<VV> Watches (not much Corvair)

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I wear a Bulova Accutron Astronaut with the 12 and 24 hour hands for
my everyday watch. I've worn it since 1969? My father was a watch
maker and I now own a jewelry store, I sell a lot of watches,but I
don't want a new one.

Tony Hansen

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Dave & Carole Thomson
<jdavethomson at shaw.ca> wrote:
> I am stuck in the digital age as I have worn Timex Ironman programmable
> watches for years.  The latest is the USB model which has about 20 different
> programs you can load off the computer.  AND the digital numbers are very
> large and easy to read on the watch..
>
> Dave in Calgary....68 Kelmark and 66 Corsa 140-4 Vert.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jwcorvair at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 6:40 AM
> Subject: <VV> Watches (not much Corvair)
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm stuck in the 60s, which I think was one of the most historically
>> significant decades in history. Aside from our favorite car being sold,
>> the 60s saw social and technological changes that continue to ripple
>> through current times and across the globe. I'm a big enthusiast of the
>> space program (major 60s technical achievement), which lead to my career
>> as an engineer (though I have spent most of my time in the computer
>> industry as opposed to my time in aerospace) and to my minor obsession of
>> collecting "space" watches and military watches. My favorite watch is the
>> Omega Speedmaster moon watch and the Bulova Accutron (an amazing piece of
>> engineering) followed by Heurer Autavias. The Heurer Autavias were
>> advertised in the back of Road&Track, a magazine that always had kind
>> things to say about Corvairs during the 60s. So, I was thinking this
>> morning, about the French GP (this weekend - televised practice on Speed
>> TV today), watches, and cars - and started wondering what my fello
>> w Vair enthusiasts wore on their wrists. As an informal survey, post what
>> you are wearing for a watch.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Joe White
>> CORSA, RMC
>>
>> P.S. The most widely worn pilot watch is the Timex Ironman ...
>> _______________________________________________
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Tony Hansen
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