The Jalopy Journal

**Ryan** · 03-26-2010, 10:14 AM

A few years ago, we featured an article on Otto Crocker that was published in a 1951 edition of Popular Mechanics. Otto was a watch maker with an intense interest in both time and speed. He began to m...

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**zman** · 03-26-2010, 10:30 AM

I need a new watch... hmmm...

FeatherWeight · 03-26-2010, 11:40 AM

Great. Now I'm out $380. Thanks a lot Ryan. That is the last thing I needed right now.

I ordered one.

P.S. I have always wondered what the tachymeter thing was for.

the-rodster · 03-26-2010, 11:56 AM

Mmmmm, that seiko is nice.

I wear the seiko diver, indestructible...

or you could get the best of both with this....

Tman · 03-26-2010, 12:02 PM

Your nerdiness is wearing off on me.............I want one.

Big Mac · 03-26-2010, 12:40 PM

How do you pronounce "tachymetre" without sounding, well, tacky.... ?

chucklz · 03-26-2010, 12:44 PM

I have used mine to write speeding tickets. I taught every officer I had trained to do the same. No need for radar when you have a tachymetre and a mile marker.

fuel10922 · 03-26-2010, 12:53 PM

Whats the chances of a JJ watch?

**daddio211** · 03-26-2010, 12:54 PM

Thanks a lot Ryan, something else I want now!

Let's see, the Otto Crocker would have a crusted salt face with engine turned hands and bezel, and the alarm would sound like an uncorked flathead... right? I'll take two!

**daddio211** · 03-26-2010, 12:56 PM

And just in case they make a Jalopy Journal version like the one pictured above, I'll take one of those too, with a distressed leather wrist strap please.

64 Wildcat · 03-26-2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daddio211

Thanks a lot Ryan, something else I want now!

Let's see, the Otto Crocker would have a crusted salt face with engine turned hands and bezel, and the alarm would sound like an uncorked flathead... right? I'll take two!

If it looked like daddio's description, I'd order one, too!

grego31 · 03-26-2010, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daddio211

And just in case they make a Jalopy Journal version like the one pictured above, I'll take one of those too, with a distressed leather wrist strap please.

A huge + 1 on this one. I love my old pocket watches and my wind up watches. Wouldn't mind it being a quartz to keep it super accurate.
So maybe that's a plus two then.

Agentx66x · 03-26-2010, 03:49 PM

In the aviation world the Breitling is the watch to have. The Tag Heuers are the walmart of watches compaired to a Breitling. With that said, i never be able to afford either.......

http://www.breitling.com/en/index.php#/home/

**Ryan** · 03-26-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agentx66x

In the aviation world the Breitling is the watch to have. The Tag Heuers are the walmart of watches compaired to a Breitling. With that said, i never be able to afford either.......

http://www.breitling.com/en/index.php#/home/

That's a false generalization if there ever was one.

Breitling has made some incredible watches... and they still do... but we are talking about tool watches here... not bling watches.

sinks88 · 03-26-2010, 04:07 PM

You guys are killing me here!!!! watches are my krux!

**54BOMB** · 03-26-2010, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agentx66x

In the aviation world the Breitling is the watch to have. The Tag Heuers are the walmart of watches compaired to a Breitling. With that said, i never be able to afford either.......

http://www.breitling.com/en/index.php#/home/

The wallmart of watches, haha thats nuts. I guess I like race cars more than airplanes.

Lunchboxlbc · 03-26-2010, 04:17 PM

I am just happy I am not the only watch Geek Here!!!

Lunchboxlbc · 03-26-2010, 04:32 PM

So what would it take to get a JJ or HAMB watch?

VirgilHilts · 03-26-2010, 04:45 PM

I still want a Nixie watch from Squirrel

http://www.cathodecorner.com/nixiewatch/index.html

lamy_chop · 03-26-2010, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

That's a false generalization if there ever was one.

Breitling has made some incredible watches... and they still do... but we are talking about tool watches here... not bling watches.

To say that Brietling watches are "bling" is sacrilege. Rolex is bling, Movado is bling, Brietlings are function first, they just happen to make them look like the quality time pieces they are. You truly get what you pay for.

