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Is that what the rotating dial on my watch is for?

• Xylakant 4y ago
  > Positioning the rotating bezel so that it points south, will then allow you to read other approximate compass directions.
• tomjakubowski 4y ago
  Also for measuring durations.
• owlninja 4y ago
  Likely more for this: https://www.citizenwatch-global.com/support/exterior/measurement.html https://www.citizenwatch-global.com/support/exterior/measure...
• askvictor 4y ago
  For SCUBA diving, it is to tell you how long you've been underwater for, so you can determine (among other things) your nitrogen saturation. I'm not sure if the original design was specifically for that purpose, but every (dial-based) diving watch has such a ring.
  • thrdbndndn 4y ago
    >I'm not sure if the original design was specifically for that The rotating dial (I'd rather call it bezel) literally has NSEW and degrees on it, it can't be original for counting time in diving.. Or maybe you're talking about different types of dial here?