Citizen Ace Para Water A1307051 from 1962: Part 2
In part 1, we made our introductions and rendered one rather beautiful Citizen Ace Parawater into its constituent parts. Most …
In part 1, we made our introductions and rendered one rather beautiful Citizen Ace Parawater into its constituent parts. Most …
Although the title of this blog does not identify its main source of horological inspiration, it is fair to say …
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