Well, I suppose in Oz that's how you find north. It must be disorienting to spend your life upside down.
If you have a Rolex, the minute hand is always on 12, isn't it?
John, if you get a nice Ariel engine, you don't need a stopwatch. Just land run the after landing and engine shutdown checklists, and your 30 seconds are up, and you shut down.
Whirls, why would one not be able to wear a watch with a quartz movement? A personality too electric? I've never heard of that particular affliction.