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The other King Seiko

Given how I discovered the SJE083 recently I figured it’s time to look for its older brother. The KS 5245-6000 was only my second vintage watch and one of the few Seiko Specials I have (there is a GS one and a LM one). The watch has some nifty features, such as a screw between the lugs to allow regu
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By: KMII
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Eine Uhr fallt ins Meer und zieht sich automatisch auf. (A watch falls into the sea and winds itself up automatically.)

The little Rolex advertisement (see enclosed) from the December 1945 Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper can easily be lost to history but the little advertisement is directly related to one of the most historic Rolex advertising campaigns, namely the "Fantastic Story" advertisements of the early 1950s a
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By: Ratskunk
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Saturday morning coffee time....

Coffee seemingly always tastes better on Saturday at home, vs. Mon - Fri at the office 😎 5131J (cal. 240 HU) and FPJ UTC (Cal. 1300.3) pictured here with my morning java today.
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By: WatchFan1
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netwatches
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Splash…

A bit of summer for the winter
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By: ongopt
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InHavenPro
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Herbert Libiszewski (Libis) and Rolex

Rolex advertisements in the 1940s and 1950s featured many well-known graphic designers and illustrators; some illustrated major Rolex marketing campaigns but often less than a handful appear under their name. An example of the later is the Swiss graphic designer Libis (Herbert Libiszewski 1897-1985)
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By: Ratskunk
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Heuer Carerra re-edition

impressive Lemania movement and classic size and lines. I must be maturing!!
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By: imrootbeer7
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patrick_y
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A bright spot during the fires.

Out of the path but still wary.
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By: Blansky
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quattro
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More Patek Philippe "complicated" retrograde perpetual calendars

Yesterday, I could and should have included the following references, which belong to Patek Philippe's "complicated" retrograde perpetual calendars: The Sky Moon Tourbillon is a double-faced wristwatch with 12 complications : Minute repeater with “cathedral” gongs. Tourbillon. Front side : Perpetual
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By: quattro
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mdg
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