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A CERN-Dial Rolex Milgauss from 1967: Simply Put, A Very Attractive Anti-Magnetic Piece

The story goes that in the early 1950s, Rolex was approached by CERN, the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, and asked to develop a wristwatch that would maintain accurate timekeeping while being exposed to powerful magnetic fields. The most anti-magnetic watches …

Imported: 10. Mar 2011 (23:21), Wristwatch News, Reviews, & …

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