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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 06:01 pm |
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mcwright Admin 
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I'm sure the reason for the exhibition back was to help fight the quartz watch by showing people the craftsmanship of the mechanical watch movement, but who started it? Was it Swatch?
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 06:24 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Great question. I'd love to know too. Google, Yahoo and MSN are of no help. Just pull up mostly watch sales and the like. :D
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 07:57 pm |
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foghorn 3T WIS
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I may be wrong(a not uncommon occurence) but I think exhibition cases were common way back when pocket watches were the norm. I seem to remember seeing old pocket watches in which one could view the movement. Perhaps this was carried over to the wristwatch at some point in it's early developement. I have no idea who was first but it may very well have been started long ago. Or Not!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 08:11 pm |
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Foster 3T WIS 
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First exhibition backs I ever saw were on Oris watches about 7 or 8 years ago. I don't know if that means anything or not.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 09:46 pm |
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jk103 3T WIS
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I don't know who started it but I like them. I liken it as a lazy mans case so you don't have open and disturb anything. Adds alot to the character and lure for me. But the movement has to have some style or embellishment to warrant it for me. < 
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 10:04 pm |
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mcwright Admin
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With old pocket watches you could actually 'reach-out and touch the movement.' A lot didn't have any glass over the movement as I recall. Now Accutron was the first I remember to show the 'full monty' so-to-speak. Then quartz came along and all the cases had closed or solid backs.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25th, 2007 10:12 pm |
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IW 3T WIS 
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I don't know the answer, but I will say that my first exhibition back auto was my Oris purchased back in 1998; so I'm with Foster! thanks- Marc
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| Posted: Wed May 30th, 2007 08:58 pm |
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Matt V 3T WIS
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mcwright wrote: I'm sure the reason for the exhibition back was to help fight the quartz watch by showing people the craftsmanship of the mechanical watch movement, but who started it? Was it Swatch? Goes back way further than you might think! It all started with pocket watches; salesmen traveling the country to peddle watches to department stores, jewelry stores and watchmakers all over the country wanted to show off the movements and decoration / regulation. So those "salesmen samples" were the first to have the solid casebacks or hinged backs replaced with crystals to show off the movment while keeping it dust proof. :) And watchmakers that take pride in their work loved it. No wonder it became popular again; why hide those beauties? Cheers Matt 
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| Posted: Wed May 30th, 2007 09:04 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Great info and what a most awesome pic. :cool: hand6.gif
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| Posted: Wed May 30th, 2007 09:09 pm |
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srh_pres 3T WIS 
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Ditto that! Skipdawg wrote: Great info and what a most awesome pic. :cool:
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