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Post by tritto on Mar 21, 2015 15:36:50 GMT -8
So I'm under instructions to monitor our four week old's crying while he's settling down to sleep. Any more than two minutes continuous crying and I have to go comfort him. Any less and the clock resets until he starts again. So far 1.50 minutes is his maximum so all good. I said to my wife 'this is just the job for one of my chronographs', and she looked at me blankly :-( Anyway, it got me to wondering what else you use your chronos to time? Personally, I find my 6309 7040 rotating bezel perfect for timing pasta and parking meters (not a chrono, but what the heck). Because no thread is complete without a picture;  |
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Post by estrickland on Mar 21, 2015 15:48:09 GMT -8
By far I use mine most for cooking - steaks, waffles, eggs mostly.
Occasionally I use it for work purposes - one-off timing something without coding up a timer.
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Post by yorkiesknob on Mar 21, 2015 16:05:01 GMT -8
I use mine now and again to time earthmoving plant load, haul and dump cycles. This is to estimate costings per M3 moved.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 16:26:13 GMT -8
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Post by sdoocms on Mar 21, 2015 16:56:37 GMT -8
I tell the time with mine...   |
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Post by catkicker on Mar 21, 2015 18:51:29 GMT -8
I use mine now and again to time earthmoving plant load, haul and dump cycles. This is to estimate costings per M3 moved. Can't say I miss bouncing on a twin engine CAT Scraper/pull but I do miss hooking up for some push pull action. Great picture. |
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Post by stevenjohn on Mar 21, 2015 19:48:40 GMT -8
I estimated experiment cool down times and liquid helium use.
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Post by yorkiesknob on Mar 21, 2015 19:50:07 GMT -8
I use mine now and again to time earthmoving plant load, haul and dump cycles. This is to estimate costings per M3 moved. Can't say I miss bouncing on a twin engine CAT Scraper/pull but I do miss hooking up for some push pull action. Great picture. Scraper driving is for the younger men. I always have a soft spot for the 627s. Can't beat a bit of push pulling. Had 3 hooked up together the other week, impressive. |
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Mar 22, 2015 2:40:39 GMT -8
The only time I've really used mine is when we visited the vet's a couple of weeks ago. On the previous visit, two days before, I noticed the second hand on his watch was doing the two second jump (as you do, if you're a sad, watch obsessed WIS ). So I told him it needed a new battery. On the second visit he said "you were right, it stopped yesterday. Can I borrow your watch to time the cat's heartbeat ?". It just so happened that I was wearing this:  I think he was quite impressed. But not enough to give me a discount ! |
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Mar 22, 2015 3:11:38 GMT -8
Don't measure anything that requires precision with a 6139.
After all these years, they develop some clutch slip and can drop anywhere up to 60 seconds or more over 10 minutes. Up to 5 minutes you're pretty much good, after that....mehhhhh
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2015 5:54:58 GMT -8
I don't I use my mobile phone much more accurate.
As Adrian said the 6138/9 has a clutch that in my opinion is a weakness on these Seiko chrono's. They either keep perfect time or don't no in between. A simpler system such as Omega used would have lasted much longer. I replace 80% of the chrono center wheels for NOS items when I service them but those are getting hard to find even in the short time I've been working with Seiko watches.
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Mar 22, 2015 6:58:09 GMT -8
Send me your stuffed ones. I can make use of them! I don't I use my mobile phone much more accurate. As Adrian said the 6138/9 has a clutch that in my opinion is a weakness on these Seiko chrono's. They either keep perfect time or don't no in between. A simpler system such as Omega used would have lasted much longer. I replace 80% of the chrono center wheels for NOS items when I service them but those are getting hard to find even in the short time I've been working with Seiko watches. |
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Mar 22, 2015 7:59:06 GMT -8
Mostly when cooking on the grill or when stuff needs to be timed (like pasta) on the stove.
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Mar 22, 2015 8:05:26 GMT -8
Don't measure anything that requires precision with a 6139. After all these years, they develop some clutch slip and can drop anywhere up to 60 seconds or more over 10 minutes. Up to 5 minutes you're pretty much good, after that....mehhhhh I must be lucky with my two. I've just checked them both over two hours and they are spot on  |
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Post by C4L18R3 on Mar 22, 2015 8:11:29 GMT -8
Cooking.... Checking travel time consistency on planes, trains and cars... Timing "time-attack" races when my 2 boys play with their remote control cars... Or just turning it on to 'stare' at the watch while enjoying my coffee (any time of the day)...
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Post by mikeyt on Mar 22, 2015 9:08:18 GMT -8
I'm with Peter. If it doesn't have an audible beep, it does me no good. GShocks and Ironmen for that. 7As and 6139 just to watch it run.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2015 10:27:24 GMT -8
Send me your stuffed ones. I can make use of them! I don't I use my mobile phone much more accurate. As Adrian said the 6138/9 has a clutch that in my opinion is a weakness on these Seiko chrono's. They either keep perfect time or don't no in between. A simpler system such as Omega used would have lasted much longer. I replace 80% of the chrono center wheels for NOS items when I service them but those are getting hard to find even in the short time I've been working with Seiko watches. I can fix them it's just nicer to put in NOS for now while it's available  Sorry. |
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Post by SeikoPsycho on Mar 22, 2015 11:11:15 GMT -8
Send me your stuffed ones. I can make use of them! I don't I use my mobile phone much more accurate. As Adrian said the 6138/9 has a clutch that in my opinion is a weakness on these Seiko chrono's. They either keep perfect time or don't no in between. A simpler system such as Omega used would have lasted much longer. I replace 80% of the chrono center wheels for NOS items when I service them but those are getting hard to find even in the short time I've been working with Seiko watches. You guys need to throw them in the recycle bin. The vast majority of the few dozen I own keep excellent time. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2015 11:14:50 GMT -8
Send me your stuffed ones. I can make use of them! You guys need to throw them in the recycle bin. The vast majority of the few dozen I own keep excellent time. No need to be so rude. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the 6139's I sell ask my customers on here and I am sure Adrian is the same. This is why I actually replace faulty chrono wheels rather than just leaving them be. |
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Post by tritto on Mar 22, 2015 14:56:07 GMT -8
No issues with any of my chronos - they all work well. I work for Treasury in my State and one of our big milestones each year is the State Budget. The Treasurer reads a speech in Parliament and we have a sweep on how long it will take to read - to the second. The guys down in Budget Management take this VERY seriously and use two phones to time it. Last year I sat next to them in the gallery and used a $10 6139 chrono I picked up in a junk shop. Over 42-odd minutes the variation was less than 1 second.
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Sorry.