Here's another Heuer Boxing timer from the 1970s- reference 202 547
So what's with the colours? Heavyweight bouts used to be 15 rounds of 3 minutes. At the end of every round, there is a break of 1 minute..so 15 X 4 = 60, which is why the dial is organised the way it is (OK, no-one needs a one-minute break at the end of the 15th round!). While bouts are now 12 rounds, they've kept this one with the traditional setting.
The Calibre 5 Drive Timer (which this watch is based on) works by using the crown at 10 o'clock. You move the internal bezel until the red triangle is lined up with the minute hand. This tells you the time that you depart and so to work out how long your journey took, just read the time indicated by the internal bezel that lines up to the minute hand.
So, what does that mean for the Ali Edition?
But here we have two sets of markings- one set in cream and a second in red..why?
The reason is likely because some amateur boxing and women's boxing has two minute rounds instead of three- so this watch can do both.
The markings in cream/ yellow have 2 minute segments with a one-minute break, while the red markings denote three minute rounds with a one-minute break.
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