Horological Meandering

At the end of the 50's, early 60's many manufactures offered a railroad wristwatch. Among the most famous, Universal Genève, Omega, Longines, and Girard Perregaux. The interesting common point between all these watches, a dial which is pretty similar. Whi...  

What were the origins of this type of watch, what is their purpose, if any?

I\'d also be curious to hear how they evolved.

...that is a good idea I imagine :P But who started them in this trend and why did they evolve in this particular fashion? Pilot\'s watches were also offered in the same era and also had great legibility, which I assume was an important factor.

You will see the same design. Best, Nicolas

Railroaders all over Europe and the United States/Canada found they needed a very accurate timepiece, for reasons stated above. You could liken their development to Marine Chronometers-a strong need for a very accurate device so as to avoid catastrophes.

Have several times been close to pulling the trigger on an Italian State Railways Universal Geneve but never quite committed. Those are still relatively affordable and a good selection exists. I suppose some of the ones you showed are more in the unobtani... 

Photos of the watch you are talking about KMII?

of the Bulova Accutron. I can't find the third right now, which has 24 hour markers, but here are two of them: Stainless case, tight lugs Gold case, fancy lugs A couple of the real things and a few dials Cazalea ...  

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Yes, a very interesting topic! And very cool watches... Best Blomman

My trio... To hunt. Best, my friend. Nicolas

Interesting topic. GP is my favourite among others. Hope you will find yours

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