BEZEL FUNCTIONS
To find out how to use the unique turning bezel of your watch refer to the BEZEL
INSTRUCTIONS section starting on page 59.
Important:
Tidemaster watches must not be used for navigation at any time.
Tidemaster watches approximate the tides based upon average intervals and
lunar cycles. Local tide conditions can vary from their indicated display.
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ATS TIDE RANGE DIAL (Only available on tidemaster styles)
There is no setting necessary for the ATS Tide Range dial. This dial is preset at
the factory to synchronize with the lunar cycle and as long as the Moon phase dial
is set accurately to your local area the Range dial will read correctly.
This dial indicates the difference between successive high and low tides. This
does not necessarily show very high or very low tides but rather the variant
of water movement from high to low and back to high again. When the hand
is in the grey area of this dial it indicates periods of maximum tidal range
called “Spring Tides.”
The black area indicates times of minimal tidal range known as “Neap Tides.”
Note:
Neap tides occur on the first & last quarters of the moon’s cycle and
relate to the minimal tidal movement periods of the month.
Spring Tides occur on the full & new moon cycles and relate to the maximum
tidal move ment periods of the month.
