What model of Omega is that? I love it!Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:24 am A lot of old chronographs used to have longer markers at the third, sixth and ninth minutes. I believe this was because telephone companies used to charge for calls in blocks of three minutes.
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Sorry, Andrew, don’t have a clue. I just googled vintage chronograph.
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Well it’s not likely I would have been able to afford it anyway.Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2019 2:47 pm Sorry, Andrew, don’t have a clue. I just googled vintage chronograph.
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I don't know about selling phone in 3 minute blocks, but in the '30's, '40's, and '50's, aviators used the longer lines at the three minute intervals to time procedure turns during approaches to airfields at night and in inclement weather.
When I was a rookie avionics tech, I would set my watch by the WWV stations on the High Frequency radio sets. Good times....
When I was a rookie avionics tech, I would set my watch by the WWV stations on the High Frequency radio sets. Good times....
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