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Re: What's a time hack?
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2015 Nov 10, 09:32 -0500

I find numerous references to 'Hack Watches' in 19th century navigational texts. It was a portable timepiece with a second hand used to record the time during sights, and was later compared to the chronometer stowed safely below. It was synonymous with 'Job Watch'.

Don Seltzer

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