--- web_example/static/src/js/first_module.js
+++ web_example/static/src/js/first_module.js
@@ -1,19 +1,52 @@
 // static/src/js/first_module.js
 openerp.web_example = function (instance) {
     instance.web.client_actions.add('example.action', 'instance.web_example.Action');
     instance.web_example.Action = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         template: 'web_example.action',
         events: {
             'click .oe_web_example_start button': 'watch_start',
             'click .oe_web_example_stop button': 'watch_stop'
         },
+        init: function () {
+            this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            this._start = null;
+            this._watch = null;
+        },
+        update_counter: function () {
+            var h, m, s;
+            // Subtracting javascript dates returns the difference in milliseconds
+            var diff = new Date() - this._start;
+            s = diff / 1000;
+            m = Math.floor(s / 60);
+            s -= 60*m;
+            h = Math.floor(m / 60);
+            m -= 60*h;
+            this.$('.oe_web_example_timer').text(
+                _.str.sprintf("%02d:%02d:%02d", h, m, s));
+        },
         watch_start: function () {
             this.$el.addClass('oe_web_example_started')
                     .removeClass('oe_web_example_stopped');
+            this._start = new Date();
+            // Update the UI to the current time
+            this.update_counter();
+            // Update the counter at 30 FPS (33ms/frame)
+            this._watch = setInterval(
+                this.proxy('update_counter'),
+                33);
         },
         watch_stop: function () {
+            clearInterval(this._watch);
+            this.update_counter();
+            this._start = this._watch = null;
             this.$el.removeClass('oe_web_example_started')
                     .addClass('oe_web_example_stopped');
         },
+        destroy: function () {
+            if (this._watch) {
+                clearInterval(this._watch);
+            }
+            this._super();
+        }
     });
 };