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Measurement scales
Specific sections/general information3
Using the telemetric scale
Example: calculate the distance between
your position and an event producing
light and sound simultaneously (e.g.
a storm).
The chronograph is set off by the detec-
tion of light, for example a lightning
strike. Then it stops on detection of the
sound, the clap of thunder. Here, the
storm is 9.9 km away.
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Reading the chronograph minute counter
(Seamaster Diver 300M, ETNZ 2015)
Example: counting down the time before
the start of a regatta.
3H counter:
The inside timer displays the minutes of
the chronograph using the white part of
the Regatta needle.
The outside timer displays the 5-minute
countdown before the start of the regatta.
The chronograph is started at the first horn blast, 5 minutes before
the start of the regatta, to allow the yachtsman to position his boat
closer to the starting line.
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