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  1. haga888 Feb 3, 2014

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    Just picked up this Gallet. I'm stumped as to how to use the cities track/world timer. To me, I think the cities are backwards. Shouldn't Chicago be an hour behind NYC? Clearly, I'm an idiot but it has stumped me. How do you use it?

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  2. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 3, 2014

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    Hi Haga, I moved your thread over to the 'Other' forum as the Gallet FO is not (thankfully) unique. To answer your question, I believe you set the '12' on the bezel over the second time zone while you keep the watch on 'home time' which is New York City - of course :D

    I'll use the opportunity to post an early one that I happen to have
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  3. Ludi Feb 3, 2014

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    That is positively stunning !!!
     
  4. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Feb 3, 2014

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    Nice catch!
     
  5. haga888 Feb 3, 2014

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    I'm an idiot. Thanks. Yours is fantastic.
     
  6. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 3, 2014

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    Here's a much later one...still "Havai" though. Dial painter apparently moonlighted as a comedian in the Catskills

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    Any one else got any Flying Officers?
     
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  7. CdnWatchDoc Feb 3, 2014

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    These are gorgeous!! I understand Harry S Truman had one of these given to him near the end of WWII...love those dials!!
     
  8. Noodia Feb 4, 2014

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    Lou,

    That is an outstanding sample of these highly appealing FO, congratulations for this one, I wish I could reach one of these one day or the other, they have so much to offer.

    My understanding is that beyond the innovative waterproof "clamshell type" screwed case, these could be the first chronographs wearing a rotating bezel

    Here's the patent sheet

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    is that assumption sounds correct to you ?
     
  9. LarryG not KennyG, not OG, just LarryG Feb 4, 2014

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    Hi Noodia,
    I believe the Rolex Zerographe (with rotating bezel) preceded the Gallet FO, 1937 or so. Longines also made a stop second with r. Bezel about 38/39. Wasn't Gallet 1940?
     
  10. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 4, 2014

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    the patent sheet Noodia posted is from 1938.
     
  11. Noodia Feb 5, 2014

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    Thank you for your inputs Larry, interesting clues


    not sure what exact year it is

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    credit : Chronograph Wristwatches - To stop time - Gerd Lang - Shiffer Publising Ltd
     
  12. haga888 Feb 5, 2014

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    A few pics more pics of mine. Havai, Tokio, and Fidji.

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  13. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Feb 5, 2014

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