What is the point of a gimmick, you ask? The escapements between the movements are the key to the answer. The Longines calibre30CH ran at 2.5Hz, which is five beats per second. This gives five positions where the seconds hand could land. Before the Zenith El Primero, which has a 5 Hz wrist chronograph, a resolution of 0.01 seconds was useless.
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The Cal upgrade was even worse. This was running at 3Hz and six beats per second. A Vernier scale that reads tenths would allow for alignment at the 0.5 second point. All other points would not be possible.
The Vernier scale's weight was another flaw in the extravagant design. This extra weight was located at the tip the seconds hand and created large amounts additional torque when the chronograph was reset. This made it more likely that the hand would slip or fall off.
Calibre 262 was a frequency of 5Hz. This frequency made 10th-of a second timing possible...
...and at 1968 Mexico Olympics, Longines shared timing honors with Omega
The Cartier Ballon Bleu Replica Watches is not a novelty, but a tribute to the Olympic Games. The Vernier gauge was first viewed on a watch that was better equipped to make full use of it. Longines originally intended to use the 5 Hz competition-grade chronometer motion for Olympic timing chronographs in 1940 for the, unfortunately, cancelled Helsinki Games.
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Longines and Omega shared timing honors at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Finally, their plans were realized. 1966 saw the unveiling of the calibre 262 split chronograph. A frequency of 5Hz made 10th-of a second timing possible. This necessitated 600 hash marks on an outer track. Without the magnifying power of the Vernier gauge, it would have been difficult to read crucial results accurately. The only source of error is the speed of the marshal's hand.