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By Asia I mean mostly China, but not just China of course. As such, the  caseback read “Designed in the world by Red8. Produced in Asia.” I don’t really get that former part to well, but you get the message. The center of the caseback has  something written in Chinese. I don’t know what it says, but if I had to guess, I would say “red eight.”The Red8 name is also part of Chinese culture. Red being  associated with wealth and replica Longines L3.640.3.56.7 Men’s watch prosperity, while 8 being a lucky number of sorts with special meaning associated with it. Red8 did something that I’ve never seen before.  That being the use of the large red ABS plastic crown.

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A funny thing happened to me this week; I fell in love with a quartz replica Bell & RossVintage 126 V126WTE-SB Watch.I’m not talking about those Timex Originals that I showed you, although frankly, I like them a lot too – i’m talking about a quartz watch from the people who invented quartz technology, Seiko.In 1959, Seiko launched a secret initiative called Project 59A high in the mountains of central Japan.A decade late, on Christmas day of 1969, the Seiko Astron was announced.The very first quartz wristwatch was a marvel of modern engineering, and it cost about as much as your average Toyota.

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