Luminox Recon Series - Manual (Page 4)

General Comment: One step is approximately 75 cm or 2 1/2 feet
➢ Knowing how many steps you need to cover 50 m / 164 ft, start counting
your steps when the second hand is on 12 o’clock.
➢ When you have covered the distance of 50 m / 164 ft, observe the Wal-
king Speed scale noting the position of the second hand to arrive at your
walking speed in one hour.
For example: If you need 30 seconds to cover 50 m / 164 ft, your average
approximately walking speed is 6 km/h or 3.7 mph.
If you are walking/hiking in a group, the calculation should always be based on the slowest
walking person.
Luminox RECON Series – Instructions
The watch as a sun compass
In a survival situation it is possible to check your direction using an analog watch, whenever
you can see the sun.
In the Northern Hemisphere: point the hour hand of your watch dial at the sun. Bisect the
angle between the hour hand and the 12 o‘clock mark to get the north-south line (substitute
1 o‘clock mark during Daylight Saving Time). North will be the direction further from the sun.
In the Southern Hemisphere: point the 12 o’clock mark on your watch dial at the sun. Bisect the
angle between the hour hand and the 12 o‘clock mark to get the north-south line (substitute
1 o‘clock mark during Daylight Saving Time). North will be the direction further from the sun.
Walking Speed Scale
Using a RECON series watch, you can calculate the approximate average walking/hiking
speed in an hour. This calculation is based on a distance of 50 m /164 ft. As the average step
length of a person varies as a function of their height, it is recommended that you measure
how many steps you personally need to walk 50 m/164 ft, prior to beginning your calculation.