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 Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 09:42 pm
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Ablejack



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 The pedigree of Ball™ is among the best in all watchdom. The Ball™ was born of the US railroad industry along the coast of Lake Erie. The whole idea of Standard Time was introduced and implemented through Webb C. Ball. Before that each community and town would just adopt any time they liked. When the Rails became so busy with the industrial steel belt booming, it became necessary for the railroads to adopt standard time zones so that accidents could be avoided. This, of course, did not happen in time. There was blood and money lost which pushed the Standard through. As much as I appreciate the Ball™ indestructible diving and sport models, it's the rail inspired models that do it for me. While I never pulled the trigger on their drool inducing L.E. Chronometers, but I am proud to flash the Engineer Master Arabic amongst the Rolex/ Tag crowds.
The tritium tube lume is also high on the funk out meter. You can keep a Ball™ in total darkness for 25 years and read the time like a "juiced up" superlume.

As for Armand-Nicolet; nice watch. Seriously. I don't know of the story. I imagine there is one and the brand probably has some great patents and moments in horological history.

Maybe I'm just a biased Lake Erie shore native... you think? The whole shebang may not have the same appeal to a southern gentleman. At the end of the day, it's your wrist, your wallet and your decision.

My Ball™ was from an AD- Right Time in Colorado.
http://www.righttime.com/



Or you could get a digital Timex Ironman that keeps better time than either, is perhaps more indestructible, with multiple functions all at a fraction of the cost! (I got one!)