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The first quartz wristwatch

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The first quartz wristwatch

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Accidentally came across a really good writeup about the story of the first quartz wristwatch.

https://ethw.org/First-Hand:The_First_Q ... rist_Watch
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Re: The first quartz wristwatch

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Man... this makes me really want a 214 spaceview even more. I should probably just bite the bullet while you can get them for less than $500.
I wish that watch were 38mm?
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