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·The late 1960s with their clean, functional designs, reflecting the era's appreciation for simplicity and craftsmanship.
When wrist watch companies built things to last, emphasizing quality, durability, and timeless design creating products that were not only precise and reliable but also designed to be cherished and passed down through generations, as oppose to todays focus on fashion and disposability (planned obsolescence) a strategy used by manufacturers to encourage consumers to buy new products regularly.
1967 OMEGA Seamaster 120
1968 BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 Mk2
WATER Ingress labaling: The transition from using the term "waterproof" to "water resistant" in watch labeling was a gradual shift that occurred over time, some watch case manufacturers and the watch companies they supplied transitioned as early as 1969 or 1970 to more accurately reflect the limitations and conditions under which watches could withstand water exposure.
When wrist watch companies built things to last, emphasizing quality, durability, and timeless design creating products that were not only precise and reliable but also designed to be cherished and passed down through generations, as oppose to todays focus on fashion and disposability (planned obsolescence) a strategy used by manufacturers to encourage consumers to buy new products regularly.
1967 OMEGA Seamaster 120
1968 BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 Mk2
WATER Ingress labaling: The transition from using the term "waterproof" to "water resistant" in watch labeling was a gradual shift that occurred over time, some watch case manufacturers and the watch companies they supplied transitioned as early as 1969 or 1970 to more accurately reflect the limitations and conditions under which watches could withstand water exposure.
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