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Other Watchy Bits: Putting the “Grand” in Grand Seiko

On 18th May 202220th May 2022 By horologyobsessedIn Other Watchy Bits, Time5 Comments

After being nominated in 1964, Grand Seiko would spend years in chronometry competitions in Switzerland. In 1968, the brand would take the overall prize for best movement, placing themselves amongst the best manufacturers in the world.

Other Watchy Bits: The Skin Diver

On 11th Jan 202211th Jan 2023 By calibre321In Other Watchy Bits, Time15 Comments

There was a rakish charm about early skin divers. You could almost imagine James Bond surfacing from a clandestine dive into hostile territory and then walking into a tuxedo to sip martinis with a femme fatale without changing having to change his watch.

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