A telemeter, if you ever need one
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
The telemeter scale on this Tissot lets you measure distance by timing the gap between seeing lightning and hearing thunder. Pilots joke about doing it through the windscreen while dodging storm cells near Panama, and it would be fun to try.
The watch itself is a reissue of a 1938 Tissot, 42 mm by 14.6 mm, on leather, with a silver dial and clean subdials. The A05.H31 movement gives 60 hours, behind a closed back. 50 meters water resistance.
It's pretty and classic, but the silver dial can wash out under bright cabin lights, and the case is thick for a vintage design. At 2,000 to 2,125 dollars, a nice weekend watch.