You see, the idea of the racing dial is not whether or not it matches the track - it's intended for higher
contrast so that it makes reading the chronograph very easy even at speed:
The Tintin iterated on this but had the hash marks in each bloc:
Racing tracks on chronographs were not intended simply to look nice - this was an innovation with a purpose. And since the heritage of Heuer is most strongly associated with racing, I think we should use the checkered-flag motif in service of that.
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