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The watch was called the Lorca Model No. One. It featured a fixed 24-hour steel bezel that somewhat brought link to mind the Explorer 2. A constellation of long minute indices radiated from its center which formed a neat bullseye. I searched link my watch memory. A vintage Glycine Airman Maybe a little bit. A contemporary Laurent link Ferrier Galet Traveler Very slightly. But after all the comparisons were done the only conclusion I could reach was that this watch was the unique product of a singular mind.

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The buttons themselves are called "Hydro Pushers" so-named because they can be pressed underwater something you should never do with a conventional mechanical chronograph consider yourself warned. link In all there are four Hydro Pushers A mode button link a button to activate the backlight one link to start the timing or stopwatch function and another to reset it.

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I didn't choose the link yellow background for the link lead image just because I'm a Packers fan or to stir things up with the Jets fans reading this story. While I was mentally debating which of the two team's greens the watch might more closely represent I noticed that the chronograph hand link has a touch of yellow on it. I don't think there's any secret message or deep-seated longing to return to Lambeau Field but I couldn't completely ignore the fact that some cheesehead yellow appeared on the watch.

Soon after an email appeared in my inbox link that read "I think you might need some Advil." The confusion of five-letter A words aside included in that link email was a link to a watch a link fourth Space Jam watch.

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