With All Due Respect to Longines . . . this has got to be on the top 10 list of crazy looking watches. I mean, can you even imagine this chrono second hand making its way around the dial, with this 0-through-9 appendage?

But for this crazy-looking second hand, I think this is a great looking chronograph!! Love the orange / gray / black color scheme.

Movement is marked Valjoux 726.

Jeff

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: I posted this question on TZ-UK, but let's see whether anyone
: here can solve the following mystery:

: Can anyone explain why Longines made chronographs, that were
: powered by Valjoux 72 movements, and used Vernier scales on the
: chrono second hand, to indicate 1/10 seconds? The Valjoux 72 is
: 18,000 VPH (vibrations per hour), so that it indicates only 1/5
: seconds. Why is the Vernier scale in 1/10s?

: Could they have modified the V72, so that it is higher beat (36,000
: VPH)? Is the Vernier scale just for style? Any explanations?

: The chronographs shown below are just two sample; I believe that
: there were several Longines chronographs that had the V72 and
: the 1/10 Vernier scale.

: Jeff

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