So who last used a tachymetre/tachymeter bezel anyway?

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I need a nice, classy one??? 馃檨 Thankyou Ben I'll give it a go, but.... Will this tatty, 53 year old, scratched up one do the job?馃槦
I said "A classy person." So are you asking if *you're* up to the job, or your Speedmaster?
 
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OK. A vehicle starts from point A and reaches point B, which is exactly 1km away. At the moment it leaves point A, a classy person with excellent taste in watches who's wearing a Speedmaster depresses the top chronograph pusher. The chrono hand begins to glide... almost... hypnotically. The same classy person depresses the same top pusher once the vehicle reaches point B. The hand stops. It indicates a number on the tachymetric bezel (possibly with a dot over '90,' or an erroneous '220' mark, or possibly not). That number indicates the vehicle's average speed in km/h.

You're welcome. I'm here all week. Try the fish.

Most highways in the US have mile markers, and I鈥檝e noticed Km markers in Europe.
 
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I . Will this tatty, 53 year old, scratched up one do the job?馃槦

Sorry, no. It needs re-calibration. Best throw the bezel away and let Omega fit a a nice new one. 馃槣
 
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I said "A classy person." So are you asking if *you're* up to the job, or your Speedmaster?
Me? Classy?馃榿 'Fakk my old boots' Ben... No mate... classy I am not.馃檨 I just have this rough old Speedmaster with a 'Tatty meter' bezel.
I will time myself walking to the pub.馃槦
 
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Most highways in the US have mile markers, and I鈥檝e noticed Km markers in Europe.
We still talk in miles in the UK, and we are European.
 
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Most highways in the US have mile markers, and I鈥檝e noticed Km markers in Europe.
You are correct, most European countries use kilometres. Although here in the UK, it's also miles, unless you're a cyclist who uses that unit of measurement because then psychologically it looks like you've ridden a lot further. But are we a European country... tell you what, let's NOT go there right now. Please.
 
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Me? Classy?馃榿 'Fakk my old boots' Ben... No mate... classy I am not.馃檨 I just have this rough old Speedmaster with a 'Tatty meter' bezel.
I will time myself walking to the pub.馃槦
OMG which pub?? I think I might join you...
 
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Better yet see how many seconds it takes you to chug a beer and then refer to your tachy to see how many you can drink in an hour...
Report back...if you can.
 
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You are correct, most European countries use kilometres. Although here in the UK, it's also miles,
Yet the marker posts on motorways and dual cabbageways are at 100 meter intervals.

unless you're a cyclist who uses that unit of measurement because then psychologically it looks like you've ridden a lot further.
Guilty as charged!
 
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We still talk in miles in the UK, and we are European.
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