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I certainly do — wow, memory lane!
Apr 20, 2022,02:42 AM
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Remember way back, when one would mount a metal calendar to their watch strap? -John
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-00:39
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In a way that
By: Thomas_3 : April 20th, 2022-01:10
you had to turn your wrist to see the date.
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There was another company with the tabs the other direction.
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-01:19
I remember my Father putting them on his Timex with a pair of pliers.
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I remember the same thing.
By: Thomas_3 : April 20th, 2022-13:40
I think they came in packages of 12 to cover the entire year.
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how did you get my father's perpetual calendar????
By: Sleeper : April 21st, 2022-23:21
All my father asked for at Christmas (and cheap enough that a kid's allowance could afford them).
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Found someone making new ones!! The shame is they don’t make them for 24mm or 26mm to put on my Panerai. 😢
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-01:27
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Oh yes, I remember these metal calendar.
By: W72 : April 20th, 2022-01:16
They were quite useful before the days of Palm PDAs and Apple Newtons.
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That's my birth month/year
By: dhendolan : April 20th, 2022-01:39
So no, I don't remember it.
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LOL 😂 What are the chances?
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-02:00
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Tuesday the 1st
By: dhendolan : April 20th, 2022-03:49
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Never knew about these…
By: takman : April 20th, 2022-02:06
Way before my time, I’m trying to imagine changing those every month… thanks for sharing this!
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Likewise! Fascinating bit of timekeeping history
By: CGJ0 : April 20th, 2022-13:10
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I wasn't familiar with this at all!
By: patrick_y : April 20th, 2022-02:07
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I certainly do — wow, memory lane!
By: orahu : April 20th, 2022-02:42
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Yes,those were the days...
By: halkcb : April 20th, 2022-02:44
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Never saw that!
By: amanico : April 20th, 2022-06:01
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Those were the days... 😆
By: KCLQMULKU : April 20th, 2022-06:05
I remember the UTC modules on watches.
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IIRC correctly, Breitling used to make a UTC mini watch for their watches.
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-08:13
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Yes they still do, I think, and Paul Gerber makes one suitable for his watches and MIH
By: cazalea : April 20th, 2022-15:03
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Ah, yes. I remember. :)
By: KCLQMULKU : April 20th, 2022-18:18
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Yes I do recall these. Possibly Timex or Casio also did these?
By: nasseriq : April 20th, 2022-06:20
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Could have, for some reason Speidel was a name stuck in my head, too.
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-08:04
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Interesting.
By: MilDiver : April 20th, 2022-06:22
Where did one buy that? Was is sold as a 12 month set or month by month?
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We had two drug stores in Kansas City that carried everything (Hall’s and Katz). They came in a pack of 12 months (year).
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-08:08
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Thanks John
By: MilDiver : April 20th, 2022-14:10
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Thank you for sharing. I didnt know this fact.
By: Ping.Timeout : April 20th, 2022-10:02
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Here are some in action
By: Centurionone : April 20th, 2022-16:06
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You can reuse them every 28 years! 1973-2001-2029. -John
By: John-E-Mac : April 20th, 2022-16:52
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Fascinating! 👍
By: KCLQMULKU : April 20th, 2022-18:18
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Your birth year calendar on your birth year favorite watch ? Best, E.
By: eklektik : April 20th, 2022-21:18
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Neither sadly , just some photos I found researching 🤗
By: Centurionone : April 21st, 2022-05:51
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Damn, that would have been amazing!
By: eklektik : April 21st, 2022-09:26
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Indeed!
By: Centurionone : April 21st, 2022-12:04
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Crazy!
By: amanico : April 20th, 2022-21:43
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Just realized, but the last Moon Mission was Apollo 17 lasting December 7 thru 19, 1972!!
By: John-E-Mac : April 21st, 2022-04:51
This is a perfect calendar for that watch!!
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In that case it indeed is!
By: Centurionone : April 21st, 2022-13:27
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