I found this on the eBay when googling it :
www.ebay.fr
The mesurement is made in centimeters and not in millibars, used in the end of the 19th century.
I was intrigued and wanted to know what it was :p
Beautiful pictures with your "extreme" watch Nilo.
I just took out my beloved Speedmaster and shot it with ... Chinese health balls (these are not Geisha balls)
Have a great week-end everyone.
Cheers, Mark
"Chinese Health Balls can be extremely effective for helping to achieve mental, physical and spiritual wholeness. Their origin can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (A.D. 26-220) when training for combat included rotating walnuts with the fingertips, and maneuvering them in the palms of the hands in order to strengthen the muscles of the upper extremities. During the Sung Dynasty (960-1279), balls made of stone and metal were used, thereby creating a more effective tool than its predecessor.
Chinese health balls were noted for their healing benefits during the Qing Dynasty (1736-1799) when Emperor Qianlong’s physician prescribed daily practise with health balls. Because he was so impressed with the benefits he received from using the health balls, the Emperor cultivated their usage into an art form. Qianlong was the longest reigning Emperor in the history of China, a factor that added to the credibility and allure of this art form.
As the popularity of health balls became widespread, so did the belief that their usage reaped magical powers that would enhance performance. This led to the manufacture of a smaller ball with a tin spring that was incorporated into the hollow ball. When the balls were shaken, they produced enchanting sounds!
According to Chinese philosophy, every living thing in the universe consists of the energy chi that is composed of two inseparable forces, yin and yang. Yin represents the intuitive, emotional and physical characteristics, while yang represents the intellectual, energetic and spiritual ones. The balance of yin and yang in a healthy person is shown as the order and harmony of chi among the bodily organs and between the main and collateral energy-passing channels called meridians.
Through the aging process, the chi within begins to deteriorate, leaving us vulnerable to a host of psychological and physical ailments. In time, the body loses its ability to repair itself. The purpose of exercising with Chinese health balls is to obtain and maintain a state of optimum health through the stimulation of acupuncture or reflex points in the body. These reflex points have a function similar to resistors in an electrical circuit (meridians), and massaging the points on a meridian effects the speed and force of the flow of chi.
When chi flows throughout the body, it promotes healing and rejuvenation, helps prevent heart and lung disease, strengthens the cardiovascular system, makes the body resistant to injury, cures insomnia and promotes clarity as well as concentration and memory. As channels of disharmony become un-blocked, the internal organs are nourished and the body’s equilibrium is restored."