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Apr 2, 2020, 06:13 PM
#861
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I inherited an Atlantic Woldmaster from my grandfather. When I serviced it, the watchmaker told me that they were called "smuggler watches" decades ago. Atlantic didn't have official import channel to Finland, but some were brought into country unofficially for street sale by sailors from merchant ships, maybe they were Polish.
Originally Posted by
tribe125
- The Cold War led to a golden age for Atlantic. Just as a wall was being built across Europe, Atlantic opened their first shop in Poland, and for the next forty years they had the market more or less to themselves. A minor player at home, the Swiss company struck a deal with the communist authorities, and then showcased their watches in Pewex, a hard currency shop that sold Western products for dollars. An Atlantic watch was prestigious, costing the equivalent of a month’s salary, and it was a symbol of Western luxury, even if it was scarcely known in the West. And then the wall came down and so did Atlantic, becoming a budget brand - which in reality it always had been, even when it was luxury.
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Apr 2, 2020, 06:18 PM
#862
Originally Posted by
Fantasio
I inherited an Atlantic Woldmaster from my grandfather. When I serviced it, the watchmaker told me that they were called "smuggler watches" decades ago. Atlantic didn't have official import channel to Finland, but some were brought into country unofficially for street sale by sailors from merchant ships, maybe they were Polish.
Quite possibly. There’s an interesting story in there somewhere.
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Apr 2, 2020, 06:18 PM
#863
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Apr 4, 2020, 02:16 PM
#864
Ich bin ein Ebeler!
Five Things
Originally Posted by
tribe125
first used, almost word-for-word, in an advert for a Pierce Arrow in 1933. The Pierce Arrow had a Borg clock. But what sensible person would look these things up?
There is a Pierce Arrow museum in Buffalo. http://www.pierce-arrow.com Next time I’m there, I’ll see if I can find any examples of the Borg clock or any reference to this advertising text.
I’ve visited this museum several times and if you’re in Buffalo it’s well worth a visit. They have numerous cars in addition to Pierce Arrows, including 60’s and 70’s muscle cars and a Frank Lloyd Wright designed gas/petrol station! http://www.pierce-arrow.com/frank-ll...illing-station
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Last edited by WWII70; Apr 4, 2020 at 02:18 PM.
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Apr 4, 2020, 04:05 PM
#865
Fireplaces in a gas station? I can see why it wasn’t built.
Rick “FLW was not always practical” Denney
More than 500 characters worth of watches.
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Apr 5, 2020, 01:28 AM
#866
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Rdenney
Fireplaces in a gas station? I can see why it wasn’t built.
Rick “FLW was not always practical” Denney
"If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident."
-Derek Zoolander
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Apr 5, 2020, 10:38 AM
#867
Originally Posted by
Dimman
"If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident."
-Derek Zoolander
Derek is a personal hero of mine. Style icon, idol, philanthropist (school for children with learning difficulties)... What a guy.
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Apr 5, 2020, 10:12 PM
#868
Originally Posted by
geoffbot
Derek is a personal hero of mine. Style icon, idol, philanthropist (school for children with learning difficulties)... What a guy.
Never seen Zoolander. I take it that it’s worth a watch then?
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Apr 5, 2020, 10:21 PM
#869
Originally Posted by
Pip
Never seen Zoolander. I take it that it’s worth a watch then?
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if you like puerile entertainment then yes if not would skip it for sure
sharky
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rest easy good buddy
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Apr 5, 2020, 10:33 PM
#870
Originally Posted by
is that my watch
puerile
And I learned a new word.