HOW TO – Use a wrist watch as a compass

HOW TO – Use a wrist watch as a compass

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Handy! How to use a wrist watch as a compass – [via] Link.

2 thoughts on “HOW TO – Use a wrist watch as a compass

  1. tramm_hudson says:

    Useful, with a few caveats:

    * Doesn’t work with 24-hour analog dials
    * Doesn’t work in the Southern Hemisphere
    * Doesn’t work at night
    * Works best around noon
    * Varies slightly depending on time of sunset/sunrise
    * Need to add an hour with daylight savings time

    On my last trip to Australia I observed that I would frequently go in the wrong direction due to my inner sense of “North” being 180 degrees out of phase.

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