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KOMFIT by FORSTNER and THE DANGER OF HOROLOGICAL HISTORY RE WRITTEN

THE DANGER OF HOROLOGICAL HISTORY RE WRITTEN sadly with help from supposed knowledgable and trusted sources. Let’s set the record straight once and for all. The astronauts wore the post-1963 CHAMPION stainless steel expandable mesh bracelets made by Jacob
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By: hmmmcamu
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RDSChicago
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Dad's side of the family were mostly into Longines - only Uncle Nate . . .

. . . had an Omega (a Seamaster, if I recall correctly). Been wearing a '73 Genève Stingray . . . . . . since yesterday, due for at least another day on my wrist. Thanks for sharing Grandpa's Omega with us! Cordially, Art
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By: RabidManatee
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RabidManatee
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OMEGA Chronograph caliber 321 THE MOON WATCH and it's iconic mesh strap

OMEGA SPEEDMASTER cal 321 and Jacoby Bender USA. mesh bracelet The Omega Speedmaster was officially qualified by NASA on March 1, 1965, for all crewed space missions and became standard issue for astronauts during the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-So
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By: hmmmcamu
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hmmmcamu
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Slight Dilemma

As many of you know on here In really would like to have a Cartier tank watch. Longines has come into picture, the Dolce Vita tank watch. I am considering a quartz Cartier tank, the large is priced at $3800, the Dolce Vita is an automatic and is priced at
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By: Thomas_3
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Thomas_3
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A really nice diver... but makes it difficult to tell the time

It was in 1949 that Walter Gygax launched the Cornavin Watch in Geneva. The watches were very conventional in design—calendar watches, automatic watches, ladies’ watches—and the movements came from the Ebauches SA trust. How Cornavin came to develop a wat
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By: golden hands
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Alfihar
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Speaking as a quartz watch nerd, I enjoyed these articles

I have had several of the watches & clocks mentioned, and a few others. Citizen Chronomaster Grand Seiko High Accuracy (denoted by single star on dial) Another one The second generation Quartz Astron (before Astron name was dedicated to the radio/sate
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By: chmandaue
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this_hobby_of_hours
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And another Longines to start the weekend.

The 39mm Legend Diver with its perfect proportions for my wrist. And back on the bracelet for the upcoming summer months. Best, Gerard
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By: jlux
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Larrykelley11
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Lemania Majetek.

A very cool and historical military watch. Less known than the Longines, but not less interesting. Best, Nicolas
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By: amanico
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amanico
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Vintage re-issue well done : the Longines Ultra-Chron classic.

Longines has a track record of well done vintage re-issues and this Ultra-Chron might be their best effort yet. Very faithfull to the 1967 model with only a slightly bigger case (37mm vs 35mm). The watch also comes in a 40mm version but I felt that the sp
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By: jlux
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amanico
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