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Re: recommendations for wristwatch "inexpensive"
From: Brooke Clarke
Date: 2005 Apr 26, 17:56 -0700
From: Brooke Clarke
Date: 2005 Apr 26, 17:56 -0700
Hi Jared: I've downloaded the manual, but can't find out how to display seconds. Can you point me to the English page? I already know that pressing the (-) button when setting the seconds would hack to zero secibds and that the minute needs to be set to the next minute. Thanks, Brooke Jared Sherman wrote: >Coralline, I'd be glad to trade you a new Casio or Timex for your Vector but >I'd be robbing you.> >The manual for the Vector explains how to hack the seconds to :00 when >setting the time. Pretty much the same way that all digital watches do it. >It also seems to show that hours:minutes can be displayed on the upper >larger display while seconds are displayed on the lower smaller display, >this is a choice of displays modes from what they show. > >http://www.suunto.com if you don't have the manual you can download it, or >call them toll-free in the US for help. > >But I'll still gladly trade you a new Casio for it if that's easier. Or my >pet Timex, that keeps outstanding time, close to 2 seconds per month last >time I checked. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "coralline algae" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:23 PM >Subject: recommendations for wristwatch "inexpensive" > > >Greetings, > >I am planning on buying an inexpensive wristwatch that will be set to gmt, >uct >and would like to hear what others on the list recommend. My current >wristwatch >is a suunto vector but is a pain as it has no zero set for seconds and >really doesnt >display seconds anyway instead they use a moving 3 block thingy which >is only an approximation. One specific thing the watch should have is >the button >to start seconds at the wwv minute tone. Display of time to the >second is required >and date is also desirable with digital display the preference. > >Any other opinions would be welcome but I cant spend >a lot at this time (under 1 or 2 hundred dollars) > >I use the sextant alone so a stopwatch function would be great but may just >get >that as a separate instrument. > >Note: I have gps but that would be cheating. > > > > > -- w/Java http://www.PRC68.com w/o Java http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml http://www.precisionclock.com