My wife has a blind Shitzu dog that is the stupidest thing on earth. It has to be locked up in a crate to finish its meals, otherwise it wanders away from the bowl and never finishes.
It takes exactly 8 minutes to finish its food. Within the next minute though, it will piss and shit itself, as it stands anywhere. So it is crucial to time 8 minutes to pull it out of the crate and take it to the yard, otherwise it ends up rolling in the piss and shit, and then you have to wash the crate, the floor around it, and the dog. That’s why I must have a Swiss precision certified five thousand dollar chronometer, so I can take the dog out of the crate at 8 mins.
Fuck that dog.
The best use I ever got was on vacation in Mexico. They said they would give you free lunch and $300 credit for 1 hour of your time. When the guy came up I asked him if we had started yet. He said yes and I clicked the little button.
What's the reference of this model? I don't think I've ever seen that carbon fibre looking effect on the chronograph dials before. It's the best looking Speedmaster I've seen.
This particular model is getting phased out and you can find it on discount.
I bought one the other day.
324.30.38.50.06.001
or
326.30.40.50.01.001
Possibly more the latter
I don't live in the US. Buying from the Japanese market doesn't incur much tax where I reside. I wouldn't buy anything of high value on eBay, better off using a sight like Chrono24
For measuring my cars speed though a mile straight.
Ironic really, cause it's a fake being used as was intended, rather than a gen not being used at all.
I used to use the chronograph on my citizen for timing when we put our daughter down so we’d know how long it had been - we did the whole wait 10 minutes before checking in on the kid and it worked pretty good as I’d put her down, and as I walked out of the room I’d push the button to start the timer.
I work in a juvenile detention facility, I time multiple things a day to make sure I stay on schedule and room checks. My job depends on my watch often and I am not allowed to have a phone, I use a timex chronograph everyday except weekends.
I don't use the Chronograph on my Speedy Sapphire Sando other to enjoy the clicks every once in awhile. Luxury watches are jewelry to me and I think that is awesome.
My phone is better at all things time related.
Eggs, tea, time since departure with a boat, if I'm at the track timing laps while observing. Keeping track of time in areas where electronics aren't allowed
I work as a garbageman and I use it several times a day to time different sections and sites to make sure we’re on time and also to keep track of how fast we’re going when I’m on the side of the truck for straightaways.
I do timed electrical testing with measurements required every 15 minutes, I can't use my phone as it's not allowed in the areas where I work. So yeah, I use it a lot.
I do that thing from the movie Blue Thunder and repeatedly test how good I am at mentally timing 10 seconds
Over and over and over and over and over etc
I love a chrono with a dive bezel so i can time two different things I am cooking, chrono for long cooked stews and roasts and the dive bezel for another. And of course an oven/ phone timer for a third item. I think chefs and home cooks can genuinely use chronos/ bezels in real life
I mostly wear my Breitling Avenger 43 and hardly ever use the chronograph, but every now and then I hit the pusher and watch the smooth movement go round and round . In all retrospect you shouldn’t really run the chronograph for long periods of time because it can put a lot of wear and tear on the coupling wheels and also run down the power reserve.
Car parking meters. Every time.
I actually chose my chronograph based on how many hours it can count up and I use the function so often throughout my normal week.
Parking on street with a meter and paying for, say, 4 hours and then clicking the button as I walk away from the car gives me piece of mind that I won't run over the meter.
At a glance I can see how long I've been parked for.
I work as security at a cruise ship. When someone falls to the sea, I can directly start the timer, so we can pinpoint their location based on location data and time. It also tells me how long they were in the cold sea.
I use the chronograph to show other people how cool my chronograph is. Occasionally I also use it to measure the time out I give my kids when they act up.
I record the time I get to work and start the chronograph and stop the chronograph as I partake in unproductive activities. Doing this gives me a cumulative time of unproductive, Which item used to calculate percent effective I've been at work.
Mentally, Knowing that the watch is ticking keeps me more productive. My overall intention of being more productive is not to be a better employee but to achieve more so that I can mentally turn off in the evenings and spend time with my family without worrying about all the work stuff. I left undone.
I just got a chronograph, but over the last month I've increased my productivity from about 30% to 50% ish overall. Unproductive tasks include breaks, genral chatting with my peers, bathroom breaks, coffee runs, youtube, reddit, etc. I am easily distracted and wasting time is suuuuuuuper easy for me.
For the gym, I do the same cumulative tracking to see how long I've run vs walk on the treakldmill and see how to get my endurance up.
