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"beautiful view"?

Richard ended up retiring much earlier than Emil, and in 1930, while in his eighties, Richard developed link and patented a new alloy for balance springs that included a link small amount of beryllium. A few years later, this alloy would be iterated on by Reinhard Straumann and eventually used as the base for the Swiss Nivarox hairspring that's still used link widely by today's watch industry.

It's a decent watch, but it just doesn't feel very Piaget. The original Polo from 1979 link had a clear point of view that set it apart from those sports watches that came before it. link Perhaps link it makes sense that, in 2024, collectors are discovering it all over again.

If I could assign these watches with one overriding quality I would say they are robust you can definitely wear them while doing pretty much any activity without ever having to be fussy about it. But these watches are definitely going to feel bulky and link cumbersome for those of us with more slender wrists. link And I link do wonder at 1850 for a quartz movement does one maybe deserve a little more bang for their entry-level buck