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 Posted: Thu Jun 11th, 2009 03:23 pm
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stormin13



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 Wow, I can't believe that those watches are Timex!  I like several of them but then again I like chronographs.  Although BRP and Pax hit the nail on the head with their statement about quartz and a busy dial.  I, like BRP used to own a Timex for several years as a teenager and it sure was a tough watch.  "It took a licking and kept on ticking".

As Pax said the Tachymeter measures time over a known distance (average speed).  One easy example is; when driving start the stopwatch function at a mile marker on a highway and then stop it at the next mile marker.  The stopwatch function "second hand" will be pointing (usually the numbers are located on the edge of the dial)  at your average speed for the one mile you just drove ie; for 65 mph the hand will be pointing at the number 65 (a little before the 11 position).  I hope this helps and didn't just confuse you so much that you'll never own a chronograph.