I would submit the notion that a good watch doesn't get replaced-it gets repaired. Zodiac watches were never top tier in Swiss watches, but, my Father's Sea Wolf, purchased in the Okinawa PX in 1962 and worn almost every day of his life until spring of 2009, was repaired/overhauled twice. It was used and abused by deep sea fishing, hunting, storming the beeches with infantry, and whatever else my Dad had going on in his life, and I still own it today. It is no longer being used, but, it could be.

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Ted