T1424621605200 TELEMETER 1938

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TISSOT TELEMETER 1938

WHAT IS A TELEMETER?  IT IS A  SCALE WITH WHICH TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN AN EVENT AND AN OBSERVER BASED ON THE SPEED OF SOUND.

ITS GRADUATION IS BASED ON THE SPEED OF SOUND (343 M/S). FOR EXAMPLE, TO DETERMINE A STORM’S DISTANCE FROM THE WEARER, START THE CHRONOGRAPH AT THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF LIGHTNING; THEN STOP IT WHEN THE THUNDER CAN BE HEARD. LOOK AT THE DIAL OF YOUR WATCH, THE SECONDS-HAND USES THE “TELEMETRIC SCALE” TO INDICATE THE DISTANCE SEPARATING YOU FROM THE PLACE WHERE THE LIGHTNING OCCURRED.

CASE MATERIAL: 316L STAINLESS STEEL CASE
CRYSTAL:DOMED SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL WITH DOUBLE-SIDED ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING
CASE WIDTH: 42MM
SEE-THROUGH CASEBACK
CASE THICKNESS: 13.9MM
JEWELS: 29 AUTOMATIC
FUNCTIONS: CENTRAL 60-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH HAND, 30 MINUTES AND 60 SECONDS COUNTERS
POWER RESERVE: UP TO 68 HOURS
BUCKLE: BUTTERFLY CLASP WITH PUSH-BUTTONS

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