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Seiko Lord Marvel, 1967
A pure Experiment The accuracy of a watch depends on many factors; one of those is beat rate, which is the frequency at which the balance wheel oscillates. Or, put more simply, the faster it ticks, the more accurate it … Continue reading
Seiko 5 Sportsmatic 1966
The Springboard to success In the early 60s Japanese products were a rarity in the western world. It was less than two decades since the end of the war, there was a prejudice that went with the war memories and … Continue reading
Girard Perregaux Mid 40s
A Watch With a Secret? This is a mid 1940s example of one of the big names in Swiss watchmaking; Girard Perregaux. A very pleasant simple style, 37mm in diameter case, a nice size when the fashion was smaller (presumably … Continue reading
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Tagged 40's watch, AS 1130, Classic watch, German Military, Girard Perregaux
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Omega Digital 1978
Panic in an uncertain future In the middle seventies, the traditional Swiss watchmakers saw their one hundred or so years of dominance threatened by quartz technology that came in two forms and from two directions, analogue from Japan and digital … Continue reading
Posted in Digital, Omega
Tagged 70's watch, Classic watch, Digital Watch, LCD, Omega
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Omega Speedmaster
First Watch on the Moon 49 years ago today, Apollo 11 was whizzing through space and, in three days time, the landing module, Eagle, touched down on the Sea of Tranquility. As Neil Armstrong took the small step for a … Continue reading
Posted in Chronograph, Omega
Tagged 60's watch, 80's wstch, Chronograph, Classic watch, Moonwatch, Omega watch, Speedmaster
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Omega Seamaster De Ville, 1966
A 60’s Masterpiece This is almost as good as it gets, a near perfect example of a 1966 Omega Seamaster De Ville, the gentlemen’s dress watch of the period. During the eminent years of watchmaking, the 60’s, the flagship of … Continue reading
Posted in Omega, Seamaster
Tagged 60's watch, Automatic wind, Classic watch, Omega, Omega 562, Restoration, Seamaster
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Titoni Airmaster 1969
Style with Practicality The little known Titoni brand was launched in 1952, a Swiss brand aimed at the Asian market. In 1969 they released a line called the Airmaster, (Anything suggesting flying was a buzzword in the year of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's watch, Airmaster, Automatic wind, Classic watch, ETA, ETA 2452, self winding, Titoni
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Railway Pocket Watch
This watch is a monster! When I showed it to a colleague, she broke out into a chant “I’m late! I’m late for a very important date.” Of course, this evoked images of the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland sporting … Continue reading
Posted in Pocket Watch
Tagged 20's watch, Classic Pocket watch, Classic watch, Industrial Watch, Pocket Watch, Railway Watch
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Rolex Oysterquartz 1987
Rolex is by far the most imitated watch. Imitations ranging from obvious cheap copies to difficult to pick fakes that feature every minute detail. It is widely thought that if a watch that looks like a Rolex, has Rolex signed … Continue reading
Posted in Chronometer, Rolex
Tagged 80's wstch, Chronometer, Classic watch, Oyster, Oysterquartz, Rolex, Rolex 5035
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Poljot Sturmanski
The First Watch in Space (55 years ago today) In 1957, the Soviet Union put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into earth orbit. A month later, Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, became the first living creature … Continue reading
Posted in Poljot, Soviet Watch
Tagged 60's watch, Classic watch, Hack, Poljot, Russian Watch, Soviet Watch, Space Watch, Sturmanski, Yuri Gagarin
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