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Old 5 July 2015, 12:39 PM   #1
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10 Watches that changed the industry

Jack Forster's list of the 10 Watches That Changed the Industry.
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Old 5 July 2015, 01:06 PM   #2
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Interesting...thanks,
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Old 5 July 2015, 01:12 PM   #3
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Great stuff thx for sharing
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Old 5 July 2015, 01:44 PM   #4
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the hands on that omega were beautiful!
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Old 5 July 2015, 02:20 PM   #5
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Granted, the Sub had a great impact, but the watch that had the greatest impact on analog watches of the second half of the 20th Century has to have been the DateJust.
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Old 5 July 2015, 02:22 PM   #6
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Interesting reading, thanks!!!
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Old 5 July 2015, 03:02 PM   #7
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No Oyster or Oyster Perpetual?
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Old 5 July 2015, 04:10 PM   #8
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Old 5 July 2015, 08:32 PM   #9
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Old 5 July 2015, 08:48 PM   #10
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No Blancpain Fifty Fathoms?
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Old 5 July 2015, 09:39 PM   #11
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Have to agree with Grady, the DJ would top my list.
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Old 5 July 2015, 09:51 PM   #12
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Good read, really surprised that the G Shock was in there.
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Old 5 July 2015, 10:19 PM   #13
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What....no Hublot
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Old 5 July 2015, 10:22 PM   #14
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Thanks for that, BPFF deserves honourable mention with the Sub I agree, and didn't know much about the Freak even as a former UN owner.
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Old 5 July 2015, 11:31 PM   #15
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Old 5 July 2015, 11:32 PM   #16
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Old 5 July 2015, 11:37 PM   #17
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That the other article "10 Watches that Copied the Industry"
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Old 6 July 2015, 02:06 AM   #18
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