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In Response To: That's one ugly chrono ()

Granted, that we should like the looks of a watch, as such, and not need to resort to rational thought or analysis to make the aesthetic judgment, but . . . I like the looks of this one, and think that it's great that TAG Heuer is paying tribute to the stopwatch / high accuracy element of Heuer's history. Without the stopwatches, there would have been no chronographs . . . in terms of how Heuer paid the bills, in the 1960s.

I think that it's kind of neat to look at this watch, and see something akin to a stopwatch. Neat? Yes. But maybe not $50,000 neat, at least for me!!

Jeff

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: it may be a nervously oscillating (funny?) special, but it just
: aint't got it for me: white "rim" too wide.
: precision useless as it's still man(ual) operated.

: I've got some asdic (WWII sonar) timers about as nervous as this,
: but at least those served a purpose...
: "hittin' the hun" ... 6 second (1 turn) ping meant the
: torpedos s/b set at 5000 yards.
: I've got two..regulating them to run in tune is a real challenge.

: my "deux centimes"
: Jur

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