This item also got me thinking a bit. Since there is an entire electronic community of us w/ varying levels of deep knowledge of the industry and movements in particular, we lament the passing of a known good movement.

I know that in the mech. golden age (maybe 1940 to 1970?) watches were largely sold on the number of jewels, brand recognition, and amount of precious metal. But without the intricate knowledge that us WIS nuts have pulled together in our communities over the last decade, I suspect that movements would come and go withing anyone outside the company really caring or knowing.

This is probably a phenomenon that wouldn’t have happened 50 years ago as blogs and forums didn’t exist then.

Chris
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