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==Aquarius Peace Watch== | ==Aquarius Peace Watch== | ||
One of the most unusual watch designs to come out of the 1960s. The intriguing feature is the second hand - a peace sign on a transparent rotating disc. It is nominally a WorldTimer watch but being dependent on a Baumgartner pin lever movement it might not be the most reliable thing to time the next plane flight by...but sure to start any conversation at the airport bar. Nor would a dip in the hotel pool be recommended, despite the lovely gold medallion of a scuba diver set in the screw back which indicates 'waterproof'. Hmmm. Perhaps the designers were smoking something, | One of the most unusual watch designs to come out of the 1960s. The intriguing feature is the second hand - a peace sign on a transparent rotating disc. It is nominally a WorldTimer watch but being dependent on a Baumgartner pin lever movement it might not be the most reliable thing to time the next plane flight by...but sure to start any conversation at the airport bar. Nor would a dip in the hotel pool be recommended, despite the lovely gold medallion of a scuba diver set in the screw back which indicates 'waterproof'. Hmmm. Perhaps the designers were smoking something, in keeping with the spirit of the Woodstock generation. | ||
A true hippy dippy wristwatch. Far out man! | A true hippy dippy wristwatch. Far out man! | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 30 October 2020
Aquarius Peace Watch
One of the most unusual watch designs to come out of the 1960s. The intriguing feature is the second hand - a peace sign on a transparent rotating disc. It is nominally a WorldTimer watch but being dependent on a Baumgartner pin lever movement it might not be the most reliable thing to time the next plane flight by...but sure to start any conversation at the airport bar. Nor would a dip in the hotel pool be recommended, despite the lovely gold medallion of a scuba diver set in the screw back which indicates 'waterproof'. Hmmm. Perhaps the designers were smoking something, in keeping with the spirit of the Woodstock generation.
A true hippy dippy wristwatch. Far out man!
