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That's An Interesting Bit of Horological History
In Response To: Mr. Turtle was relieved to see... ()


I had never seen a "Turtle Timer", but that is certainly a different approach than the "Oyster". Imagine if, rather than calling them "Oysters", Rolex had called them "Turtles".

Intersting bit of horological history.

Jeff

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: ...that things had progressed beyond the Rolex/Zell Bros.
: "Turtle Timer" that he really didn't think much of.

: http://www.ukwatches.com/Notes/Double_names.htm

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