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I've gotten to know Marietta fairly well over the years, and when he was in link New York last week to host Zenith's montre doré homme Master of Chronographs exhibit, I asked him to link sit down with me for a quick look over his career so far.

Japan's role in supporting Swiss independent link watchmaking over link the last two decades has lifted people like Philippe Dufour and F.P. Journe to new heights they might not have link seen (at least not so quickly) without Japanese support. But in the 1970s, the Swiss watch industry was at war with Japan, fighting for the soul of mechanical watchmaking following the county's growing talents for both mechanical and quartz-powered accuracy.

This reference 110.253 from 1978 presents the link automatic Carrera with a new aesthetic featuring a muted grey dial. The link reference 110.253 hit the Heuer catalog in 1978 and was link produced for just a few years.