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19 February 2019, 09:06 PM | #1 |
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How Seiko Beat the Swiss at their Own Game
Seiko dominated the Swiss chronometer competitions in the 1960s, eventually leading the Swiss to put up quartz movements against Seiko's mechanical movements, before closing down competition altogether.
Here's a great new video from Watch Geek telling the story, in a concise and easy to follow way. "Seiko at Astronomical Observatory Chronometer competitions - or - How the Swiss lost their honor." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayUT5WfkHrA&t
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19 February 2019, 09:32 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for the link.
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20 February 2019, 02:38 AM | #3 |
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Very cool.
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20 February 2019, 03:39 AM | #4 |
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Awesome video, Adam! Really interesting and very informative.
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20 February 2019, 04:43 AM | #5 |
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Japanese might not be the most innovative people in general....but gosh are they good at transforming/improving technology/ideas etc. Thanks for the video. |
20 February 2019, 12:51 PM | #6 |
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Really interesting video, I never knew about the ‘68 deal. Crazy they could be so petty. Thanks Adam for always finding interesting stuff to further our knowledge.
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20 February 2019, 01:11 PM | #7 |
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How Seiko Beat the Swiss at their Own Game
They filled the showcase with watches and sold them all???
Just kidding. Kinda. Cool link. Thanks for sharing Adam. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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