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YACHT TIMERS TACK & GYBE (TNG) CLASSIC TORNADO This longtime Dutch-based maker of all sorts of nautical watches off ers this 44mm steel automatic model (based on ETA 7750) with a specially designed (and quite clear) yacht time function. The Classic Tornado has the time-set crown at 3 o’clock, and two pushers for the yacht countdown function. At 2,750 euros, or about $3,000, the watch off ers strong value. Several early models were made for TNG by the Austrian-based Habring2, which also off ered its own yacht timer for a limited time several years ago. 98 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | SUMMER 2017 iWMAGAZINE .COM