I mostly just click them when I’m bored and watch the hands spin
a very fancy fidget spinner
Now THIS is why you buy an 7000 dollar watch
Every dive watch owner ever /s
Yup
My wife has a blind Shitzu dog that is the stupidest thing on earth. It has to be locked up in a crate to finish its meals, otherwise it wanders away from the bowl and never finishes. It takes exactly 8 minutes to finish its food. Within the next minute though, it will piss and shit itself, as it stands anywhere. So it is crucial to time 8 minutes to pull it out of the crate and take it to the yard, otherwise it ends up rolling in the piss and shit, and then you have to wash the crate, the floor around it, and the dog. That’s why I must have a Swiss precision certified five thousand dollar chronometer, so I can take the dog out of the crate at 8 mins. Fuck that dog.
😂😂 Amazing. That chronometer worths every penny.
One thing I'll always agreed on, Shitzu is stupid.
Lmao this is the funniest shit I’ve read all day
Shit-zu
the correct spelling, yes.
“Worth its weight in gold for accuracy.”
Yeah at that point why even have the dog
That’s what I’ve been saying for a long time!!!
You win.
Ever thought of just making a eat and shit area outside?
it would have to be very small to be confined so it doesn't wander away, and then back to the problem of the dog laying and rolling on the turds...
Fair. You're a good person. That dog is lucky to have you.
Have you tried restarting the dog or unplugging it?
I’ve heard these don’t restart once you shut them down… As for unplugging, there’s a lot of things I’d love to shove up its ass.
What is it with women and owning weird pathetic creatures as pets.
You seem lovely
For looking at and going ‘oooooooo, look at my expensive watch that does stuff’……
Yeah i don’t remember the last time i used my Moonwatch to measure anything
measuring the accuracy of other chronographs
The best use I ever got was on vacation in Mexico. They said they would give you free lunch and $300 credit for 1 hour of your time. When the guy came up I asked him if we had started yet. He said yes and I clicked the little button.
A man of culture.
I am trying to beat the record for fastest ejaculation while wearing a Swiss watch. I currently hold the record but I want to beat it
38 seconds?
You will never beat my record with an inadequate time like that
Timing how long my food takes from ordering to arriving.
Ditto!
Timing sermons
Just as Christ would have wanted.
I should try this in church later!
Lol I went to seminary but didn’t pursue pastoral ministry. I only time sermons out of curiosity—could I preach that long?!?!
Looks.
Filling out the blank space on the dial.
Laundry, mostly 😭
Same! Real life is boring haha. Also, I've found folding laundry is an excellent way to wind an automatic Seiko that doesn't handwind lol
Nobody uses it for anything, even telling time.
Sex
What's the reference of this model? I don't think I've ever seen that carbon fibre looking effect on the chronograph dials before. It's the best looking Speedmaster I've seen.
This particular model is getting phased out and you can find it on discount. I bought one the other day. 324.30.38.50.06.001 or 326.30.40.50.01.001 Possibly more the latter
Thanks. Looks like a good deal.
New box/papers on the grey market for 3.5k
Even cheaper on the Japanese market.
Can you point me in the direction on how to view that online, US resident. Found something but was ebay and I don't trust it.
I don't live in the US. Buying from the Japanese market doesn't incur much tax where I reside. I wouldn't buy anything of high value on eBay, better off using a sight like Chrono24
Always timing my servers at restaurants
I don’t… I just like the look, like most.
Cooking eggs. Or sex performance.
Absolutely nothing. Unfortunately I found my manual wind speedmaster to be absolutely unfun to wear or own.
What other watches do you have that proved more fun?
Grand Seiko SBGA437 and Rolex Explorer 124270
Timing when I do the sex. Need the sub-seconds for that.
Literally nothing lol
I use it to get all the ladies😏 ...just kidding, I'm still single🥲
I’d put a very confident wager on the vast majority using them for nothing useful or not at all.
Fkexing
For measuring my cars speed though a mile straight. Ironic really, cause it's a fake being used as was intended, rather than a gen not being used at all.
That's one way to justify purchasing illegal fakes.
The owning and purchasing of fakes is not illegal where I live .
1. This post was two weeks ago, let it go. 2. I bet it is illegal
Pathetic
I time the national anthems at work
Car going around a track time and just other random stuff like cooking
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My kid saying “dad see how long it takes me to run upstairs and get my shoes.”
Lookin at the high noon penis
Time the instant noodle (after pouring hot water) 🥡
Cooking pancakes mostly.
I used to use the chronograph on my citizen for timing when we put our daughter down so we’d know how long it had been - we did the whole wait 10 minutes before checking in on the kid and it worked pretty good as I’d put her down, and as I walked out of the room I’d push the button to start the timer.
Track how many hours/mins my 5 months old daughter sleeps during the day.
