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29 April 2015, 02:46 PM | #1 |
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The Rolex Daytona has a date function
My watch buddy from Hong Kong uses the stopwatch hand of the chronograph to indicate the date on his Daytona.
A second on the dial reads the date Some of you may have been using this all along, but I learned something new. I lost a LARGE pint to him tonight
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Explain?
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I guess you're still drinking...?
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29 April 2015, 03:18 PM | #4 |
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Each minute index is 1 second on the stop watch.
By moving the stop watch 1 second shows the corresponding index as the date. For example: When the stopwatch hand is at 4 seconds, stop it. That's the 4th. Advance a second a day and go from there. You can also use the sub dial at 3 o'clock, that will be a minute of the stop watch for the date. If you like, the 9 o'clock sub dial can also show the month.
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Yes. I know some people around here also use the bezel on their Subs in a similar fashion to indicate the date.
Another Daytona trick: when you travel, start the chrono when it's 12:00 at your destination. The hour register is now your second time zone. |
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Cool Daytona Hack! - Thanks
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Or get a THC. Second timezone bezel and date window in one package
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I use my GMT's bezel to indicate the day. Triangle at 12 o'clock is Sunday, 1 is Monday etc
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Im using the bezel on my Sub to indicate the months for awhile now
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Quote:
QUOTE] What date is it when it gets to 32?[/QUOTE] You don't really, since it's manual flyback at 30/31.
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cool to know
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30 April 2015, 04:00 AM | #12 |
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Waste of a chronograph!
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at least its a use for a chrono
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This is a whole lot easier..
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That is too cool...learned something today.
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I better use my I phone.
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I would find it much easier to remember the date then to squint and try and figure out exactly where that chrono hand is.
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Some Speedy Pro owners do this as well, works a lot better on that watch as the legibility is much better than a Daytona.
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You learn something new everyday …
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Another hack: in lieu of a dashboard, I put my Daytona on the wheel of my car, then use it to measure my speed. It takes at least 100m for me to adjust it, but so far so good, I only got 36 speeding tickets.
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My hack is to remember the date from the previous day, and +1.
Revolutionary stuff, I know... |
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Tudor Heritage Chrono In context to the old thread, it displays the date at 6 o'clock. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Some people have too much time lol
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Neat. Thanks
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