03-26-2010, 10:14 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,624	The Tachymetre A few years ago, we featured an article on Otto Crocker that was published in a 1951 edition of Popular Mechanics. Otto was a watch maker with an intense interest in both time and speed. He began to m... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

03-26-2010, 10:30 AM	#2
zman Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 16,484	Re: The Tachymetre I need a new watch... hmmm... __________________ I have gotten grief for pointing out that the white, speckled stuff on chicken shit is still chicken shit. I will continue to do so... Chili Phil

03-26-2010, 11:40 AM	#3
FeatherWeight FNG Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12	Re: The Tachymetre Great. Now I'm out $380. Thanks a lot Ryan. That is the last thing I needed right now. I ordered one. P.S. I have always wondered what the tachymeter thing was for.

03-26-2010, 11:56 AM	#4
the-rodster Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glasgow, KY Posts: 4,743	Re: The Tachymetre Mmmmm, that seiko is nice. I wear the seiko diver, indestructible... or you could get the best of both with this.... __________________ *A good friend will bail you out of jail. A true friend will be next to you saying, Damn that was fun*

03-26-2010, 12:02 PM	#5
Tman Old School HAMBer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beautifull Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 28,204	Re: The Tachymetre Your nerdiness is wearing off on me.............I want one. __________________ Open for business, website in developement www.compulsionrodandcustom.com

03-26-2010, 12:40 PM	#6
Big Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Highland, UT Posts: 1,233	Re: The Tachymetre How do you pronounce "tachymetre" without sounding, well, tacky.... ? __________________ RIP dad.... I love you.

03-26-2010, 12:44 PM	#7
chucklz Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2008 Location: KC Posts: 169	Re: The Tachymetre I have used mine to write speeding tickets. I taught every officer I had trained to do the same. No need for radar when you have a tachymetre and a mile marker. Attached Images __________________ "She's built like a steakhouse but handles like a bistro." -ZB

03-26-2010, 12:53 PM	#8
fuel10922 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Georgetown, Kentucky Posts: 1,301	Re: The Tachymetre Whats the chances of a JJ watch? __________________ Rod Kings C.C. Brotherhood of Street Racers (Hot Rod Division)

03-26-2010, 12:54 PM	#9
daddio211 Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 3,549	Re: The Tachymetre Thanks a lot Ryan, something else I want now! Let's see, the Otto Crocker would have a crusted salt face with engine turned hands and bezel, and the alarm would sound like an uncorked flathead... right? I'll take two! __________________ My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=734383

03-26-2010, 12:56 PM	#10
daddio211 Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St. George, Utah Posts: 3,549	Re: The Tachymetre And just in case they make a Jalopy Journal version like the one pictured above, I'll take one of those too, with a distressed leather wrist strap please. __________________ My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=734383

03-26-2010, 03:49 PM	#13
Agentx66x Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 65	Re: The Tachymetre In the aviation world the Breitling is the watch to have. The Tag Heuers are the walmart of watches compaired to a Breitling. With that said, i never be able to afford either....... http://www.breitling.com/en/index.php#/home/

03-26-2010, 04:07 PM	#15
sinks88 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 1st ring, minneapolis Posts: 614	Re: The Tachymetre You guys are killing me here!!!! watches are my krux! __________________ Looking for Front glass for a 54 plymouth

03-26-2010, 04:17 PM	#17
Lunchboxlbc Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Dallas Posts: 156	Re: The Tachymetre I am just happy I am not the only watch Geek Here!!! __________________ Life ain't always cold beer and skittles.

03-26-2010, 04:32 PM	#18
Lunchboxlbc Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Dallas Posts: 156	Re: The Tachymetre So what would it take to get a JJ or HAMB watch? __________________ Life ain't always cold beer and skittles.

03-26-2010, 04:45 PM	#19
VirgilHilts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A town called Malice, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,269	Re: The Tachymetre I still want a Nixie watch from Squirrel http://www.cathodecorner.com/nixiewatch/index.html __________________ Stu “I really admire qualities in others that I don’t possess. Subtlety being one…”

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