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Old 21 November 2020, 12:00 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast View Post
He was talking about the 1960s, when Seiko beat the Swiss in their own Chronometer competitions so completely that they were actually shut down. Basically Omega was the only brand that beat Seiko, but only by putting up quartz movements against Seiko's mechanicals. There's a good video explaining all about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayUT5WfkHrA
Yes, Spring Drive is always brought up as though Grand Seiko doesn't make INCREDIBLE mechanical watches.
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