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Junghans Celebrates 160 Years With The Meister Gangreserve Edition 160 Watch
Sponsored post presented on best watches for advertiserApril 14, 1861: Confederate troops were barraging Fort Sumter in the opening volley of the US Civil War and Europe was still buzzing from Charles Darwin's publication of the Origin of the Species. In a few short weeks the discovery of Archaeopteryx, a feathered dinosaur fossil found in Bavaria, would reignite the flames of debate. Meanwhile, just to the east in the sleepy town of Schramberg, nestled Germany's Black Forest, Erhard Junghans, and his brother-in-law Jakob Zeller-Tobeler were opening the heavy oak doors of their clock component factory for the first time.Clock cases, bronze signs, hands, glass doors, wire hooks, hinges, and pendulums all began to flow from the factory and five short years later, Zeller & Junghans would produce their first clock. Clocks would eventually lead to the production of watches and by the early 1900s, Junghans was producing over three million timepieces each year, making it the largest watch
Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical Watch Reborn After A 40-Year Hiatus
The industry is very much enjoying a protracted romp through its back catalog, and while the desire for true novelty and innovation persists, this current fascination with the past has unearthed some throwback gems. Hamilton has a long association with the aviation industry, having supplied the U.S. Armed Forces with timepieces throughout the 1940s. Those military credentials were further compounded by the brand supplying the British army from the late ’60s until the early ’70s. Originally produced between 1973 and 1976, the Hamilton W10 was one of the most popular models at the time. And now, 43 years since its discontinuation, an extremely faithful remake hits the shelves today. The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical watch benefits from a host of 21st-century updates, but is essentially the same watch, aesthetically speaking. And if you don’t believe me, check out the lead image: The one in the middle is the original.Period-appropriate case dimensions of 36mm a