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Old 29 September 2012, 04:16 AM   #1
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You'll think I'm crazy
But, I can't figure out the weirdest thing about my old 1980 Datejust with plastic crystal.

I look at the lume on the hour hand at night and right next to my eye, eye touching the crystal.

Everything is blurry. But when the second hand sweeps by the lume, it appears to be going in the wrong direction. Counterclockwise.

This has been verified by a friend with a "Date."

I am sure there is someone here who can explain this weird phenomena. Not me, the watch!
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Old 29 September 2012, 04:35 AM   #2
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The same thing happened to me once, I was talking to a flying fox while listening to some Jimi Hendrix on this planet...





I'm afraid I have no explanation for that...
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Old 29 September 2012, 04:53 AM   #3
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Old 29 September 2012, 05:00 AM   #4
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The same thing happened to me once, I was talking to a flying fox while listening to some Jimi Hendrix on this planet...





I'm afraid I have no explanation for that...
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Old 29 September 2012, 05:21 AM   #5
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The same thing happened to me once, I was talking to a flying fox while listening to some Jimi Hendrix on this planet...





I'm afraid I have no explanation for that...
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Old 29 September 2012, 05:27 AM   #6
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Old 29 September 2012, 05:31 AM   #7
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I was staring at mine and it seemed that I kept seeing more dials inside the lume and then dials within those dials' lume within the lume of more dials that had more lume than mine. I fell asleep...

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Old 29 September 2012, 05:34 AM   #8
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I think you are seeing the reflection of the sweeping seconds in the concave shaped crystal which looks like it is ticking in reverse.

or/ and

you need to get out more
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Old 29 September 2012, 05:34 AM   #9
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Here's my guess: you were actually seeing the second hand reflected off of the surface of your eyeball onto the crystal of the watch.
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Old 29 September 2012, 05:35 AM   #10
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I was staring at mine and it seemed that I kept seeing more dials inside the lume and then dials withing those dials' lume within the lume of more dials that had more lume than mine. I fell asleep...
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude, I don't know what I took but I understand what you mean!

...Oh, that's true, I took one of those...

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Old 29 September 2012, 05:44 AM   #11
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So now how many of us are sitting here with out watch dials pressed up against our eyeballs?
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Old 29 September 2012, 06:04 AM   #12
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So now how many of us are sitting here with out watch dials pressed up against our eyeballs?


Well I would be but I'm at work. But I like your theory....

........Now back to thinking about this.....................
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Old 29 September 2012, 06:57 AM   #13
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So now how many of us are sitting here with out watch dials pressed up against our eyeballs?
That new 2 color lume you have would be a good test. I like your theory about eye reflection.
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Old 29 September 2012, 07:23 AM   #14
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Mercury is in retrograde...
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Old 29 September 2012, 08:09 AM   #16
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The same thing happened to me once, I was talking to a flying fox while listening to some Jimi Hendrix on this planet...





I'm afraid I have no explanation for that...
Priceless!!!

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Old 29 September 2012, 08:32 AM   #17
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Old 29 September 2012, 08:33 AM   #18
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I heard that this can be duplicated during daytime hours with some Hindu Kush.

LOL!
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Old 29 September 2012, 09:18 AM   #19
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So now how many of us are sitting here with out watch dials pressed up against our eyeballs?
I can't, all my lume is dead on my Datejust...

...Can I still press it on my eyeball?
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Old 29 September 2012, 09:37 AM   #20
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I can't, all my lume is dead on my Datejust...

...Can I still press it on my eyeball?
Eye guess so....
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Old 29 September 2012, 09:54 AM   #21
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Eye guess so....
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Old 29 September 2012, 11:16 AM   #23
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Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir,
Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire,
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Old 29 September 2012, 12:19 PM   #24
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So it's not the steam that causes the failure, but it's water that you notice in the watch after a shower that could lead you to believe the steam damaged the seal, but it's just the unfortunate result of an unserviced mechanical beast.
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Old 29 September 2012, 12:21 PM   #25
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With enough beer, my belly does the same!
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Is this the best thread we've had this week or what?
I'm intrigued! But I can't duplicate it very well because I simply can't see anything that close up. It's all too blurry.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to wipe the mascara off of my crystal....
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Old 29 September 2012, 12:35 PM   #27
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So it's not the steam that causes the failure, but it's water that you notice in the watch after a shower that could lead you to believe the steam damaged the seal, but it's just the unfortunate result of an unserviced mechanical beast.
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Old 29 September 2012, 12:38 PM   #28
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Maybe a little too much --->
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Old 29 September 2012, 12:39 PM   #29
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I'm intrigued! But I can't duplicate it very well because I simply can't see anything that close up. It's all too blurry.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to wipe the mascara off of my crystal....
Is it safe to put masc...nevermind.
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Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire,
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On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout.

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Yeah, but not eyeshadow ...

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