Oysterquartz<\/a> if you don’t believe me. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSandwiched in-between the disruptive quartz watch and the modern mechanical luxury timepiece of today is the now almost forgotten electric watch. It was a transitional time in watchmaking perhaps; but it’s also a period of horological history that deserves to be preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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