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Old 1 September 2019, 01:17 AM   #1
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Added function on GMT Master II - Compass

I learned something today that I figured I’d share with TRF. This could totally be widely known but I’m new to GMTs and found it to be a useful tool. If you have the hour hand and GMT hand set to local watch on your GMT master and point the hour marker towards the sun, the GMT hand will point you towards North! Never knew you could use it as a compass, pretty cool.

Here is the link: https://youtu.be/3jTaFmy38xM
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Old 1 September 2019, 01:24 AM   #2
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Also works (more fittingly) with the E2!
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Old 1 September 2019, 01:24 AM   #3
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very cool thanks for sharing
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Old 1 September 2019, 01:43 AM   #4
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Very interesting, thanks!
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Old 1 September 2019, 02:40 AM   #5
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ANY analogue watch can be used as a compass!
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Old 1 September 2019, 02:53 AM   #6
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Yep any watch with hands can be used as a compass. Plenty of youtube vids on this
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Old 1 September 2019, 03:05 AM   #7
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Thanks for posting. I didn't know about the compass. Very cool.
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