The Sea-Touch had features that were only useful underwater, and the Sailing-Touch has some new features that really require nautical activities to take advantage of. Basic functions include the time (analog and you can have the option of displaying it in the LCD display -which can also be used as a second timezone), a perpetual calendar, backlight, and a double alarm function with chime. The other features are more interesting or specially done for the boating or yacht racing theme.There is a regatta timer function. This is basically a countdown timer, that counts down 10 minutes. When in these modes, the audemars piguet royal oak watch hands move, and are used as indicators for the special functions while sometimes the LCD screen shows the time digitally. Regatta mode has the hands come together and move across the bezel that has a 10 minute countdown scale on it. Regatta timers are used at the start of yacht races where boats must time their position getting to the starting line.Next is the Meteo (barometer) and Compass modes.
Why? Well not really sure. Cause rich people do most of the boating? This also applied to the watch dial. See the pictured blue and white audemars piguet royal oak watch and notice that the dial has duos of diamonds set as the hour markers. Does this really fit with the Tissot T-Touch theme? I have no idea, but I would prefer luminant coated hour markers over diamonds if I actually wanted the watch for a functional purpose. The red and black version above is clearly the "workhorse model." The other version is for someone who sits on deck with a drink and casually asks "does anyone want to know which direction is north? I can totally use my watch to tell you that."Don't forget that what made the T-Touch watch great is its cool touch-screen sapphire crystal inte***ce. You press the button located at 3 o'clock to activate the dial and push your finger on the name of the area that represents the function you want. Like the Sea-Touch, the Sailing-Touch features some functions that are very dedicated to the purpose of the audemars piguet royal oak watch.
