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23 July 2017, 12:05 PM | #31 |
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Now Tom is always an exception love it :)
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23 July 2017, 12:46 PM | #32 |
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I keep telling myself I need one to time my grill or smoker. Please don't make me think it's not necessary.
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23 July 2017, 12:59 PM | #33 |
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Does the Speedmaster chrono function run for that long?
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23 July 2017, 01:35 PM | #34 |
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I was timing laps at the Long Beach Grand Prix in April on my TAG-Heuer Carrera automatic. It is not a chronograph and it was not easy. Would have been a lot easier with a Daytona on my wrist. I would like to own one eventually.
I have spent a bit of time in the ocean with a mask and fins wearing my Submariner. Never used the bezel for diving but it definitely comes in handy for timing things while cooking. |
23 July 2017, 04:52 PM | #35 |
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I use my sub bezel daily to time activities. The triangle is very rarely set at 12.
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23 July 2017, 06:00 PM | #36 |
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Chronographs can be dangerous...
Used mine once to time how long it actually took the wife to get ready to go out to dinner. Usually empirical evidence is a good thing, but this was one case where it worked against me. Learn from my mistake. Use your chronographs responsibly. |
23 July 2017, 06:04 PM | #37 |
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I do find the rotating bezel on my sub and yachtmaster really useful for timing things. Its much more visible/readable than a chrono would be because chronos would tend to have the counters in small subdials.
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23 July 2017, 10:08 PM | #38 |
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I run the chronograph but just to enjoy watching the hands move.
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23 July 2017, 10:11 PM | #39 |
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Never really use it on my Daytonas other than to make sure it's working or just to watch the hands run.
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23 July 2017, 10:12 PM | #40 |
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I need a Daytona so that I can see what all this fuss is about
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23 July 2017, 10:15 PM | #41 | |
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My wife is now hysterical Dave.......good one.
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24 July 2017, 06:38 AM | #42 |
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24 July 2017, 05:35 PM | #43 |
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I use it quite often to time for various events including coffee ☕ or duration of preparation for my breakfast
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24 July 2017, 05:50 PM | #44 | |
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I use mine to time rice, pasta, pizza, etc. |
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24 July 2017, 06:04 PM | #45 |
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I seldom use chrono function on my SMP, which is quite useless for me because its sub-dial reading is not easy for my old eyes. But I often use rotating bezel of my blue Pelagos to count the time for walking or jogging every night. Besides traveling abroad, I always rotate the GMT bezel to check my relative's time in USA when I stay at home.
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24 July 2017, 06:27 PM | #46 |
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I use my 114060 bezel to time my tachograph breaks.
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24 July 2017, 06:35 PM | #47 |
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I used mine a lot when following races inc Le Mans recently, and a little bit when cooking or my wife timing hair related things, I kid you not.
In truth we all know our i-phone is more capable of the function. I never ONCE used the dive feature on my sub, nor have I ever needed the day function on my day date, but love the date-should be on all watches, I cannot imagine I would ever need the month details on an annual calendar either!
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24 July 2017, 06:57 PM | #48 |
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I rarely even use my watch to tell time anymore (im always on the phone checking emails, spreadsheets, database & leisure), let alone the chronograph. My phone does that as well, even better.
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