Timeless design: we are in early summer 1972. Audemars Piguet and Texas Instruments both launch groundbraking "products".....

Nov 27, 2022,14:49 PM
 

..... the Texas Instruments Datamath TI-2500, its first hand-held caclulator

..... Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak (here in the picture: ref. 5402 A-3x from June 1972)

Cheers, HSTE





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This is a very interesting post!

 
 By: KCLQMULKU : November 27th, 2022-15:01
I like the history of both products, and the accompanying shot of the two together. Can I just add that AP's dial looks stunning. Looking forward to more. 👍

You're very welcome! The texture to that dial is, wow!

 
 By: KCLQMULKU : November 27th, 2022-15:09
Definite museum piece! Probably only reserved for the lowest risk of timed events. 😉

🙌;))

 
 By: KCLQMULKU : November 27th, 2022-15:43

Cool goodies. ;)

 
 By: amanico : November 27th, 2022-16:47

Very cool, although HP was first. :-)

 
 By: bobernet : November 27th, 2022-17:13
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When people dressed like this...

 
 By: mdg : November 27th, 2022-18:57
...I know. I was there. We've come a long way, baby : ) ...  

😂🤣

 
 By: HSTE : November 27th, 2022-19:12
Cheers, HSTE

Hey I like these shirts!!

 
 By: nasseriq : November 27th, 2022-19:36

Hmmmmmmm!

 
 By: amanico : November 29th, 2022-06:26

One of those items has aged extremely well…

 
 By: j.jota : November 27th, 2022-19:47
the other, not so much ;-)

…. the other still works at least 😅

 
 By: HSTE : November 27th, 2022-19:55
Cheers, HSTE

“Datamath”. What a great name.

 
 By: RabidManatee : November 27th, 2022-23:45
Watch isn’t too shabby either…😁 I still use a circa 1990 HP calculator at work.

HP-12C introduced 1981!

 
 By: montecristo#2 : November 29th, 2022-02:22

Wow!

 
 By: descartes1 : November 28th, 2022-00:59
This really shows how avant-garde yet timeless genta’s design is.

One is beautiful and functional. One is only functional.

 
 By: patrick_y : November 28th, 2022-06:48
1972! A good year for mankind!

The Texas was my first calculator!

 
 By: chippyfly : November 28th, 2022-11:24
What a revolution? Clive