: Hi Mike, actually when I was bitten by the collector's bug it was
: precisely for a handsome chrono dial, the Moonwatch, and
: currently 'plain 3-hand watches' (as Chuck sometimes said if I
: remember well) don't appeal to me any longer...they may be nice
: but I wouldn't be wearing one enjoying it like I do for a nice
: chrono.
: I started myself with a Speedy Moonwatch after literally years of
: yearning for it, and I admit that also for me it was more for
: the watch than for the chrono functions (actually, it was
: just for the watch!).
: With the following ones however things have changed, and now I tend
: to do a lot of timings:
: 1. Driving part 1 - How long it takes going to the office and back,
: comparing different routes, periods of the year, day times etc.
: 2. Driving part 2 - How long it takes whenever I go to a specific
: place I am supposed to go back again sooner or later
: 3. Doing my housework on Saturday mornings, when I have to :-)
: 4. A lot of general tasks: reading an article I have to resume,
: queueing at the post office etc.
: Probably the idea is: as I wear a chrono, why not use it when it
: can be useful?
: Cheers.
: Fabrizio
I use my chrono for all of the above...and a few other things:
1. Lap times and gap times (say from 1st to 2nd place) during motor races like Petit LeMans or this year's Daytona 24 hour race. Interesting to see what different co-drivers do in the same car, and interesting to see how the conditions affect the lap times, like the coolness of the night and such.
2. Tested the cruise control on the Audi TT using the tachy and mile markers
3. If I hold a meeting at work for a set length of time, i use the chrono to keep things moving and to keep my word :-)
