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Not so bad...

 

Grew up in former Yugoslavia, so could travel freely to the West and did not truly suffer from a repressive regime, by the late 1970s / early 1980s it was all relatively liberal - at least in comparison to the 'real' Iron Curtain. So Rust was an event that did not really register so much, especially since I was quite small at the time.

Still, it was not growing up in Western Europe and the knowledge of watch brands or options was much more limited. Quite funny the selection that was considered 'known'. Rolex was definitely something people would recognize (at least those with some interest), Breitling was considered de rigeur by aviation enthusiasts, the other respected brands being Rado, Tissot and - for some reason - Doxa. Swatch was considered highly appealing to younger people, of course. Apart from that you would know Junghans, Omega and Cartier, Seiko and Citizen and that was pretty much it.

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Summer watch

 
By: KMII : August 12th, 2015-20:53
I got my pilot's licence straight after my 18th birthday (in fact a day before I had my driver's licence), and having been raised behind the Iron Curtain (sort of), meaning with a limited perspective on the broad range of watch brands available, Breitling...  

Thank you

 
By: KMII : August 12th, 2015-21:07
As a fact I am sure it will. It has - amongst others - timed my wife's contractions when she was in labour with our first daughter, so it is by now truly ingrained into our lives :)

Thanks for this nice post, KM II. Sometimes watches are more than watches.

 
By: amanico : August 12th, 2015-23:24
They " feed " some extraordinary emotions... Yours is certainly one of them. Best, Nicolas

So could it be ...

 
By: Marcus Hanke : August 13th, 2015-00:19
... that Mathias Rust was some kind of a hero for you then? When I learned about his incredible flight and landing on the Red Square, it was a sign that the Iron Curtain was crumbling already. Thank you for your personal story connected with your Breitlin... 

Not so bad...

 
By: KMII : August 13th, 2015-06:59
Grew up in former Yugoslavia, so could travel freely to the West and did not truly suffer from a repressive regime, by the late 1970s / early 1980s it was all relatively liberal - at least in comparison to the 'real' Iron Curtain. So Rust was an event tha...