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I sense a purpose to this posting, Andrew . . .

. . . as I've often mulled over the same point with the three chronographs I've owned - namely, for all the intrigue and excitement that the multiplicity of dials, interaction with pushers, and mechanical complexity, is there any correlation between a chronograph's potential utility and it's actual level of usefulness? The only instances when I was able to put my chronos to good use were at the races, but those were few and far between; timing parking meters would be the other worthwhile task entrusted to them, but I find it difficult to justify the expenditure for such a mundane task. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that my interest in chronographs has much to do with horological fascination and little with application, which has allowed me to relegate the complication to the margins of my collection . . . still, there is no watch, in my humble opinion, more inherently satisfying to own than the Speedmaster, which has not only withstood the test of time by being in continuous production for half a century, but has entered the realm of modern mythology as the chosen timing instrument of NASA. Happy New Year from So Cal, where it's still 2008 as I write these lines . . . cordially, Art