HOW to Use a Tachymeter on a Chronograph ⏱️

If you’ve ever wondered how to use a Tachymeter on a chronograph watch, check out this video to get a basic tutorial on this watch complication.

[@subjude101]

I've had watches with Chronographs, and I had no idea that's how you used it. Thanks.

[@geethsan1567]

I don't have any idea how any of this works but i love all the writings and measurements on a watch. Makes it look very business.

[@FUYouTubeCensors]

Just use your phone.

[@DoorTechnicianRick]

​@@FUKZbinCensors No culture found here smh

[@shotty2164]

This just shows how to use the tachymeter, not the chronograph functions.

[@wpggnyx7198]

​@@DoorTechnicianRick Not all chronographs have tachymeter function tho

[@reggin_spelt_backwards]

I usually look at the speed indicator on my dash.

[@subhajitkarmakar291]

Lmao 💀

[@itsallaboutmoney79]

😂😂😂😂

[@rhyssoquendo6512]

Haha

[@attrams]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Arjun-ek9oh]

Destroyed 😂😂

[@Christopherjoe]

That green Speedy though. Gorgeous. Not sure I like the strap but that would look great on so many straps and bracelets

[@BorisVodka]

Any idea what ref. that is? I’ve never seen one before it’s beautiful.

[@Christopherjoe]

@@BorisVodka you might have seen it but not recognized it because it don’t look gold here, but this is the moonshine gold. It’s omega’s paler gold but usually still noticeably yellow gold. In some lighting it looks like steel or white gold. I thought this one was steel until I couldn’t find it, but I did find another minutemon short on the moonshine gold

[@BorisVodka]

@@Christopherjoe ahhh yes that’s what figured after I commented. A green/steel model would look killer though. It looks teal in that video.

[@andreasxify]

Yes it so beautiful dial...

[@giovanniolta3711]

@@BorisVodka did you find the reference? I find only the gold one, but the clock hands are not gold :(

[@youraveragebreakfastcereal5285]

It can also measure literally anything in an hour. I had to assemble a bunch of boxes and put things in them, but was procrastinating because i thought it would take me forever to do. I got my chronograph and timed myself doing one and figured out it would take me like a quarter of the time i anticipated. It's actually a surprisingly handy function

[@SmD-ff5xd]

a stopwatch 🤯

[@SmD-ff5xd]

If you can't use maths to figure out how many times you can do a 2 min thing in 60 mins then idk

[@bardsamok9221]

​@@SmD-ff5xd100% Guy is literally desperate to make an excuse for a useless "feature", to justify his watch. But the kind of person who can't learn to multiply or divide wouldn't get that.

[@nickjohn5455]

@@bardsamok9221 let the man have his fun we all need to sleep at night knowing we bought something crazy expensive just cause we like it

[@dimitrijekrstic7567]

​@@nickjohn5455 well then say it like it is! 😂

[@jaywardhansrathore]

Only one who could explain it so simply. Thanks

[@jasonsiemens2694]

You can use any fixed distance, not just KM. No matter what the distance, the number on the tachymeter will be that per hour of feet/mile/meter.

[@MinuteMon]

Agreed, thanks!

[@stevensteven3417]

The distance matters as it must be under one minute.

[@Louiscare]

Yes, basically you measure one event with it, and the number on the bezel will be the amount of times that event will happen in an hour.

[@DesertObserver491]

​@@LouiscareMan, that explains it perfectly. Thank you!

[@EsoRimerCz]

That explains why there is 60 at the top. 1 minute happens 60 times per hour!

[@talkingape86]

I've been resisting speedmaster so HARD telling myself that watch isn't water resistance enough, as if I ever go deep diving, but God that green dial is beautiful.

[@leodoingthings1706]

me casually going to sauna,hot tubs and doing recreational snorkeling with 3atm vostok watch be like WHAT?

[@Gates-Tech]

Hot environment like a hottubt is bad for your watch, even for dive watches.

[@hiteshadhikari]

Best not wear a shiny watch while swimming, they attract sharks

[@leodoingthings1706]

@@hiteshadhikari at first you need a place where sharks live

[@supreme9905]

If you like having a backup watch while diving there are literally hundreds of other options, but if you wanted to dive with it, it is water resistant to 167 feet. Rec diving is capped at 130 feet. Do you regularly dive deeper than this??

