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Longines Ultra Chron 1967
“The world’s most accurate watch” When released in 1967, the Longines boasted that it’s Ultra Chron was “The world’s most accurate watch”. A bold call! But, even bolder, they took the unusual step of specifying its accuracy to be within … Continue reading
Posted in Hi Beat Movement, Longines
Tagged 36000BPH Movement, 60's watch, Classic watch, Longines, Longines 431, Ultra Chron
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Eterna-Matic 1969
Although not as well known as known as the heavyweights like Omega or Rolex, Eterna is among the very important contributors to the evolution of horology and its legacy is very evident to this day. Founded in 1856 in Grenchen, … Continue reading
Seiko Lord Marvel, 1967
A pure Experiment The accuracy of a watch depends on many factors; one of those is beat rate, which is the frequency at which the balance wheel oscillates. Or, put more simply, the faster it ticks, the more accurate it … Continue reading
Posted in Hi Beat Movement, Seiko
Tagged 36000BPH Movement, 60's watch, Classic watch, Hi Beat Movement, Lord Marvel, Seiko
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Seiko 5 Sportsmatic 1966
The Springboard to success In the early 60s Japanese products were a rarity in the western world. It was less than two decades since the end of the war, there was a prejudice that went with the war memories and … Continue reading
Omega Speedmaster
First Watch on the Moon 49 years ago today, Apollo 11 was whizzing through space and, in three days time, the landing module, Eagle, touched down on the Sea of Tranquility. As Neil Armstrong took the small step for a … Continue reading
Posted in Chronograph, Omega
Tagged 60's watch, 80's wstch, Chronograph, Classic watch, Moonwatch, Omega watch, Speedmaster
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Omega Seamaster De Ville, 1966
A 60’s Masterpiece This is almost as good as it gets, a near perfect example of a 1966 Omega Seamaster De Ville, the gentlemen’s dress watch of the period. During the eminent years of watchmaking, the 60’s, the flagship of … Continue reading
Posted in Omega, Seamaster
Tagged 60's watch, Automatic wind, Classic watch, Omega, Omega 562, Restoration, Seamaster
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Titoni Airmaster 1969
Style with Practicality The little known Titoni brand was launched in 1952, a Swiss brand aimed at the Asian market. In 1969 they released a line called the Airmaster, (Anything suggesting flying was a buzzword in the year of the … Continue reading
Posted in Titoni
Tagged 60's watch, Airmaster, Automatic wind, Classic watch, ETA, ETA 2452, self winding, Titoni
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Poljot Sturmanski
The First Watch in Space (55 years ago today) In 1957, the Soviet Union put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into earth orbit. A month later, Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow, became the first living creature … Continue reading
Posted in Poljot, Soviet Watch
Tagged 60's watch, Classic watch, Hack, Poljot, Russian Watch, Soviet Watch, Space Watch, Sturmanski, Yuri Gagarin
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Tudor Oyster 1966
This is not a Rolex! Every time I see Tudor advertised for sale, the headline is something like “Rolex Tudor”. This annoys me. Tudor is a separate product and although both come under the same parent company and Tudor came … Continue reading
Posted in Rolex, Tudor
Tagged 60's watch, Classic watch, ETA 1100, Oyster, Rolex, Tudor, Tudor Rose
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Omega Seamaster 1968
The Seamaster was the most popular series in the Omega range during the eminent years of watchmaking. Here I have an excellent example of an ordinary looking but nonetheless beautiful Seamaster from 1968. The flagship of the Omega range was … Continue reading
Posted in Omega, Seamaster
Tagged 60's watch, Classic watch, Omega 752, Omega watch, Seamaster
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