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<blockquote data-quote="TANSTAAFL" data-source="post: 4035323" data-attributes="member: 27098"><p>1960 to 1970 was a weird time, the Rolex Daytona and Omega Speedmaster as well as Heuer and Longines had a strong foothold in auto racing with Chronographs. A lot of competition, and the Speedmaster became synonymous with precision chronograph watches because of the Apollo space program. </p><p></p><p>The Quartz Crisis crushed the Swiss mechanical market for about a decade. Cheap digital at highly inflated prices crushed the Swiss Market up until the mid to late 80's, then the yuppies stepped in. Rolex up until then was regarded as an expensive tool watch. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_crisis[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The top 20 Swiss manufacturers have experienced 20% plus growth over the past decade, especially in the mechanical watch sector. This is in spite of the popularity of the Apple Watch and its android competition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TANSTAAFL, post: 4035323, member: 27098"] 1960 to 1970 was a weird time, the Rolex Daytona and Omega Speedmaster as well as Heuer and Longines had a strong foothold in auto racing with Chronographs. A lot of competition, and the Speedmaster became synonymous with precision chronograph watches because of the Apollo space program. The Quartz Crisis crushed the Swiss mechanical market for about a decade. Cheap digital at highly inflated prices crushed the Swiss Market up until the mid to late 80's, then the yuppies stepped in. Rolex up until then was regarded as an expensive tool watch. [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_crisis[/URL] The top 20 Swiss manufacturers have experienced 20% plus growth over the past decade, especially in the mechanical watch sector. This is in spite of the popularity of the Apple Watch and its android competition. [/QUOTE]
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