What do you do with your bezel?

[Ed Rooney]

This is mostly intended for Sub and SD owners, but can also apply to GMT owners who use the bezel as a simple timer.

Do you use your bezel at all, and if so, do you return it to "12" or just leave it be until the next time you need it?

I tend to leave it until I need a kind of thought break at work. That's when I take a moment to set it (time.nist.gov), wind it and return the bezel to the home position.

[Dan Pierce]

I keep my bezels at 12 untill I need to time something. Parking meters, appointments, or other reminders. I use the bezel more often than chrono functions. Plus the Tudor bezel can be used as a 2nd 12 hour timezone.
dP

[Jerry B]

I spin around once a day to keep it honest

[mike]

I use them constantly.

[SPACE-DWELLER]

I seldomly used the bezel on my Subs and SD's.

[GoldenBear]

I use mine for timing...appointments and/or other timing issues. I coach football and we have 10 and 20 minute practice "sessions", that is really helpful.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I keep my bezels at 12 untill I need to time something. Parking meters, appointments, or other reminders. I use the bezel more often than chrono functions. Plus the Tudor bezel can be used as a 2nd 12 hour timezone.
dP

Same here. Except the GMT doesn't have chrono functions, so that's not an option.

Although come to think on it, my Glycine Airman 9 does have a rotating bezel and a 24 hr hand. But I really don't wear it that often to have to time anything with the bezel. I do sometimes use the chrono because the watch doesn't have a sweep second hand. I hate an immobile watch. I need to see a hand moving to make sure it's still running.

[mborkow]

i don't have a sub/sd, but i do have a GMT IIc, and I keep the bezel rotated so that "8" is in the 12 o'clock position. i do this because i am tracking a particular foreign time zone and have the 24 hour hand set to GMT. so i calculate the time zone i am tracking with the bezel. i also time other things with the bezel: parking meters, laundry, etc. when i am done timing i always return the bezel to my default position ("8" at the 12 o'clock position) :-) it really is quite amazing how versatile this analog piece of technology is: it can be used to track 3 time zones (two of which are visible at all times) and it can be used as count down timer...if only they could build in some type of alarm then it would completely duplicate my former casio/nike sport watches!

[redshirt1957]

Mark time from FAF to MAP with bezel if not wearing my GMT.

[Jocke]

You can have them to different things.





Or just put them together.



Jocke

[JJ Irani]

I'm not a bezel-fiddler! But might use it sometimes to time my parking meter when I visit downtown Auckland.

JJ

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

I'm not a bezel-fiddler! But might use it sometimes to time my parking meter when I visit downtown Auckland.

JJ

So you have to pay when you park your wheelchair?



God bless Sweden, here it´s for free.

Jocke

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Jocke

So you have to pay when you park your wheelchair?



God bless Sweden, here it´s for free.

Jocke

It's free most places here too.....except downtown!!

[904L_addict]

My GMT bezel constantly at 15 hour position to track Manila time.

[SSD]

I use mine rarely, but then I return it to 12 because of the pearl and min. indicators between 12 and 3. Great photgraphs Jocke!!

[USMCsilver]

I often find myself timing my lunch breaks. Just point the triangle to the time I left, minute wise, and then I'll know when to head back.

I also time stuff on the grill.

[Solar]

Used as tiny throwing weapons by my evil manservant if he misses his first attack with his throwing hat...........

[kingblackbolt]

Look at it and admire it...

[Rawhyde]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I keep my bezels at 12 untill I need to time something. Parking meters, appointments, or other reminders. I use the bezel more often than chrono functions. Plus the Tudor bezel can be used as a 2nd 12 hour timezone.
dP

I use mine the same as Dan. Great minds think alike. I use the bezel on the Chronograph more than the actual chronograph functions.

Rawhyde

[GR8YT]

I don't use it. That's why I usually wear my Exp II! :)

[ldmarcht]

I'm a bezel maniac. I use mine for timing durations of flights, cooking, and a lot of work related activities. I'll use my Daytona chrono function for the same sorts of things on the occasional days that I wear it. The activity of timing things in addtion to telling time are inseparable.

[the186element]

I use mine for frisbee golf.

[jhowton]

I use my bezel for timing my tea when it is steeping and always return it to the 12:00 position, unless of course I am wearing a chronograph, then I use that.

[rongmt]

I keep my GMT 24H hand set at GMT and move the outer dial to indicate whatever secondary time zone I need. When I travel I tend to set my 12 hour hand to local time and the bezel to home time. When at home, I set the bezel to GMT+8 so that I don't get my friends in Shanghai and HKG out of bed too early.

[veilstylez]

parking meters, its what I use it most for

[Lamone]

It's always in use, right now it's at "9" reading GMT +1

[JJ Irani]

Can't do much with this bezel!!

[Solo118]

My bezel is stuck too! but the Sub's bezel doesnt get any use

[astcell]

GMT is set to FL time, bezel set to HI time!

[Tareg]

my sea dweller bezel is set to tell the time back home in the uk, so right now it's at 7, unless i'm diving of course!