What time do you wear?

Hey I have a question for the watch experts.

I am a watch noob.

It seems as though many of the $$$ watches such as this Omega Seamaster that I like... :
http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=557&pos=7&no_cache=1

...have a "rotating" bezel with numbers on it.

Can someone explain what function this serves, with a specific use case outlining a scenario where someone would use the rotating bezel to serve some purpose?

thank you!!

Can someone explain what function this serves, with a specific use case outlining a scenario where someone would use the rotating bezel to serve some purpose?

The Seamaster is a diving watch, with a rotating bezel that can be locked in place. The purpose of rotating the bezel is to set the large marker that is normally at the 12 o'clock position while on land to the time at which you enter the water. That way, you can track how many minutes remain until the air in your tank expires, without having to remember what time you descended. Most are uni-directional, so if they are accidentally moved, they rotate clockwise, thereby indicating less time remaining than actual...for safety purposes. Does that make sense?

Yes that makes sense, thanks ( :

I'm probably not going to be doing too much diving, but I suppose that could be helpful with not burning the brownies. I'll probably burn them anyway, though

I'm probably not going to be doing too much diving, but I suppose that could be helpful with not burning the brownies. I'll probably burn them anyway, though

That's hilarious, Goatwuss! I'm not a diver, but I've owned a number of diving watches, including a Seamaster that I recently inherited. Very comfortable watch, and excellent for attracting the Bond girls!

Thanks (or not) to this thread my passing interest in nice watches has been fueled. As reccomended above, I have visited the website for watches and learned a lot in a short amount of time....

I have now ordered a ORIS TT3, and I am looking a B&M Classima Executive for more dressy ocaitions..

When you look close as a nice watch, they are really beautiful....

(sorry for the grammer, I am in a hurry)

John