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OK, Nicolas, if I must… Yes! This is a super cool absolutely gorgeous piece!!! (And I mean that.) Now… a question (or two).
The chronograph (stopwatch - early 1800s) was a real breakthrough on its own. Later, early 20th C., the tachometer scale was added, as timing of faster objects was sought. And mid-century, the rotating bezel. But when did the idea of a telemeter scale arise? Though it would seem a natural outfall of wartime, I'm having a hard time finding any "first credits" with this added usage. And for me, it is the most useful of all chronograph "complications." Perhaps this is primarily because I live in the Midwest, where strong thunderstorms are common during spring and summer, and the telemeter scale enables me to gauge with fair accuracy how far away the approaching rainfall is—if I've time to mow that last patch of lawn, or not.
Timing an egg with my Speedmaster seems absurd. And timing anything really fast is compromised by human reaction time. 1/100 sec. mechanical chronographs were a marvel (still are marvelous), but hardly more than a technical watchmaking achievement—so, too, Zenith's buzzzz of their relatively new Defy movement. There is no practical application of this "technology!" Now… when someone puts a tiny, battery-operated laser in a chronograph (an add-on rather like Paul Gerber's ingenious battery operated moonphase add-on to the watch strap) and manages to link it to the mechanics of the watch, so that there is no question which fifth (or hundredth) of a second was involved in the passage of some object… Then, we'll be talking!
Until then, the tachometer will provide only a vague notion of true speed, though certainly will prove handy for this or that. But for this fellow, the telemeter scale (though admittedly approximate, as well) will provide more useful information. Whether you agree or disagree—when oh when did it come into being, and/or who was responsible for this useful tool?
Best to you, always…
FH
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