio_string<std::pico>::symbol() {
+    return "p";
+}
+
+std::string ratio_string<std::nano>::symbol() {
+    return "n";
+}
+
+std::string ratio_string<std::micro>::symbol() {
+    return "u";
+}
+
+std::string ratio_string<std::milli>::symbol() {
+    return "m";
+}
+
+
+std::string time_t_toString(time_t const& toConvert) {
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+    std::tm timeInfo = {};
+    gmtime_s(&timeInfo, &toConvert);
+#else
+    std::tm* timeInfo = std::gmtime(&toConvert);
+#endif
+
+    auto const timeStampSize = sizeof("2017-01-16T17:06:45Z");
+    char timeStamp[timeStampSize];
+    const char * const fmt = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ";
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+    std::strftime(timeStamp, timeStampSize, fmt, &timeInfo);
+#else
+    std::strftime(timeStamp, timeStampSize, fmt, timeInfo);
+#endif
+    return std::string(timeStamp, timeStampSize);
+}
+#endif // CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_CHRONO_STRINGMAKER
 
 } // end namespace Catch
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tostring.h b/include/internal/catch_tostring.h
index 40d61479..b60fd9fd 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tostring.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tostring.h
@@ -347,10 +347,13 @@ namespace Catch {
 
 // Separate std::chrono::duration specialization
 #if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_CHRONO_STRINGMAKER)
-#include <ctime>
 #include <ratio>
 #include <chrono>
 
+namespace Catch {
+
+std::string time_t_toString(time_t const& toConvert);
+
 template <class Ratio>
 struct ratio_string {
     static std::string symbol();
@@ -365,30 +368,30 @@ std::string ratio_string<Ratio>::symbol() {
 }
 template <>
 struct ratio_string<std::atto> {
-    static std::string symbol() { return "a"; }
+    static std::string symbol();
 };
 template <>
 struct ratio_string<std::femto> {
-    static std::string symbol() { return "f"; }
+    static std::string symbol();
 };
 template <>
 struct ratio_string<std::pico> {
-    static std::string symbol() { return "p"; }
+    static std::string symbol();
 };
 template <>
 struct ratio_string<std::nano> {
-    static std::string symbol() { return "n"; }
+    static std::string symbol();
 };
 template <>
 struct ratio_string<std::micro> {
-    static std::string symbol() { return "u"; }
+    static std::string symbol();
 };
 template <>
 struct ratio_string<std::milli> {
-    static std::string symbol() { return "m"; }
+    static std::string symbol();
 };
 
-namespace Catch {
+
     ////////////
     // std::chrono::duration specializations
     template<typename Value, typename Ratio>
@@ -433,32 +436,16 @@ namespace Catch {
             return ::Catch::Detail::stringify(time_point.time_since_epoch()) + " since epoch";
         }
     };
+
     // std::chrono::time_point<system_clock> specialization
     template<typename Duration>
     struct StringMaker<std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock, Duration>> {
         static std::string convert(std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock, Duration> const& time_point) {
             auto converted = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(time_point);
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-            std::tm timeInfo = {};
-            gmtime_s(&timeInfo, &converted);
-#else
-            std::tm* timeInfo = std::gmtime(&converted);
-#endif
-
-            auto const timeStampSize = sizeof("2017-01-16T17:06:45Z");
-            char timeStamp[timeStampSize];
-            const char * const fmt = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ";
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-            std::strftime(timeStamp, timeStampSize, fmt, &timeInfo);
-#else
-            std::strftime(timeStamp, timeStampSize, fmt, timeInfo);
-#endif
-            return std::string(timeStamp);
+            return time_t_toString(converted);
         }
     };
-}
+} // namespace Catch
 #endif // CATCH_CONFIG_ENABLE_CHRONO_STRINGMAKER