Any Heuer Stopwatch fans?
A little pickup from today. Has great racing vibes about it!
can’t work out the role of the second pusher. Doesn’t seem to impact anything on the dial. But maybe some split hands are missing or something?
The crown winds, starts, stops and resets.
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Justin
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It’s probably used to drop a bit of ink on the dial to mark a split/lap.
I remember reading in the 60th anniversary issue of Car and Driver that they used to use stopwatches like these and a little button would put a tiny drop of ink to mark a 0-60 or 1/4 mile time. I think it comes out of the second hand.
I could be wrong, but seems too similar to what I read to be something else.
I'd really like to grab a couple vintage stop watches. Louder the tic the better lol.
It’s probably used to drop a bit of ink on the dial to mark a split/lap.
I remember reading in the 60th anniversary issue of Car and Driver that they used to use stopwatches like these and a little button would put a tiny drop of ink to mark a 0-60 or 1/4 mile time. I think it comes out of the second hand.
I could be wrong, but seems too similar to what I read to be something else.
That leaves me with so many questions, the main one being: how does that not ruin the dial? Fades away? Washes off? Strange!
On my Swiss stopwatch (not Heuer), the crown starts, stops, and starts up again from where it left off. The second pusher on the left resets.
I suppose you've tried everything, but does that second pusher restart the count from where it leaves off with resetting?
On my Swiss stopwatch (not Heuer), the crown starts, stops, and starts up again from where it left off. The second pusher on the left resets.
I suppose you've tried everything, but does that second pusher restart the count from where it leaves off with resetting?
Yeah, on second thought that’s what I thought. Maybe the second pusher stops the ticking hand while the mechanism is still going, then when you press the pusher again, it whips the ticking hand back to sync back with the mechanism. Seems complicated for a mechanical movement, but possible I suppose.
That leaves me with so many questions, the main one being: how does that not ruin the dial? Fades away? Washes off? Strange!
Maybe it has a easily removable crystal that allows cleaning the dial.
It’s probably used to drop a bit of ink on the dial to mark a split/lap.
I remember reading in the 60th anniversary issue of Car and Driver that they used to use stopwatches like these and a little button would put a tiny drop of ink to mark a 0-60 or 1/4 mile time. I think it comes out of the second hand.
I could be wrong, but seems too similar to what I read to be something else.
I love this answer and would be so cool. But surely there would be ink everywhere etc. It is probably for split times - but something is probably wrong. Like a missing split time hand or something.
On my Swiss stopwatch (not Heuer), the crown starts, stops, and starts up again from where it left off. The second pusher on the left resets.
I suppose you've tried everything, but does that second pusher restart the count from where it leaves off with resetting?
Yeah I’ve tried all the combos and nothing works
Yeah, on second thought that’s what I thought. Maybe the second pusher stops the ticking hand while the mechanism is still going, then when you press the pusher again, it whips the ticking hand back to sync back with the mechanism. Seems complicated for a mechanical movement, but possible I suppose.
I’d expect this but it just doesn’t seem to.
Depressing the pusher grips and ungrips the wheel in the middle. I’m becoming more convinced that there is something missing - like a split hand. (Though from the front side the hands look “complete”.)
My breitling has the same pusher. The ballance wheel is broken on this one, so I can't test it's function.