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Horological Meandering: I believe the contemporary Type XX preceded Breguet's Swatch ownership

I could be wrong here, but I'm virutally certain that Breguet was acquired by Swatch from Sheik Yamani a few years after it introduced its contemporary Type XX. It had no access prior to then to Piguet chrono movements , which back in the 1990s were mostly used for Blancpain and sold in small quanit
19Y
By: MF
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WatchRap (Archive): Interesting, but there will not be a range of watches

There will be some more information announced on October 11. Keep in mind that in November 2003 IWC announced a collaboration with the Cousteau Society, and one limited edition watch was announced in March 2004., That one watch (and really nice piece in my opinion and very successful) was not a majo
21Y
By: MF
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WatchRap (Archive): not that I've heard

..Sometimes, admittedly, I'm like the "wife who is last to know" but this is not one I've heard. This model is not a strong seller and I haven't specifically asked, but it'd be news to me and I have no knowledge of its validity today. I know you don't want to start any Internet rumors. However, your
22Y
By: MF
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WatchRap (Archive): I was "into" bicycles before collecting watches...

But with respect Richard Sachs is a very nice contemporary U.S. framebuilder, but there are many others and arguably many greater traditional framebuilders. Is a Richard Sachs bike the same as a classic Hetchins, Alex Singer or Cinelli? To my thinking those bikes are the equivalent of a Rolex Prince
22Y
By: MF
1

WatchRap (Archive): The Rumor About The Classic IWC Doppel Being Discontinued is 100% False

Because of one very careless post elsewhere on the Internet, there's been a rumor spreading around that the "classic" IWC Doppelchronograph will be discontinued. At some point, years from now and like virtually all current watch models perhaps it will. But there are absolutely no current plans whats
22Y
By: MF
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