Once upon a time, I was preparing a page with my all-time favorite dashboard timers, from my collection.

I never completed that page, but here it is, just for fun -- http://www.onthedash.com/test/DashBest.html

Many of these have gone to new homes, but I have kept most of my favorites . . . Yes, we don't discuss them often, but it is worth remembering the "origin" of OnTheDash!!

Jeff

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: Was chatting with a friend from the forum the other day, who (like
: me) came here because of Heuer dash timers. When I first came,
: they were all the rage here, and as the proud owner of a 1964
: Healey BJ8, I had a beautiful Rally Master set on my dash,
: another on my desk and a couple others hanging around.

: Over time, interest and discussion turned to wristwatches, and
: we've been through a variety of obsessions here. Remember when
: it was all about Monacos? Now it's Rindts, oddly enough given
: that back then you couldn't give the early Autavias away. The
: only one that had any panache was the Siffert, which appears to
: be largely forgotten again these days.

: I wonder how many people here still have dash timers, still think
: about them or care anymore. The "On The Dash" name
: came from something, and it's a shame that they've been long
: forgotten. I still love mine (and the various watches I bought
: and sold over the years, and still have today). The friend, with
: whom I was chatting, tells me he rarely comes here anymore. He
: was never into the wristwatches all that much, and there's
: nothing here for someone interested in what's on the dash.

: It's a shame that everyone seems to have forgotten why Jeff picked
: the name in the first place, and that it was dash timers that
: started OTD. Maybe there's just nothing left to say about them,
: but for those of us who still love them and enjoy them on our
: cars, we think of them every time we see them on our dash.