The nifty fifties

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Lots of today’s most desirable watches were born in the post war boom. Here’s w

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09 August, 2023

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WATCHES ARE QUITE simple in principle. They need an oscillator, a display and a power source. Horophiles get very excited indeed about oscillators such as free-sprung balances, tuning forks and quartz

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