[@ashwinkumart8642]

That green speedmaster is so awesome. Haven't seen that one before

[@leung9401]

It's the one in moonshine gold. Looks like steel in the video, though. 30'200$ and it's yours...

[@maximilianl4453]

👮: You are 20mph too fast! Me: That can’t be, I calculated it with my watch

[@BMT3691]

I noticed that right away.

[@Yulad_A]

You can use it to count pulsation/beats. Start the pusher and count the beats then stop the pusher when it reach 60 beats. It shows how many beats per minute.

[@dimitrijekrstic7567]

You made a mistake somewhere in that comment lol

[@ats-3693]

What beats? Like music beats? What you just described would actually measure the inverse of beats per unit time, it will tell you how much time it took 60 beats to occur not how many beats occurred in a minute.

[@jeepien]

Math fail.

[@cooper425]

That is a really cool feature, I didn't know about I just used it as a timer 😂 now I know how to use it properly

[@brbapappa]

You can also measure the distance to the thunderstorm. I'm not sure how, but I read it somewhere.

[@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm]

I learned how to use a tachometer just because I wanted to know how to do it, but I’ve never had any reason to use it for any practical purpose… I have a split time tachometer watch that I’ve used 2×2 different dishes while cooking dinner! I did take one chronograph on a recreational dive just for fun, but I wouldn’t dare actually use the pushers!

[@davidwang5354]

I used it to show off to my wife who doesn’t have one.

[@LJR8029]

awesome watch

[@bbboywaxr]

Thanks boss. Always wanted to know how it worked. 👍

[@yamasail]

Inversely you can also measure distance if you know speed by seeing how far something travels before the hand reaches its speed.

[@Christ_is_King_Deus_Vult]

Fascinating. Thank you, brother

[@FreshlySnipes]

That’s a beautiful watch. If I were to get a speedy I’d probably get that one.

[@junyixia]

I like this watch ,so cool

[@MoisesTavares1000]

That green dial is simply BEAUTIFUL

[@javiertejeda7975]

I have a chronograph and I don’t use the feature as of now but I love learning and now I know how to read the tachymeter on my watch thank you !

[@gtranandgtr9544]

Thanks !!! Very useful !!! Now i need an Omega

[@leung9401]

That Speedmaster with the green dial is killer!

[@ricky6981]

I learnt something new today. Thank you.

[@Darruus]

It can also be used to measure distance if the object you’re tracking is running at a fixed speed of at least 60 mph or 60 kph or whatever. Once the hand is pointing to that number on the tachymeter stop it and you’ll know the object had gone the distance you’re looking for.

[@Killbayne]

friend in car: "dude, wheres your dash?" me: _points to wrist_

[@gustav_a.mozumder2011]

Very helpful, I just learned a new thing today; thank you very much.

[@ats-3693]

I've owned several chronographs some with tachymeter scale around the bezel and I don't think I've ever used the stopwatch or tachymeter functions. Without my reading glasses on I can't see any of it clearly anyway. Now I wear a 44mm Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m, big, bold and beautiful with no unnecessary functions, I love it.

[@_e5598]

Works exactly the same with Miles. Used to measure the speed of an object over a fixed distance, period. If it goes one mile in one minute, its going 60 mph (works on the bezel). If it goes 1km in 1 minute, its going 60 kph (also works on the bezel).

[@bardsamok9221]

How do you know how much a mile is in everyday situations?

[@directorbinx]

Learning something new everyday ⌚️👌🏾

[@shawalfida6357]

I use the stop watch to calculate respiratory rates of my patients. Tq for the info!

[@Immanuelmpeight]

Thank you MinuteMon Sir.

[@johnpaulganub8787]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@andreasr08]

Ciao Giuseppe, raramente commento video su youtube. Devo dire che il vostro splendido lavoro merita sia commenti che like che supporti economici. Ancora una volta ci avete aperto una finestra sul mondo dandoci la possibilità di vedere com'è la vita là fuori. E non vedo niente di buono. È solo un caso se siamo nati nella parte "giusta" del mondo. Bravi, continuate così.

[@hiskiamartin805]

Thank you. Will do that when I get one

[@georgeginel8932]

I learned something new today 😊

[@xxrumlexx]

Never actually used it on any of my chronos. I just like the look. I do use the dive bezel for time keeping when cooking

[@Distraughtpan]

But its soo usable though and interesting to see how much time passes doing daily tasks, like waiting in line at disneyland, how long it took you to finish your meal, etc. Gives a new perspective

[@datn1ggaa.698]

@@Distraughtpanyeah but the look is even better . still nice to have that option whenever you want though .

