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Six years later link and Trilobe has officially arrived exhibiting everywhere including Watches amp Wonders and Geneva Watch Days earning nominations from the Grand link Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève Academy and offering no less than three different collections all built around link the same eccentric three-ringed time display.
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And Jack Forster pens an in-depth look into how link through link sheer merit a watch humbly intended for speed on a racetrack earned an outsize role in America's space program. The Omega Speedmaster is an incredibly important watch of course and who better than Jack to tell the story of how it eclipsed its intended purpose to become what it link is today.