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Hi Guys,


Recently been thinking of adding a new watch to my collection (as I think most of us do regularly, esp with Christmas bonus coming up) . I like the look of the chronos and decided that it was only really the look I was after. That got me thinking, how many of you actually use your chrono function, and how many of you just bought a chrono beacuse they like the look?

In reality I would not use the chorno function, as if I need to time something I always use my trusty B1 which I love.


-Mike

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SOH 46mm LE Green Bezel
B1

I never use it, but it looks sweet. I think there's like a 5 page thread on here somewhere about this exact topic.

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"Leave the gun, take the cannoli."

I use it once in a while just for the sake of it, but the dive bezel gets regular use. So in that sense, its just for looks.

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-RJ

I use my chronos constantly. I use it when I'm feeding my daughter so I know when the last time she had a bottle. I use it when I pay a parking meter so I know how much time is left. I use it to time different routes when I'm on the road visiting clients so I know fastest routes, and I even used my Planet Ocean chrono to time my wife's contractions when she was going into labor. Too much info I know...but I use my chronos a lot.

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"I don't own any watches, I just lease them"

I would say I bought it for looks however it does come in handy every once in a while.

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Past: BlackBird, Navi World, SA, Rolex DJII, IWC Yacht Club
Present: CE, DSSD
Future: Changes daily

But i am a bit bummed that we're finished having kids now.

I use my chrono and diving bezel depending on which watch I am wearing. When I travel I make it a point to wear the Navi, so i can time my transit time, but for shorter durations, laundry cycles etc, a dive bezel works just fine.

You will be surprised at the number of things you can find to time if you look.

I use mine regularily and curse my Colt Auto everytime I wear it for not having a chrono.

Good excuse to get a Chrono I think I am at last 2 yrs away when I will need to use a chrono function for these reasons. But no harm getting one soon before then.

Like a few of you, I do use the bezel for timing.

What I would like would be an automatic watch with a countdown function and alarm, now that would be really useful for me..... does anyone know if such a watch exists?

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SOH 46mm LE Green Bezel
B1

I rarely have a need for one. For things like parking meters, a diver's bezel works fine. Every now and again I find myself needing a chronograph, but it's rare. And I'm one of the weirdos who feels like if I don't use it, it's only so much fluff and shouldn't be there, so I find myself gravitating away from chronographs and more toward standard watches.

I use mine for timing when I grill steaks and when I am out getting sun. When I am out in the sun and intermittent clouds come along I stop the chrono until the clouds clear out. I like to get a full 2 hours of FULL BURNING SUN whenever I'm at the pool or the beach so if the clouds get in the way for a few minutes every so often I keep track of where I'm at. However my main reason for the Chronograph watches is because I like them. I don't like any watches that don't have sub dials.

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LING MAN

Here in Sydney thanks to the hole in the ozone layer 2 hrs would be would way too much I think, unless you got SPF 30+. This makes spotting tourists on Bondi beach so easy - Bright red or pealing skin.
I am moving to Stockholm for work, so I will be going to the other extreme cold and dark At least my SOH has good lume as its gona be dark most of the day!

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SOH 46mm LE Green Bezel
B1

I'm an engineer on the railroad and I use mine to time myself through the measured miles that we have posted. This way I know if my speedometer is showing the correct speed or if it is off by any amount. I have had some speedometers showing as much as 3 MPH off. The most I ever showed was 7 MPH fast. Could get fired for being that far over the speed limit. Yes I do like the looks of a chrono also.

What a cool excuse to use a nice chrono!

Yep, plus it could then be a tax write off
Anyone ever used a watch as a tax wrote off?

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SOH 46mm LE Green Bezel
B1