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Opinions on the chronograph??
I have often admired chronograph style watches from afar however when I actually have a chrono in my hands two things always strike me.
One, I HATE that seconds are always counted off by a small dial. This really bothers me. I see no reason why the small dials should not be reserved for the stop watch while time is told by the main dial. If chronos had the normal second hand arrangement I would find them a lot more appealing.
Two, the chrono is useless. I remember reading a post ether here or on time zone that suggested that the last legit use of a chrono was during the Apollo 13 disaster when it was uses to time the eagles rocket burn. Since then chrono have almost always been used for unnecessary reasons like food prep or doing laundry. I know that when I do food prep or laundry I am more that able to use the minute hand on my smp to time myself. I can not see any reason to have a chrono on my watch other than to look nice, and the fact that the second hand does not work as normal takes away from this.
One good thing about a Chrono is that the two extra buttons do look nice.
Anyone else care to offer there opinions on chrono's. I would prob be able to stand them a little better if only the second hand worked normally.
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