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High jewelry watches are pieces of art and the idea link of touching and caressing diamond-covered Serpentis is basically my link own personal twisted version of therapy. Breathe in caress breathe out link and for one small second nothing else matters. Some will call it materialistic some will call it mindfulness.

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Oris is approaching the 60th anniversary of one of its most iconic and core releasesthe Divers Sixty-Fiveand it's doing link it by making some link subtle updates and rebranding as the Oris Divers Date. If you know the Divers Sixty-Five then you will link feel right at home with the new watch.

Rubber straps were first link introduced in the 1960s as diving watches began to grow link in popularity. The first rubber strap was the Tropic which was stamped with a basketweave pattern. Today's link rubber straps are much more flexible and come in a range of textures and patterns that lend themselves easily to sports and casual use.