Tissot Introduces the Vintage Inspired Telemeter 1938 Chronograph
If you?re new to watches or your knowledge of Tissot comes primarily from the Instagram algorithms that we?re all locked into, you might be under the impression the brand exists primarily to sell variations on their ultra popular PRX watch. It?s interesting (and maybe a little frightening) to consider how quickly a single family of watches can completely overtake a brand?s identity. Tissot, of course, has a long watchmaking history and is much more than the PRX, and this release is a great reminder of the brand?s heritage and that there?s a world outside the integrated bracelet sports watch bubble. The new Telemeter 1938 might be a bit of a niche release, but it has a striking design.Â
It?s a little strange that Tissot is highlighting the sporting nature of this watch in their press materials – the release includes an anecdote about timing a ski race in 1938 – when the name of the watch itself implies a very different use case. A telemeter is a scale often found on chronographs dating from the 1940s that is designed to measure the distance of an object from an individual observing it using the speed of sound as a reference. For example, you observe a lightning strike, start your chronograph, and when the thunder hits you stop it, check the reading on the telemeter scale, and you have a good idea of how far away the storm is. There?s a clear military application here as well (substitute lightning for artillery shell fire), which explains why telemeter ...
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