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  1. Mar 23, 2015, 12:25 AM #39
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    Which mechanical watches of the 80s might history smile upon?

    Quote Originally Posted by Der Amf View Post
    That was one of my thoughts when I started the thread: the companies that rode out the eighties were the companies that ended the seventies with enough in the tank....
    I suspect Rolex coasted through the 80's, resting on their status symbol laurels. That's their usual MO.

    The 80's were the age of the ultrathin Quartz watch, including (led by?) the Concord Delirium and the Movado Museum (which was not, of course, an 80's design). Longines was in that game also.

    It was also the decade in which Real Man watches emerged, notably the G-Schlock.

    Rick "did I misplet something?" Denney
    Last edited by Rdenney; Mar 23, 2015 at 12:36 AM.
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