Bezel Used Daily For What?

[dmauldin]

I've seen several references of folks here using their rotatable bezels for normal daily tasks.

What I haven't seen is a thread devoted to ideas on what those uses might be.

I love my SubC, but have to admit I have yet to use the bezel for any real purpose yet.

Help me think of some good reasons to put this function to work during a normal, above sea level day!

Cheers in advance for your responses!

[CAPDSSD]

Timing steaks on the grill.

Timing walk or jog times.

Timing of any exercise activity.

[gwalker]

Anything I need to time. Mostly cooking.

[thlax]

Use SEVERAL times A day.

Parking meter
Meetings
Reminders of when to take a pill or have taken one
Time I need to call someone
Time my foods been cooking
Time I've been waiting for my food

.....length of my dive!!!

Unless its set to 12, I know I'm using it for something.

[JustABreathAway]

I use my bezel to put a smile on my face.

[Slinkey]

Originally Posted by JustABreathAway

I use my bezel to put a smile on my face.

The bezel on the Sub was designed for elapsed timing. However, I find it very useful as a countdown timer. I used it tonight to remind myself to get the laundry after ten minutes.

[horseco]

Timing food on the grill... That was the only duty my YG Yachtmaster bezel ever saw...

[Eric in NC]

I use it to time my lunch break. Hate returning late from lunch!

[springer]

I use mine mostly for timing on my GMT. Rarely do I use it for dual time zones.

[Dr. Robert]

For looking marvelous.

[Brenngun]

I've tried to use mine for all of the everyday items listed above plus more. The one problem is I get wrapped up in what I'm doing and forget to keep my eye on the time and when I finally remember and look the minute hand has passed the bezel pointer. At that point it's useless. Basically like you I don't use it.

[GradyPhilpott]

Golly!

I bought my first diver's watch in about 1974 when I worked on the loading dock of a potash mine in Carlsbad, NM. It was a Bulova and it cost what was then to me the princely sum of $100, plus tax. I still have it tucked away somewhere.

At that time I was an operator of the various heavy equipment on the dock, plus the bulk loading machines for rail cars and trucks and occasionally, the bagging machine.

Feed (potash) ran at known rates on the various belt systems and keeping up with elapsed time was the only way to get some break time without letting a loaded rail car sit on the tracks unattended after it has finished loading or letting a hopper and belt system run out of feed. I've seen hopper cars get overloaded because an operator was not present to cut off the feed when the automatic shut-off failed. That's a huge problem to undo.

Each of those scenarios was frowned upon by the powers that were.

That diver's watch saved me a lot of headaches and some really boring time standing or sitting around watching feed spill into a hopper or semi-trailer and made it possible to get some fresh air when I was operating one of the front-end loaders to put feed into the hopper and belt systems in one of the warehouses.

When I got it cleaned a couple of years later, the watch repairman said that it was the dirtiest watch that he'd ever seen. He got it running though.

Time marches on and many of us need to multi-task and an elapsed time bezel is a simple way to keep track of one task while working on another or just getting a little down time.

[Dan Pierce]

To time meds, cigars, parking meters, drive times, and food prep like tonight's pasta fagoli. Munga! Munga!
dP

[JustABreathAway]

Originally Posted by Slinkey

The bezel on the Sub was designed for elapsed timing. However, I find it very useful as a countdown timer. I used it tonight to remind myself to get the laundry after ten minutes.

I was thinking how useful the bezel on a Sub or SD would be for timing, but mine certainly isn't anything more than aesthetic. It does, however, put a very big smile on my face when I rest my eyes upon it. Not being sarcastic in the least!

[FeelingTheBlues]

I almost never use it but from times to times I'll set my SMP's bezel before I get to school to know how long it takes me, boy do I know how to live it on the edge!

[wokafu]

i use it to time my wife before we can get outta the house for dinner...

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

To time meds, cigars, parking meters, drive times, and food prep like tonight's pasta fagoli. Munga! Munga!
dP

Yes, parking meter most days and BTW...watch the language mate.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by dmauldin

I've seen several references of folks here using their rotatable bezels for normal daily tasks.

What I haven't seen is a thread devoted to ideas on what those uses might be.

I love my SubC, but have to admit I have yet to use the bezel for any real purpose yet.

Help me think of some good reasons to put this function to work during a normal, above sea level day!

Cheers in advance for your responses!

You mean to actually move the bezel from within a cats whisker of the triangle at 12 O'clock to actually time something.Well first its a very simple time lapse bezel that can be used for timing most anything you want. Just set triangle on insert to where ever the minute hand is on dial and time away so glad you found out the bezel moves.

[tkc324]

I turn the bezel of my gmt2c to make some noises when the room is too quiet...

[experimentjon]

I've used rotating bezels for:

Timing/pacing presentations
Parking meters
Food timer

...every other thing I've used mine for was probably more novelty and less practicality. Haha.

[jdc]

Originally Posted by gwalker

Anything I need to time. Mostly cooking.

x2

[Linzjnr]

Originally Posted by wokafu

i use it to time my wife before we can get outta the house for dinner...

Funny, can't say i have used any of my watches for what they can do except for time and date. Love em though It's cool to have features whether you use them or not

[cedargrove]

Mostly to look at and enjoy. Occasionally for parking meters, etc.

[COBill]

Timing parking meters is my most frequent usage.

[azguy]

Hard boil eggs