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Hi, I've been collecting watches for about 3 years. I'm a die hard gear head so I'm drawn to racing style chronographs. I spent the majority of my career in an occupation in which I wasn't permitted to wear a watch or any jewelry so now that I'm in management I'm trying to make up for lost time. I have several hobbies so I don't tend to purchase luxury pieces. I'm currently saving up for a Hanhart Racemaster GT.
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Thomas
Born in 1962 in Detroit. I'm a gear-head to the core. I love everything with wheels. Off-roading, fast cars, motorcycles, etc. I always have a vehicle project or two in the works. Professionally I'm a...
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What career restricted watches?
What career restricted watches?
Thanks for your interest. USAF and other Calibration Laboratories. No jewelry, no watches, no metal for several reasons. First, we were in close proximity to high voltages. If we had metal on we might cause a short circuit. Second, if we did receive a shock, the jewelry might cause us to get caught up as we tried to remove our hand from the source of the shock. We were also in close proximity to strong magnetic fields that could be disrupted by metal. Finally, if our measurements required us to record the time, our instructions were to record the official time as indicated by the laboratory clock. It was assumed that if we were wearing a watch we might habitually just look at our watch for the time. Since most civilian calibration laboratories were connected to the military by either being involved with military sub-contractors or staffed by military trained metrologists and technicians, these rules seemed to carry over into civilian labs even when they weren't necessary.
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