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Most posts on here are ads, this one was 90% informative and I enjoyed the read and pictures that went with it, some things that the wiki article is missing.
Just a glance at the homepage would tell you this is nonsense.
I did not buy this watch, and yet, considered it as a gift to a friend who is a watchs mini collector.
The watch has a "story", and when one get a compliment, he can tell the story, and that is perhaps the reason we buy some of our goods, for the story behind the product, for the "making of", never the less as for hte product itself.
Besides, everything assosicated wit htrains and taildrods turns on the imagination nostalgy by many.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most posts on here are ads, this one was 90% informative and I enjoyed the read and pictures that went with it, some things that the wiki article is missing.
Just a glance at the homepage would tell you this is nonsense.
I followed the links and found out that the cheapest option is over $3.5K ( https://vorticwatches.com/products/railroad-edition-watch-bu... ) I did not buy this watch, and yet, considered it as a gift to a friend who is a watchs mini collector. The watch has a "story", and when one get a compliment, he can tell the story, and that is perhaps the reason we buy some of our goods, for the story behind the product, for t…
It's worth pointing out that basically every quartz watch ever is vastly more accurate than any watch that was ever certified as railroad grade.
The first quartz watch wasn't unveiled until 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_clock A high accuracy quartz watch is accurate to 10 seconds per year. https://www.watchtime.com/featured/high-accuracy-quartz-guid... However, railroad standard was 4 seconds daily. That means that if a high accuracy quartz watch is never checked it may fail the standard within a year. However, a less accurate railroad chronomete…
It's worth pointing out that basically every quartz watch ever is vastly more accurate than any watch that was ever certified as railroad grade.
The first quartz watch wasn't unveiled until 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_clock A high accuracy quartz watch is accurate to 10 seconds per year. https://www.watchtime.com/featured/high-accuracy-quartz-guid... However, railroad standard was 4 seconds daily. That means that if a high accuracy quartz watch is never checked it may fail the standard within a year. However, a less accurate railroad chronomete…