Minute totalizer...goes to 10, not 11
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| Author: | nr123 [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Breitling Spatiographe |
This watch seems pretty unique, what is the purpose of it - particularly the window on the left that goes to 10? |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
It's a 10 minute chronograph counter. |
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| Author: | Tunnel Ling [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Minute totalizer...goes to 10, not 11
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| Author: | nr123 [ Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
What's the point of it? It goes 1 - 10, then back to 1? The chronograph keeps going though? |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
nr123 wrote: What's the point of it? It goes 1 - 10, then back to 1? The chronograph keeps going though? It's the minute indicator for the chronograph - the subdial for the chrono goes to 3 hours so accurately reading the minutes from that is impossible. |
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| Author: | mwheatley [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Tunnel Ling wrote: Minute totalizer...goes to 10, not 11 haha, nice reference. |
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| Author: | Nav01L [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
What's interesting here is that the chrono minutes counter must be built a bit like a date wheel, thus only having room for ten min. It would therefore be subjected to pretty high stress and wear and would have to be rather well built. Interesting approach, rather easy to realize so far as I can tell and not exactly practical... Much unlike the JLC approach in one of the Extreme Labs, they have adapted a big date to show the minutes... For the whole sixty of them... Quite impressive mechanics. |
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| Author: | nr123 [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
mwheatley wrote: Tunnel Ling wrote: Minute totalizer...goes to 10, not 11 haha, nice reference. Okay...I don't get it....? |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
nr123 wrote: mwheatley wrote: Tunnel Ling wrote: Minute totalizer...goes to 10, not 11 haha, nice reference. Okay...I don't get it....? Why does that not surprise me.  Try googling "it goes to 11" |
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| Author: | nr123 [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Ha - I never saw Spinal Tap, funny clip |
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| Author: | Tunnel Ling [ Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Roffensian wrote: nr123 wrote: mwheatley wrote: Okay...I don't get it....? Why does that not surprise me. Try googling "it goes to 11" We are dating ourselves. 
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Tunnel Ling wrote: We are dating ourselves. Oh come on, not really. It's an 80s movie sure, but anyone who got through their teenage years without Spinal Tap, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc hasn't lived! |
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| Author: | Nav01L [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Roffensian wrote: Tunnel Ling wrote: We are dating ourselves. Oh come on, not really. It's an 80s movie sure, but anyone who got through their teenage years without Spinal Tap, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc hasn't lived! Or is too young? |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Nav01L wrote: Roffensian wrote: Tunnel Ling wrote: We are dating ourselves. Oh come on, not really. It's an 80s movie sure, but anyone who got through their teenage years without Spinal Tap, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc hasn't lived! Or is too young? Well yes, the thought occurred. |
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| Author: | Iantheklutz [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Spatiographe |
Roffensian wrote: Nav01L wrote: Roffensian wrote: [quote="Tunnel Ling"] We are dating ourselves. Oh come on, not really. It's an 80s movie sure, but anyone who got through their teenage years without Spinal Tap, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc hasn't lived! Or is too young? Well yes, the thought occurred.[/quote] Don't agree. Total classics that everyone should see. Being "too young" is a lame excuse for having no taste! |
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