[@ckush928]

No one uses these, they are tools from a different time, now they are just jewellery.

[@bardsamok9221]

​​@@DistraughtpanA stopwatch? Another method is: when you get in the line, instead of using a stopwatch look at the time. Then simply subtract that from the time at the end 2 hours later or whatever, then you can figure out "hey, we've been in this line 2 hours". Also works for car trips.

[@lprrkyy7998]

Frankly i didnt know how to use the outer bezel 😅 i use mine to measure time from point A to B or how long time of a specific thing lasts. Anyways its awesome to learn thanks 👍

[@blackhealler7429]

Machalah aloulou maach yenseek ki tebda bahdheeh raby yechfih nchlh ❤️

[@tylerteneyck]

I loved this

[@vermist1467]

Weer wat geleerd.dank u 👊🏽💪🏽

[@styleemusic]

Thanks I own a few but never knew how to use it

[@lancetin6285]

That green speedy is fire

[@VangKevinCatfish]

Thanks for letting know us

[@MuhammadAli-uj5yu]

Thank u I didn’t know that👍🏻

[@waynedonovan6754]

I sometimes use the chronograph to count beers in a night out, and the 12 indicies should be more than enough for anyone.

[@_editz.verse_]

Nice insight

[@user-pg3nz9wh1i]

Wow, a useful short

[@pradeepkumarpradhan338]

Wow, very critical info

[@BookuBookuChagama]

You can also measure almost any phenomenon with a tach. Say a can was completed at 180. That's about 180 cans an hour

[@TheEpicProjects300K]

Some additional facts about the tachymeter: 1. There's a complication found in early-mid century chronographs like the Tissot Janeiro called a spiral tachymeter. You can calculate speed (slower than 60km/h) for intervals longer than a minute 2. You can also calculate how many units of something can be completed in an hour. It's calculated by 3600/n, where n = chronograph seconds

[@chrlz904]

I'd just love to hear from any of the folks enthusing about this, who have *actually* used the TM in a practical situation.

[@felixgebers3038]

Cool! Good to know!

[@C.A.1247]

I didn‘t know that, thanks! I just use the chronograph to measure the 5 minutes that my French press needs for my coffee… 😄

[@acegillera7804]

Thanksforthis

[@berk3ilseven915]

Green dial looks perfect

[@cooperredmon3430]

I use my chronograph to time espresso shots. Could be done with any 3 hand watch also, but it’s fun to mess around with it

[@JDkanga]

If Omega made the Speedmaster with this green dial in stainless steel, I’d buy it so fast!

[@PhD63]

Nice Speedy.

[@Ahmed0morsy]

You can also start stop watch when see something happen far and stop when you hear it and the number would be the distance between you and what you saw

[@kaungsithusett9017]

It was also the og heart rate monitor: count 60 heartbeats and the tachy shows the HR

[@6re881]

I learnt how to use a tachymeter when i was 15 years old and owned a Swatch chrono. I must be a genius.

[@rickliners6123]

I came to the comments just because of the green speedy, then I realize a ton of people have the same comment. Never seen that one, that has to be my favorite dial on a speedy.

[@PetrolPatrol]

I have a watch with a chronograph. Tbh I just like how the dial looks. 😂

[@asdfsdfawefssfdfdfd]

Wow, it tracks how long it takes a car to go a distance AND how much time has passed while a car goes from point A to B, amazing

[@AlfaOxTrot.]

Digital watch 🥶🔥🗣️🔥

[@METEORA_47]

Ooooo begitu cara nya....Selama ini aku xtau hahahaha...thanks 😂

[@skycapt01]

Doesn't matter if it's kmh or mph, as long as you know the distance you're measuring the thachymeter will still read the correct info.

[@ratnagiri1234]

you can also time how long it took you to travel a certain distance and know the avg speed. like if it took you 19 mins to travel 15km you can know your avg speed.

[@cldream]

To measure elapsed time (as a chronograph OR how the diving bezel marks the zero point), occasionally a tachymeter, and if the sun's out, compass.

