BigFatPauli
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Absolutly. Why do so many brands take vintage inspiration and add a date?
Feb 25, 2021,11:48 AM
You see a similar thing with manual wind recreations ending up as automatics... Such a shame.
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New Seiko Models for 2021: Alpinist Re-creations
By: cazalea : February 25th, 2021-09:13
In 1959 Seiko’s first Alpinist watch was introduced to meet the needs of mountain climbers and recreational field sports enthusiasts. From the start, it was well received and, over the ensuing decades, its reputation spread far beyond the Japanese market ...
I get the economics of it, but it still bugs me...
By: BigFatPauli : February 25th, 2021-14:04
Question though, could they not just leave the date mechanism on the movement but not cut a date window on the dial? Seems like an easy cheap fix, is it not?