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Horological Meandering: I might have found it.
Wait, I think I found what I was thinking of. www.watchprosite.com www.jckonline.com
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Horological Meandering: Anyone remember a watchmaker from maybe ~20 years ago who made a prototype wristwatch that was somewhat analogous to the Atmos?...
Anyone remember a watchmaker from maybe ~20 years ago who made a prototype wristwatch that was somewhat analogous to the Atmos in the way it was powered? I don't think it was quartz, I think it was mechanical? And it wasn't Bulova, I'm thinking of an independent inventor/tinkerer. Anyone else rememb
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Seiko: Just grabbed a new Seiko SPB151 "Willard" ...
Had my eye on this since the first reports last winter. It just came in today. I went with the 151 w the black dial. It came with a nice bracelet but I popped that off and added a NATO strap. It's a nice size. My SRP777 is nice but a tad large for my tastes. This is just slightly smaller which is pe
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Horological Meandering: Thoughts re the quality of old vs new movements...
Been bouncing this around in my head for a few years. Frequently we'll see a low to mid-tier Swiss watch from the 50s through the 70s and it will have say a 17j automatic, which I think seems low by modern standards? Here's what I'm guessing (and I can't prove it), is that even basic pedestrian mode
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