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Kyle Weber's avatar

Great interview, Jason. I pulled out my copy of From Russia with Love, and the description of the rich man's belongings includes "a bulky gold wristwatch on a well-used brown crocodile strap. It was a Girard-Perregaux model designed for people who like gadgets, and it had a sweep second-hand and two little windows in the face to tell the day of the month, and the month, and the phase of the moon"

Does anyone know why watches were frequently referred to as having sweep seconds hands so often? Didn't all watches have sweep seconds hands, so why was it worth noting?

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Daniel Holliday's avatar

I’m so itchy for Doxa Army Steel and Pelagos 39 talk

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