[@noneya96]

Didn't even tho that was a thing I want one now 😂

[@laszlobuhler1807]

Merci ça fait plaisir de voir une vidéo dans ce sens j’ai tout perdu récemment ma boîte mon entourage mes addictions et petits plaisirs et je sors d une session hp fort divertissante et je me rend compte qu a part manger et dormir en sécurité rien n a vraiment d’importance on est pas différent des humains d il y a 100’000 ans parce que des couillons faibles nous font croire le contraire

[@samuelfitzpatrick9739]

I just like the look

[@natnaelnigussiekassa8682]

This is soooo cool

[@christianschmitt2409]

This works in Miles per Hour too, just choose a mile as the fixed distance.

[@gw6496]

I use mine for when time pass👍🏾👍🏾👌🏾

[@entergamesq]

been wearing for 6 years now I know how to use 😂

[@VladimirLadev]

You can use a tachometer to count things that repeat. For example in manufacturing. How many bottles of oil does this production line make. I used it on a commercial shoot for a factory and it spit out 7200 per hour which is pretty accurate to the real quota.

[@tahasinarabibi]

Useful

[@BigKidToys]

Never once used this on my speedy😂 kinda handy though

[@MMC_Production]

I use it to measure speed in a 100 meters. You divide the stopped number by 10 and that gives you the km/h. For example, if you measure Usain Bolt's speed when he broke 100m record, you'd stop the watch at ≈10 second (2 o'clock) position which is 400 on the tachymeter. Divide 400 by 10 and his speed ks roughly 40 km/h.

[@andrescarmona8790]

Loved the pronunciation of tach”y”meter

[@fpostolache]

Mechanical cronos are for beauty not for timing nowadays. Anyhow good lesson for rookies.

[@alistairmills7608]

1,2,3,4,5 km measured distance markers on Australian Highways

[@Asovo]

I use chronograph mostly for cooking inst noodles...

[@s.m.tameerhossain9511]

So you cooked noodles at speed of light?

[@jas_bataille]

FYI, That's not for the driver. It's to time laps from outside the car on the side of the track. The speed indicator doesn't give you the average speed for 1 km. It will move up and down constantly when driving on a racing track with a manual car shifting gear. You're not driving in a straight line with an automatic car. You HAVE to make that speed indication move like a windshield cleaner to race; of course top racing cars also display average speed. But it's still useful for racing sports.

[@saurabhkushwaha409]

Speedometer aap in my phone performs this more precisely 😂

[@ronch550]

If I really wanna time something I would use a digital Casio watch. Much easier to read the digits. You also get a timer along with several other features..

[@Alozhatos]

Green Emerald Speedmaster looks nice with metal bracelet strap.

[@pietrovallefuoco]

I'll tell you 2 reasons why the tachymetric scale on a watch is useless: 1) If you want to mesure 1km you need an Odometer but, unless you carry it in your pocket, it’s a little hard to count a kilometer precisely. 2) the tachymetric scale mesures the average speed not the instantaneous speed...for that you need a completely different calculation. I hope someone will understand.

[@jamesdaly1111]

Was the chronograph function useful during the moon landing? Seeing as the SM and the Lunar Pilot both have one.

[@Chris-sj6dd]

First time ive ever seen someone bother explaining this and thats awesome until i recently indidnt knowbhow to use it properly and i feel like a very large portion of the watch community doesnt as well

[@BanderAlHarbi]

Mine is manual winding (Apollo 11 40th Anniversary) so i use the chronograph to make sure it’s still working 😅

[@stathisioannis]

Omg this speedmaster though❤

[@Christianhd123]

Beautiful watch, what’s the exact model!

[@bold810]

My dad used to go by RPMs xGear

[@dobbsmill3676]

It's there to impress the ladies. Click as you go in. Thrust as fast as you can. Finished! Click the button again and write down the time in a notebook on the bedside table. Tabulate and graph in Excel.

[@rustemsadvakassov1787]

i've got a fancy longines chronograph but i never use those complications... they just look cool on my wrist and i only check time 😂

[@michaelkulikowski7504]

Not only for measurements under a minute ;) For times greater 60 seconds, take the reading in seconds on the bezel. The correspondig time on the dial eqals the speed. Taking your example, but switching the parameters... The time would be 130 seconds. Check "130" on the bezel. This equals to roughly "28" on the dial. In the case of 1 km it would mean 28 kph (in the case of 1 mile: 28mph). You're welcome ;)

[@jeepien]

It works with miles, yards, even inches, as long as it traverses one of them in less than a minute.