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What is the purpose of the strange rotating ring around the face of my watch?
Ever since purchasing my current watch eight years ago, I've been mystified by a particular feature it contains. Around the face is a gold ring that rotates. It makes a ratcheting sound when being rotated, and can only be spun in one direction (counter-clockwise). On the rotating ring are marked the numbers 5 through 60 in intervals of five (Obviously something to do with minutes or seconds). In addition, the rotating ring also has the four intermediate compass directions (NE, SE, SW, NW) marked on it. Between the rotating ring and the watch face is a second smaller ring with the numbers 30-330 in intervals of sixty (Something to do with degrees my guess). This smaller ring cannot be rotated.
Now, even though I can kinda guess at what the markings indicate...I still cannot figure out how they are combined into a useful function. What is the purpose of this mysterious rotating ring and the markings on it? I bought it at a garage sale, so I don't have the instruction book to help me.
Yes the outer ring is usually set up for diving. The compass points are there as it is possible to get a good idea of north if you are in the southern hemisphere and south if you are in the northern hemisphere with an analog watch or clock. If the watch is set to the correct solar time, (not daylight saving etc) then point the 12 position at the Sun. North/south is then half way between the hour hand and the 12.
So at 10am, point the 12 at the sun and north/south is in the direction of the 11 mark.
Obviously this is difficult to use if you are in the tropics as the sun is usually close to overhead in the middle part of the day but it is easier to use at higher latitudes.