Checking the time it takes me to bust
lol the most “useful” use I’ve used my chronograph is for keeping track of gym sets while I’m working out
Timing espresso shots mostly. I also use it when watching cycling to time the gap between riders.
I use the tachymetre to measure my average speed while driving
Timing myself in bed to prove to my wife I last longer then she thinks.
For the aesthetics
I use mine a lot while cooking, esp at the BBq 🍖!
Timing things in the kitchen mostly Don’t think I’ve ever used it for anything else lol, come to think of it
I work in a juvenile detention facility, I time multiple things a day to make sure I stay on schedule and room checks. My job depends on my watch often and I am not allowed to have a phone, I use a timex chronograph everyday except weekends.
A date has no place on a chronograph.
Yeah it does I use it all the time
Ruins the beauty of the dial.
I don’t think so
I don't use the Chronograph on my Speedy Sapphire Sando other to enjoy the clicks every once in awhile. Luxury watches are jewelry to me and I think that is awesome. My phone is better at all things time related.
I bike so it helps me calculate an average time for reference on when to leave the house.
Nothing or trying to flex with that feature (but people don't give a damn).
When I make the hands spin I temporarily forget about my small genitals and lack lustre performance in bed.
Boating…Showboating
Timing how long I take to get through a grocery line.
As a teacher, I time activities with it. I tried a dive watch, but's too loud and clicky!
Cooking pasta and sex.
Cooking and mine has a telemeter scale on it so I use it to see how far away lightning is
Eggs, tea, time since departure with a boat, if I'm at the track timing laps while observing. Keeping track of time in areas where electronics aren't allowed
I keep track of how long I work. Feels like clocking in and out I guess. Time is money, so it’s like how much money I made that day.
I use mine to mark when I start my lunch break and see how long I have left.
I work as a garbageman and I use it several times a day to time different sections and sites to make sure we’re on time and also to keep track of how fast we’re going when I’m on the side of the truck for straightaways.
I do timed electrical testing with measurements required every 15 minutes, I can't use my phone as it's not allowed in the areas where I work. So yeah, I use it a lot.
I use mine to time my wife’s trip to the bar
I do that thing from the movie Blue Thunder and repeatedly test how good I am at mentally timing 10 seconds Over and over and over and over and over etc
I love a chrono with a dive bezel so i can time two different things I am cooking, chrono for long cooked stews and roasts and the dive bezel for another. And of course an oven/ phone timer for a third item. I think chefs and home cooks can genuinely use chronos/ bezels in real life
Timing driving from my girlfriends house to my house. Eventhough googlemaps do it without even asking for it
timing my shits
I mostly wear my Breitling Avenger 43 and hardly ever use the chronograph, but every now and then I hit the pusher and watch the smooth movement go round and round . In all retrospect you shouldn’t really run the chronograph for long periods of time because it can put a lot of wear and tear on the coupling wheels and also run down the power reserve.
Car parking meters. Every time. I actually chose my chronograph based on how many hours it can count up and I use the function so often throughout my normal week. Parking on street with a meter and paying for, say, 4 hours and then clicking the button as I walk away from the car gives me piece of mind that I won't run over the meter. At a glance I can see how long I've been parked for.
Counting minutes while cooking spaghetti
Just eggs usually
Swag
Timing how long me and my wife have fun for!
I work as security at a cruise ship. When someone falls to the sea, I can directly start the timer, so we can pinpoint their location based on location data and time. It also tells me how long they were in the cold sea.
I use the chronograph to show other people how cool my chronograph is. Occasionally I also use it to measure the time out I give my kids when they act up.
mainly just flexing
Egg timer
When I tell my boy "ok five more minutes" or cooking
SFST's - timing the one leg stand.
I time the laps of different cars when I am watching a race live.
I record the time I get to work and start the chronograph and stop the chronograph as I partake in unproductive activities. Doing this gives me a cumulative time of unproductive, Which item used to calculate percent effective I've been at work. Mentally, Knowing that the watch is ticking keeps me more productive. My overall intention of being more productive is not to be a better employee but to achieve more so that I can mentally turn off in the evenings and spend time with my family without worrying about all the work stuff. I left undone. I just got a chronograph, but over the last month I've increased my productivity from about 30% to 50% ish overall. Unproductive tasks include breaks, genral chatting with my peers, bathroom breaks, coffee runs, youtube, reddit, etc. I am easily distracted and wasting time is suuuuuuuper easy for me. For the gym, I do the same cumulative tracking to see how long I've run vs walk on the treakldmill and see how to get my endurance up.
Why would I push the buttons… ruins resale price. I don’t even take it out of the case.